Strong value in considering/purchasing ERP plus BI simultaneously/at the beginning of the implementation cycle ERP solutions come with a reporting toolset consisting of a predefined set of reports and with general purpose query tools to generate reports from data within ERP database. Most … Continue reading →

In today’s world overloaded with buzzwords, terms such as “Business Intelligence (BI)”, “predictive analytics” and “Corporate Performance Management (CPM)” are confusing to mid-market enterprises. BI technologies provide historical views of a company’s business operation. Some of the enterprise –class BI … Continue reading →

I came across a good analysis on some aspects of SaaS vs. on-premise vendors and solutions in the smoothspan post Why Do SaaS Companies Lose Money Hand Over Fist? After reading through the post and various responses, I have some comments … Continue reading →

The recent demise of LucidEra has brought forward the discussion of the need for BI in the SMB and Mid-Market enterprises (companies with 1-999 employees and revenues usually less than $1 billion). My take is that this was based on … Continue reading →