Incorporating data such as geographic details has enhanced business analysis in many ways. API like those developed by QVSource bring location data from various sources. This data has become quite valuable because it gives organizations perspective on what is going on outside of the business,  and adding this type of data to business data changes the way we do business.

2011 was a big year for Mobile devices. Tablet and phone applications went wild. From Angry Birds to social media applications like Facebook, we can now take everything with us on one mobile device. Not only did this affect us personally but also on professionally. From 2010 to 2011, visits to the Visual Data Group website from a mobile device increased from .66 percent to 7.09 percent. My guess is that we will reach somewhere around 15 percent in 2012. This reminds us that mobile device use in business is here to stay and will continue to increase.

Reaching the next customer and getting the attention of colleagues in your industry drives your web presence. We all want to be one of the first listed in a Google search. How can I get you to find me, hire me, or buy my product?

Visual Data Group has made some significant advancements in the last couple of years. Although we would like to take all the credit, we just can’t do it. This could have never been accomplished without our Sr. Consultant Aaron Couron of Couron Data Solutions. On December 30th, he introduced his new blog. Read more about it…

Its official! QlikView 11 has opened delivered another innovative release, opening the door to new possibilities. Visual Data Group partners believe the new capabilities will blow the competition out of the water and provide current customers and prospects the Business Intelligence capabilities  they are looking for.

Organizations successfully move forward when they have discovered new ways to serve customers or develop new products that change people’s lives. For the most part, businesses do not accidentally come upon a new idea that launches a Fortune 500 company. Innovation is hard work and a long-term commitment if it is to be successful. Read how Business Discovery has made innovation possible.

Access to the Internet and its search engines has given humankind an incredible resource and convenience to access information. What has been discovered is that the information we once stored in our heads has now been replaced by Google search. Does this make us less intelligent or less dependent on others? And what will this new information landscape teach us about thinking in connections?

Every application ever written contains features that will be ignored by some segment of the user base. “Power users” drive the top-level features as software matures and responds to the industries it serves. But within each of those industries are basic types of BI users, from the single-focus individual who repeats the same queries to the sophisticated knowledge surfer.

Every time I take my dog out for a stroll, I can predict exactly where he is going to walk. The little guy is only four pounds so he chooses to walk on ledges and curbs which make perfect walkways for him. Not only does he choose where to walk, he goes in the same exact direction without fail. He has been practicing this behavior for the last 5 years. Unfortunately, people and businesses are not that predictable. The only way to get a grasp on what to expect in the future is to analyze the behavior.

What is the meaning of True Business Intelligence? To be “true” requires a business to be agile. And to be agile requires at least four metrics, and there may be more in the future as BI evolves.