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In a climate of economic volatility, changing consumers, and globalized competition, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perhaps need access to accurate, actionable business insight into data even more than bigger enterprises do. Most SMEs are operating on tight margins and don’t have endless reservoirs of cash and credit. They need up-to-the-minute information about trends in […]
Over the past couple of months, the Microsoft Power BI team has been hard at work making all kinds of changes. Some good and some seemingly bad. For this 3rd blog post, I will do my best to chat about what I love and not really love about Power BI—and of course, brag about Sage […]
Business Intelligence (BI) has become quite the ‘buzzword’ in the software industry in the last few years, yet many small business owners still view it as the realm of big business only. As we move towards 2020 and information overload becomes commonplace, however, SMBs are now starting to realize that BI can benefit them too. […]
I have just come across a post on the Plus Computer blog that discusses the best way of getting data from Sage ERP Accpac and Sage CRM, two independent but synchronized systems, into one report. Read it and see why the author, Alistair Hill, reaches the conclusion that solutions like Sage ERP Accpac Intelligence are designed exactly […]
The directors of Alchemex (Pty) Ltd are pleased and proud to advise that Alchemex was acquired by Softline, effective October 1, 2011. From this date, Alchemex became part of Softline and the Sage Group plc. Sage views this as a strategic acquisition to address the burgeoning need for Business Intelligence in the Small and Mid-Sized […]
Glen Mund recently requested an ERP Dashboard for Christmas. It was at the top of his wish list, ahead of the “Inception” DVD and a pair of “BOSE” noise reduction headphones. And it was on his list despite the fact that he actually has an ERP dashboard already. You see, his current ERP dashboard is calculated […]
A recent simple question in a BI discussion group on Linkedin posed the question that always lingers regarding the nature of ownership of successful BI projects. Should BI reside on the IT side or the business side? This conversation could typically be broken into two camps, those that enjoy doing the BI plumbing, and those […]
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