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12 Buzzwords in BI today

Like all areas of life, the world of business intelligence is filled with its own trends and buzzwords. We take a look at 12 of the biggest of 2016: Big Data This seems to be the major buzzword in BI over the past few years, referring to the large volume, variety and speed of data gathered to reach such a point that simply comprehending the sheer amount of available data becomes a challenge to the user. Data-centric industries such as telecommunications have had large sets of data for many years, predating this buzzword, and lead the field in terms of Big Data assembly and analysis. Cloud BI Like all cloud-based software, Cloud BI allows users to access their data from...

How Viur can help your business grow

We live in an increasingly data-driven society. Data has become a word that consumers and the public are increasingly aware of, but it’s also something that can help business owners and managers improve and grow their organisations. Big Data, Analytics and Business Intelligence have become buzzwords these days, and many businesses know they need to have them, but they don’t know why, what to do with them, or what are the right questions to ask. Data comes in many forms and from many sources, so it’s good to have a one-stop shop to view and analyse it. This is where Business Intelligence dashboards come in. Dashboards are more than a buzzword though, and if you’re asking...

Business Analytics with Simple KPIs

Using Viur to create useful KPIs If you already use Viur you know that it connects to all kinds of data sources enabling you to unlock the value of stored data without needing to be a data scientist or a developer. For those who don’t know us yet, we offer an analytical platform that connects with your business data (cloud and on-premises) allowing you to visualize and explore that data. So, with this in mind, we would like to show you how to create some sales KPIs (key performance indicators) using our demo database. For this demo, we chose to use the Northwind database that exemplifies a typical relational model for a store with orders, products, clients, suppliers, employees...