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“When are you introducing user-defined functions for Excel?” This was the big question we had for Microsoft back in the middle of this year (2017). Specifically for us, this meant user-defined functions that were defined in Javascript, and made available through our web-based Excel add-in for the cloud version of Sage Intelligence. We’d asked this […]
Assuming your business already uses an integrated software system, you will also need reporting or business intelligence tools that can extract, clean, and transform the data into a format that’s meaningful for users. New tools and technologies are emerging to make information come alive, including data visualization, process simulation, and predictive techniques. By taking advantage […]
With a good business management solution that manages your finances and operations all in one system, you can gain company-wide visibility into your business so you know where you’ve been, where you are currently and where you will end up in terms of cash spent, time and schedule commitments met. In addition, you can keep […]
I read an interesting article the other day about how a novel targeted at young, single females and housewives wasn’t selling as well as expected. When the publisher looked deeper into its sales data, it found that this market segment made up only a small portion of readers – and that the majority of buyers […]
Charles Teversham, MD of Sage Intelligence, considers the benefits of moving from a feudal model of sharing data to a more democratic one. In 13th century Europe, literacy was largely confined to the clergy and some elites, and few adults among the general population could read or write. But that picture changed as a result […]
Mobility has changed the way we work—especially for businesses that depend on personnel not working at a desk or in and office. When asked how “anytime, anywhere” connectivity helps business leaders be more efficient, they typically respond with three answers: convenience, communication, or collaboration. Convenience When operations or field personnel need to call office staff […]
In part one of this blog, I posed a few key questions that probed into how you feel you make a difference in the world—as desk-job heroes—even though you have a corporate role and are in no way packing up to trek into the Andes and save mountain Lions. I loved reading the responses. Each […]
Even though most solo-entrepreneurs understand the benefits of business intelligence, they will probably never take advantage of it. They will assume they have neither the time nor the money to make use of business intelligence. But the field of business intelligence has changed over the years. It’s now cheaper and easier than ever for freelancers, […]
“Charity begins at home,” – meaning that a person’s first responsibility is for the needs of their own family and friends. A paragraph in my colleague’s short biography mentions how grateful he is to work at Sage Intelligence, and this got me thinking about the above proverb. Part of what he says is about how he […]
You either hated it, loved it, or momentarily became obsessed with it. However, there’s no denying that Mayweather vs McGregor was an entertaining spectacle that captivated the world over, and turned many ordinary, peace-loving individuals into hardcore, blood-thirsty fight fans—even if just for 30 minutes. What can the flyweights and heavyweights in the business world learn from The […]
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