What Is Cohort Analysis (and How Can Your Business Use It?)
Cohort analysis is indeed beneficial to many businesses worldwide. Learn more about its definition and functions in this post.
Everything You Need to Know About DOMO’s New Pricing Page
{Updated Sept 2018} This page has lots of updates over the past few years as Domo goes from a public pricing page to a contact us now approach to see the prices. They are now back in the stealth zone where to see any price information, a high-pressure sales pitch is required. Read below for…
Using an Excel Dashboard as Your BI Solution? 5 Drawbacks to Know
At 5000fish, we frequently refer to Microsoft Excel as the number one business intelligence (BI) tool in the world because it is the most used business application by far. On the surface, it’s a simple tool for even the most novice user. If you’re an Excel expert, you can program, script, and create amazing presentations…
Case Study: Yurbi Tackles a Data Extraction Nightmare (That’s More Common Than You Think)
Here at 5000fish, we encounter many unique challenges companies face regarding data collection, storage, and reporting. Recently, we took on a customer that was facing a data extraction problem. The customer is a manufacturing company that has been in business for more than 40 years and has grown to the point where it now has…
Feature Update: Improved Excel and CSV File Processing
Once a company reaches a certain size, housing data and building dashboards in Excel becomes pretty risky and it makes more sense for the company to transition to an agile BI solution, like Yurbi. However, we recognize that many companies use Excel to gather data, which is why we’ve always offered robust Excel/CSV integration features that…
How to Sell Your Boss on Business Intelligence (And Look Like a Hero)
A common question we receive is, “How do I sell my boss on purchasing a Business Intelligence solution?” This question most often arises once a company has reached 100 or more employees, especially because business intelligence being a hot topic these days. Thankfully, we can answer that question. However, there is one caveat to our…
3 Reasons to Stop Bringing Spreadsheets to Handout At Your Team Meetings
Here’s a scenario many business leaders are all too familiar with. A manager holds a meeting with his or her team leaders to discuss a spreadsheet. When the team leaders pull out their spreadsheets, everyone’s version is different. Next, the manager tries to determine who has the “right” report; which report covers all of the…
Do You Have A Wizard of Microsoft Excel? 5 Risks of Relying on Them For Your Business Reports
In small business, it’s typical for employees wear more than one hat. But when an organization or team counts on one employee for all of their reporting needs, they’re taking a big (and unnecessary) risk. Drawing from our experience working with small to medium-sized business, we’ve identified five common risks of relying on a “report…
3 Signs Your Help Desk Management Data Discovery Needs to be Changed
Data discovery is an extremely important aspect of Business Intelligence. Rather than focusing on static reporting, it emphasizes analytics from an interactive and visual approach. With traditional BI, information consumers ask a question, which is answered through a report. Those reports are then given to the information consumer, which typically generates more questions, which leads…
Microsoft Excel in Place of Business Intelligence Tools: the Downfalls
There are some BI providers who completely discount Excel for business intelligence. The truth is, Excel is extremely flexible and is almost limitless in its value to users. It is the world’s most widely used spreadsheet—and with good reason. However, Excel was never designed to be a primary BI tool, and when it is used…