Pat Passett

Today’s Reporting Challenge – Catering to Different Users in Different Ways
Today’s business user expects immediate access to their data for reporting purposes; but while some only need to view basic reports and…

The Importance of Providing BI for All Types of Users
Providing BI for all types of users is critical, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. With today’s solutions, BI is no longer…

How Reporting And Analytics Differ and Why They Are Both Important: Part 2
In part one of this series we took a look at how reporting and analytics differ. Now we look at why they…

How Reporting And Analytics Differ and Why They Are Both Important: Part 1
This is part one of a two-part series. Even though we often hear the terms “reporting” and “analytics” used interchangeably, this is…

5 Ways a BI Competency Center Adds Value To The Business
According to the Gartner Group, a Business Intelligence Competency Center (or BICC) transforms business intelligence, analytics and performance management from siloed efforts…

How Do You Evaluate the Performance of BI?
Learn how to manage the performance of the BI environment to make more informed decisions based on real data. Business intelligence, or…

Business Intelligence: Where Do I Start?
In my role as a business intelligence software marketer, I correspond daily with IT, Finance, Sales and other corporate executives – expounding…

What’s Your Dashboard “Type?”
To stay competitive, organizations need Business Intelligence (or accurate, actionable information about key business metrics). Performance dashboards come into play next by serving…

Driving Category Management with Sales & Marketing Analytics
Category Management is a function that helps suppliers develop a category purchase marketing strategy for an individual retail account that best meets…

Are Retailer-Demanded Price Cuts Killing Your Bottom Line?
Here are some cost reduction tips to help offset the financial impact of lowered retailer purchase pricing Organizations today are spending as much…