One of the many benefits of MicroStrategy 10 Secure Enterprise is the new Operations Manager console, which provides administrators with a single web-based interface from which they can manage and monitor all of their MicroStrategy systems. Many of the features of Operations Manager are the result of the millions of dollars invested by MicroStrategy in […]
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Why You Should be Excited About the Launch of MicroStrategy 10
I’ve been working with MicroStrategy software for nearly twenty years. I was first introduced to MicroStrategy’s DSS Agent around 1996, back when MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor could be seen pulling into the MicroStrategy parking lot in his early model Lexus with his personalized license plates that read “DSS Web.” I’ve seen a lot of change […]
3 Keys to Defining an Actionable BI Roadmap
How do you prioritize your business intelligence initiatives? We’ve identified three key areas of consideration that will help you identify the high impact business intelligence solutions that have the lowest implementation risk. For every industry, there are literally dozens, if not hundreds, of potential BI use cases. Your success depends on your ability to identify […]
New In-Memory Architecture in MicroStrategy 10 Enables Speed-of-Thought Report Performance
In today’s world, users expect their reporting applications to provide near instantaneous response times despite the fact that today’s analytic applications consist of dashboards containing dozens of visualizations built on top of exploding data volumes. MicroStrategy has made significant changes to its in-memory architecture as part of their version 10 release to address the new […]
Best Practices for Integrating MicroStrategy with SAP BW
In our previous article, “8 Things to Know when Considering Integrating MicroStrategy with SAP BW,” we highlighted the key points behind the MicroStrategy / SAP BW integration. In this article, we expand on that topic and share implementation best practices for those companies who have made the decision to make the MicroStrategy / SAP BW […]
8 Things to Know When Considering Integrating MicroStrategy with SAP BW
Are you considering using MicroStrategy to report directly against data in SAP BW? Are you finding it difficult to get straight answers to simple questions about how the integration works? Our experts have put together the following eight facts to help you better understand what is possible and how the integration works. 1. MicroStrategy connects […]
Video: 10 Healthcare Analytics Trends for 2016
In 2016 we will continue to see healthcare organizations focused on the 2 D’s. Digital and Data. In our recent guide, 10 Healthcare Analytics Trends for 2016, we take a look at ten analytics trends healthcare executives need to be thinking about in 2016 and beyond.
Why Use Informatica for Cloud Data Management
Cloud data management is a critical component to the effectiveness of your big data and analytics program. But you need the right tool and not all data management tools are optimized for cloud. There are six reasons on why customers use Informatica Cloud Data Management: 1. Agility and time to value: Informatica has done well to bring […]
4 Security Takeaways From The FBI
As IT consultants, we’re pretty sure that we’re smart enough to recognize phishing attacks against us. We all get emails asking us to open invoices, confirm our bank account information, or perform other actions designed to separate us from our credentials and our money. But according to a consultant specializing in penetration testing, 40% of us will still […]
NRF 2016 – Marketing Measurement
We have quite a team at NRF 2016 that is executing its last day today! In a recent blog post written by Ross Monaghan, Director of Digital Marketing, at NRF he discusses the importance of marketing measurements due the rapid growth of digital marketing and its effect on the overall marketing ecosystem. While an organization […]
Selective Integration of Salesforce Leads/Contacts to Pardot
What’s the key to maximizing revenue for most organizations? Aligning marketing and sales efforts, especially when it comes to lead management. The Power of Pardot That’s why Salesforce has made sure that its marketing automation platform, Pardot, integrates closely with the Sales Cloud platform. Thanks to this seamless integration, sales teams who work primarily within […]
Restoring Aging Snapshot Data in Finance Analytics
Whenever a Full load is executed, all target tables are truncated and reloaded. This can result in missing historical data in Aggregate or Snapshot tables. Once erased, such historical data cannot easily be replaced. In order to preserve Account Payables (AP) and Account Receivables (AR) Snapshot data from aging invoice tables W_AP_AGING_INVOICE_A and W_AR_AGING_INVOICE_A, OOTB […]