Getting to Know You – Raw Data Exploration in QlikView
When faced with a new dataset, one of the first impulses is to get it into Excel to get a feel for it. Occasionally the data set is too tall (too many rows) or too wide (too many columns) to effectively pull into Excel for quick and easy manipulation. If you’re lucky enough to have […]
Budget for the Back to School Season with Qlik Sense
Budgeting for back to school supplies is always a painful process in my house. Sunday mornings are spent reviewing all of the school ads to try to determine which store is offering the best deals. My goal is to improve upon the yearly school supply budget by purchasing products at the best possible prices. Rather […]
Anatomy of a Metric: KPI Assessment for Analysis Application Design & Data Modeling
When designing quality analytics applications that meet the expectations and requirements of various business users, being specific can mean the difference between collaborative success and argumentative failure. Rising to meet the challenge of satisfying these varied roles can be daunting. Executives, Managers, Business Analysts, Application Designers, Data Modelers and Developers may all be involved. While […]
The Art of Business Intelligence
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art […]
How Cognos 10 tasks are performed in Cognos Analytics
This blog post covers some common tasks in Cognos 10 and details how they can be performed in Cognos Analytics. Access content Cognos 10 – The Public Folders tab provides access to shared content. The My Folders tab provides access to personal content. Cognos Analytics – The Team content button on the left-hand menu provides […]
IBM Cognos Analytics – the Inside Scoop on the R5 Release!
After attending the World of Watson in Las Vegas at the end of October, here are a few of the highlights that can be anticipated in the IBM Cognos Analytics R5 release at the beginning of December. As you may or may not know, the upgrade from IBM Cognos BI to Cognos Analytics will be […]
Make Report Maintenance Easier by Implementing these BI Development Strategies
To “Get it done” and to “Get it done well” are two entirely different things. Both have merit and are appropriate under specific conditions. A mission critical output under a strict deadline must be prioritized to “get it done” to meet the objective. Often this approach has delayed consequences that the urgency of the objective […]
Put your End Users first to ensure your BI Solution is a Success
Business users can become frustrated by their inability to get the information they need, and look to IT for help in finding the right report or the right application without having to do a slow search through existing reports or applications that may or may not meet their needs. Does this situation sound familiar to […]
Qlik Sense Task Failure Notifications Solved!
It can be quite useful to know when a Qlik application has failed in order to correct the issue and get your business users back up and running. While QlikView has a solid task failure notification feature, Qlik Sense currently falls short. Because there is no default facility by which to issue notifications for task […]