Knowledge base

Noordvlees Van Gool : Qlik customer testimonial 2/2

Please watch above the customer testimonial of Noordvlees Van Gool, who deployed, with the help of Stratefy for the functional requirements and element61, for the QlikView implementation, a complete management reporting and Business Analytics Solution.

Friday, 4 September 2015

IBM Cognos Mobile 10.2.2

Since our last Insight on IBM Cognos Mobile (then in version IBM Cognos 10.1.1) the device market has continued its steady increase in the sale of mobile devices.

Wednesday, 22 July 2015

Euronav - SAP BPC Project - Customer testimonial

This video explains how Euronav successfully implemented SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation) together with the element61 SAP BPC Competence Center. Interview with Timothy Melis, Accounting Projects Analyst.

Monday, 1 June 2015

Oracle HFM Basics and comparison to SAP BPC

In this insight, we try to do a side-by-side comparison of the main functionality of Oracle HFM against SAP BPC, 2 of the leading solutions in the Gartner Corporate/Enterprise Performance Management Magic Quadrant. Both solutions are trying to address one of the major functionalities of CPM : financial consolidation and management reporting. Short History of Hyperion-Oracle Hyperion started as an independent company IMRS in 1981. Its focus has always been on the EPM-market, initially consolidation. Some major milestones of the company included :

Friday, 15 May 2015

Recommended books

Building the Data Warehouse

Bill Inmon is one of the true pioneers of data warehousing and his "Building the Data Warehouse” is an absolute must read for every self-respecting data warehouse professional.

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Drilling across Analysis Services cubes using Power Query

Introduction Drilling across different fact tables is a very important technique when analyzing data from a data warehouse. It gives us the possibility to analyze facts from different fact tables using conformed dimensions.

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a term used to describe both, computer software application and business-customer relationship. CRM as a software application refers to a system a business uses to manage business contacts, customers, sales leads, as well as contracts. As a model of business-customer relationship, CRM involves various aspects of the interaction between business and its customers.

Sunday, 22 March 2015

Cube

The fundamental structure for data in a multidimensional (OLAP) system. May contain dimensions, hierarchies, level and measures.

Sunday, 22 March 2015

Data Visualization

Data visualization refers to the visual representation of information in recognizable trends and patterns. It helps end users to understand information better, while putting it in the right business context.It provides visuals and interactivity. It simplifies abstract information and hence makes it easy for end users to understand and work with the information.

Sunday, 22 March 2015

Dimensional hierarchy

A dimensional hierarchy denotes how data is organized at various levels of aggregation. An analyst uses a dimensional hierarchy to identify various trends at one level, drill down to lower levels to detect causes for these trends, and roll up to higher levels to see the effects the trends have on the whole business.

Sunday, 22 March 2015