Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning from information overload. Fortunately, technology is evolving and providing better ways to filter out the noise and focus on things I care about. Years ago I would only know my cellphone’s monthly data was over [...]
Too much of a good thing—even a great thing—can be overwhelming. Edward Tufte says to avoid excessive decoration in the use of visual information. He coined the term “Data-Ink Ratio” or the amount of ink you put into your data [...]
Sage X3 offers a bundled business intelligence package that works well for many companies. But there’s no such a thing as one solution fitting the needs of all organizations, and some companies struggle quite a bit with the wrong fit. [...]
The new DataSelf Analytics interface – powered by Tableau 10.4 – lets business people stay in the flow with their data. Users work smarter and faster than ever. Ask your questions, get your answers, and discover questions you didn’t even [...]
When selecting a business intelligence platform (BI), many organizations put too much focus on the cost of the BI software. Recent surveys show that the long-term labor investment ranges from 2 to 35 times higher than the BI software costs [...]
October 2017 Telling Your Story in Seconds "Once upon a time..." Everyone loves a great story. I know that I do. Stories capture people's attention and hold it until the very end. That's why it's important that your dashboards also [...]
When selecting a business intelligence platform (BI), many organizations put too much focus on the cost of the BI software. Recent surveys show that the long-term labor investment ranges from 2 to 35 times higher than the BI software costs [...]
“Once upon a time...” Everyone loves a great story. I know that I do. Stories capture people’s attention and hold it until the very end. That's why it's important that your dashboards also tell a story that grabs people's attention [...]
Intro The DataSelf SMB survey findings are summarized in the dashboard above. The findings come from the DataSelf client base (license investment, number of users, and DataSelf labor). Client’s labor and IT infrastructure come from client responses to our inquires. Total [...]
We Are the Data-Connection People DataSelf, the data connection people, have a question for thousands of attendees at the Tableau Conference: Where does your data come from? Few business users think about data sources. That’s one of our 2017 conclusions [...]