After 500+ Conversations With Customers Looking To Buy Business Intelligence Software Here Are The Top 6 Insights I’ve Learned
I spend a lot of time meeting and engaging customers. As founder of 5000fish, as well as the product visionary behind Yurbi, one of my key goals is to be able to listen and learn as much as possible from customers and people in the market looking to buy BI software. For the last 18…
8 Powerful Features to Help You Use Yurbi to the Fullest
One of the great things about Yurbi is that it is a complete business intelligence (BI) platform. Where some BI solutions specialize in dashboards or mobile applications, Yurbi has always endeavored to give businesses a full BI platform that is affordable and can grow with them. While Yurbi’s robust platform has proven to be very…
The Top 10 Features You Need in Your BI Solution (And One You Didn’t Know You Needed)
Many companies are currently searching for dashboard and reporting solutions, but the market has become pretty crowded. Though most BI vendors have similar core functionalities, not all solutions are created equally. That’s why we’ve put together our list of the top 10 features your BI solution should definitely have, and one feature you didn’t know…
The Top 7 Reasons Why Business Intelligence User Adoption Fails
The business intelligence (BI) industry has been plagued with poor user adoption for years. Though implementing a BI solution is a top CIO initiative year after year, BI has a huge failure rate within companies. We believe the primary reason for BI failure is poor user adoption. In this article, we’ll look at the top…
7 Challenges of Custom and In-House Built Applications and How Yurbi Can Help
Custom-made or in-house built applications offer advantages to organizations. They are made to address specific requirements or fix gaps in software deployment. The code and program is owned by the company outright, and modifications can be made on-the-fly. Often in-house applications are created to save money, or to address a critical business function at a…
5 Signs You’re Spending More on BI Than You Need To
When decision makers tell us they’re getting nickel and dimed by their business intelligence (BI) vendor, it raises a red flag. While no BI tool is completely free, businesses should be able to budget for BI and feel confident that the benefits of their BI solution outweigh its cost. If they can’t, it could mean…
3 Reasons To Invest in Agile BI Software (not counting all the thanks you’ll get from IT and Business Users)
As a small to medium sized business (SMB) there’s a good chance you don’t employ an army of developers. In fact, your “IT team” may consist of one lone sole. As a result, there’s a good chance IT is having a hard time meeting the demands of end users who, having realized the power of…
You’re Probably Unaware of These 5 Reasons Employees are Hacking Your Business Data (Plus How to Stop the Security Breach)
Every year, approximately 25 percent of small businesses fall victim to a cybercrime. Of those, 60 percent are out of business within six months.1 While protecting data from cyber criminals outside of your organization is imperative, it’s only one part of a comprehensive data security plan. You must also protect your data from hackers within…
14 Things You Should Know about Stale Data and Its Impact on Your Business Intelligence Efforts
Stale data can be valuable for spotting trends and tracking progress, but when it comes to making on-the-spot decisions, it’s of little use. In today’s fast-paced business environment, decision makers need access to real-time data. Read on to understand why data becomes stale, discover the warnings signs stale data is holding you back, and learn…
6 Reasons Why Business Users Are Not Happy With Your Business Intelligence Solution
If there’s one concern we hear from small to medium sized organizations time and again, it’s that they aren’t getting the business intelligence reports they need, or even want. Here are six reasons workers don’t get the right reports, and what can be done about it. Reason 1. Poor Communication between the Requester and IT…