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The Role of AI in Business Intelligence

by - 7/6/2023

How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Help You?

Data is a key business asset, and it’s all around us. But you need a robust data strategy to really get the most out of it. Here’s why… The quantity of data generated on a daily basis is staggering and it’s becoming central to competitive advantage…but it’s of no value if you’re not using it properly. According to a report by McKinsey & Company, organisations that effectively use data and analytics have the potential to increase their profitability by as much as 60%. Are you maximising yours?

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Enhancing Business Operations with Power Platform Integration

by - 7/6/2023

Introduction to Power Platform

The ability for a business to be able to make data-driven decisions is becoming increasingly important with each passing day. As businesses strive to stay competitive, the integration of powerful tools like Microsoft's Power Platform and Power BI has become increasingly essential. This blog post aims to shed light on how these two formidable tools can work together to revolutionise your business operations and drive productivity.

 
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Do we need a data strategy?

by Mandy Doward - 17/5/2023

Key benefits of a robust data strategy

Data is a key business asset, and it’s all around us. But you need a robust data strategy to really get the most out of it. Here’s why… The quantity of data generated on a daily basis is staggering and it’s becoming central to competitive advantage…but it’s of no value if you’re not using it properly. According to a report by McKinsey & Company, organisations that effectively use data and analytics have the potential to increase their profitability by as much as 60%. Are you maximising yours?

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Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse

by Mandy Doward - 20/6/2024

Key Components for an Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse

Find out how Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse can be implemented to provide continuous replication of Power Platform entities to Azure Data Lake Storage Data exposed by Azure Synapse Analytics Serverless Pool, ready for consumption by your Business Intelligence Data Platform.

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Why is our SQL Server Application running so slowly?

by Mandy Doward - 27/3/2024

SQL Server Database Application performance issues?

Do you have SQL Server database applications that seem to be struggling to keep up with user demand or failing to deliver information quickly, but have no idea why?
  • Are customers complaining your system is too slow?
  • Are users complaining tasks take too long?
  • Are some client applications running slowly or timing out?
  • Are some queries/reports taking forever?
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Can't find the training you need? We'll create it for you!

by Mandy Doward - 24/1/2023

Tailored IT training

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Power Platform Integration

by - 7/6/2023

Increased Functionality With Power Platform

Combining data entry with Power BI dashboards with Power Platform forms is providing services to end users that historically were difficult and time consuming for developers to deliver.

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Creating business value with analytics

by - 27/3/2024

Driving value with big data

We’re seeing a growing number of businesses investing heavily in data and data analytics, keen to capture some of that inherent value. But you can only create competitive advantage if you use data effectively, and McKinsey reports that only 8% of organisations successfully scale analytics to get value from their data.

So how can you translate big data into genuine value for your business?

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Building Incident Frequency and Costs Power BI Dashboards

by Mandy Doward - 27/3/2024

Telling Stories From Fly Tipping Data

We work with a wide and varied selection of data sources and relish the challenge of finding ways of importing data into an integrated, trustworthy business model that can service all of your analytics and reporting needs.

We put Peter to work again on developing an insightful dashboard around Government data on fly tipping. His challenge was to see how many questions and answers you get from a single page dashboard.

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Building Engaging and Insightful Sales Dashboards with Power BI

by Mandy Doward - 27/3/2024

Power BI Sales Dashboards That Tell A Story

An enormous amount of effort goes in to gathering data from different parts of the business, cleansing and transforming it before integrating it into a single, central one-truth repository for all to use. The final part of the your business data journey is bringing your data to life with well designed and intereactive dashboards.

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