Cooperative Intelligence Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Four of the top 7 competitive intelligence blogs were written in 2009. 2 were competitive intelligence analytic tools, which the other 2 were relationship skills: emotional intelligence; and marketing, R&D and product development relationships. These topics are timeless. Here they are in order of popularity: 1. Templates for Win/Loss Analysis – The Win Loss request I get asked the most often is, “Can you share your Win Loss templates?

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BI Insight

DECEMBER 21, 2016

A while ago I was working on a Power BI project which the customer wanted to define a new table directly in the model. The easiest way to achieve this in Power BI Desktop is to “Enter Data” which creates a new table by typing or pasting in new contents. I was thinking of that … Continue reading Creating Custom Table in SSAS Tabular using Table and Row Constructors in DAX.

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Better Buys

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Moodle is a learning management solution built for schools, but it’s also used by companies for training programs. We’ve reviewed Moodle and compared it to all the top LMS solutions based on features, services, shortcomings and more in an easily downloadable spreadsheet. Here, we’ll focus on the price of Moodle and the costs associated with […].

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Domo

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Business intelligence has been around since business itself. Even a caveman kept track of how many freshly-picked berries he traded for a deerskin and whether it was worth doing again. (Think of it as Stone Age cost-benefit analysis.) When the traditional executive dashboard was introduced in the 1980s, it was a revolutionary way to compile and visualize “rear view” business data.

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Elegant BI

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Let’s talk about the application of social media and social networking within the Business Intelligence environment. This might seem like an odd concept but give it some thought. Every consumer and business user is now used to the idea that they can share, rate, discuss and learn from others. This idea has become an expectation and it could and should apply to Business Intelligence and to your business users as well!

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Better Buys

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Blackboard is among the most popular learning management systems (LMSs) for K-12 and higher ed organizations. The actual price of Blackboard isn’t disclosed, but we’ve gathered all the details available to help you estimate the costs. We’ve also gathered pricing information on over 30 of the top LMS solutions so that you can compare those costs as well.

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Better Buys

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Edmodo is a learning management system for schools and school districts. It’s free to use, but also offers premium accounts. In the past, we’ve reviewed Edmodo and compared it to other top LMS solutions based on features, services, shortcomings and more in an easily downloadable spreadsheet. Here, we’ll focus on the price of Edmodo and […].

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Domo

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It’s not rocket science that revenue is the lifeblood of a company. So we can use simple deductive reasoning to conclude that sales teams are pretty darn important. But does yours get the TLC they deserve, or do you find that some of your best opportunities are at times a bit neglected—or even slip through the cracks? Take a peek at this week’s featured app, Opportunity Center.

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Domo

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Big data. It’s nothing new, and it’s getting bigger by the day (or by the minute), giving companies a crazy amount of information about their business and their customers. Awesome, right? Not necessarily. Looking at data without context makes it incredibly easy to misinterpret what the data is saying, and overlook problems that could potentially sink the entire ship.

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Elegant BI

DECEMBER 21, 2016

ElegantJ BI, a leader in Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management solutions, is pleased to announce that its suite of Business Intelligence and Performance Management tools was listed as an Other Modern BI Platform Vendors in the Gartner ‘Other Vendors to Consider for Modern BI and Analytics’ report, dated November 3, 2016.

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Elegant BI

DECEMBER 5, 2016

In our first article in the two-article series, entitled ‘Guarantee BI Success: Why Self-Serve BI Initiatives Fail’ , we talked about the various factors that can dictate the success or failure of a self-serve business intelligence solution implementation. Factors like poor User Adoption, Data Access, Features and Benefits, Self-Serve Analytical Capability, Data Sharing and Reporting, Cost vs.

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Elegant BI

DECEMBER 15, 2016

I recently attended a business intelligence conference and I was reminded how important data democratization is for every company. One of the most important things to consider is how crucial it is to give your business users good, easy-to-use tools for smart visualization, plug n’ play predictive analysis and self-serve data preparation. It is one thing to SAY you want your business users empowered and accountable.

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