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Gertjan Vlug

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Feb. 7, 2012

What is the fastest and easiest way to implement a BI solution for a small client?

Even a small client needs a solid architecture. It all starts with the data warehouse (integrating data from sources, 1 version of the truth, history, etc). And DW normally is not the easy/cheap part, unless you use Data Warehouse Automation Software. more

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Business Intelligence

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Nov. 1, 2011

What will be the next big consumer product to become obsolete?

I hope the smartphones will be obsolete soon. Giving your attention to people around you in stead of people not present would almost lead to human behavior. more

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Consumer Behavior

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Sept. 30, 2011

Salespeople: are you a hunter or a farmer?

Are Hunters Sales people?

Gertjan Vlug recommends this answer by Wayne Eckerson

Aug. 26, 2011

Why should SMBs consider investing in BI and which kinds of SMBs don't need it?

Every SMB company is using BI tools whether it knows it or not. Most simply use Microsoft Excel or Access to create reports, analyze data sets, or create plans. If they have a lot of data and some SQL expertise, they might be using Microsoft ... more

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Business Intelligence & Analytics

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June 13, 2011

What are some ways to empower BI business users to be self-sufficient?

I do agree that self service BI without IT is not a good idea.
I do also agree that BI is about data, governance, people and processes and technology.
Of course, some "tools" are more helpful in this perspective than others. And while Self Service BI is ... more

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Information Management

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June 1, 2011

Do you need a data warehouse to have mobile business intelligence?

Yes. You need a data warehouse for BI, no matter how the information is visualized.

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Business Intelligence

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May 26, 2011

What are the top 3 pros and cons of data warehouses?

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Business Intelligence

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April 18, 2011

Why are organizations so afraid for innovation and stay with traditional way of working?

Great replies. And, so far, we more or less agree.
But we see the opposite happening with new goodies like iPhone/iPad. This is an opposite reaction of human behaviour to avoid changes.
So why are individuals more open to change than organizations? more

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April 8, 2011

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April 7, 2011

What are the top 3 things potential buyers should know about business intelligence?

1)Of course, BI is for business people, not IT.
2)BI implementations are not that complex as the image. Key is a pragmatic approach, and incremental implementation.
3)Think big, Start small. And Fast. And flexible. And focus on key issues. more

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March 10, 2011

Many one-man ISVs compete in the b2b space. What's their key competitive factor?

"Elephants do it with elephants". If your organization is not an elephant, you probably don't want to be screwed by overhead/procedure/high prices, but look for a more solution focused partner.
Those small ISVs not even have the resources to spend too much time on your side, ... more

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Budget Creation

Business Intelligence & Analytics

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March 10, 2011

Who are the up and coming BI players in 2011? Are we going to be seeing a change from the old guard?

If you include the whole process of BI (so also ETL en Data Warehousing) then we see a strong move towards Agile solutions.
In that perspective pre-packaged solutions and Data Warehouse Automation Software are the rising stars in the data delivery spot of BI. more

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Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence & Analytics

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March 10, 2011

Business Intelligence Best Practices: What are your 3 tips for implementing an agile BI strategy?

First of all it is important to agree on the definition of "agile BI"
It certainly has something to do with fast delivery and flexible for changes.
So an incremental approach and prototyping looks important to me.
And if we look at the average projects, ... more

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Information Technology

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Jan. 19, 2011

What is the future of open source business intelligence?

Are we talking open source or free of charge software in this discussion?

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Business Intelligence

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Jan. 19, 2011

Does business intelligence make sense for (really) small businesses?

If you should answer this question negative, you in fact are saying that small organizations do not have a need to make the right decisions. more

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Return on Investment

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Jan. 19, 2011

When does BI make sense over an end to end ERP solution?

I think that a BI solution is always needed, independently of what applications you're using.

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Business Intelligence

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Jan. 14, 2011

Would you recommend datamart or data warehouse for a first time BI project?

Folks, I don't like to rain on anyone's parade here, but building a Data Mart first is simply asking for trouble, especially if the data mart is "happy", and the initial customers are happy.
Building a data mart first inevitably leads to descension among the ... more

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Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence Forum

Business Intelligence Implementation

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Oct. 15, 2010

What are some BI trends that we have seen in 2010?

One of the trends is "Agile BI". On it's own, this is nothing new, but there is a new angle on that: software to facilitate the agile approach. There is a lot of attention for Data Warehouse Automation Tools (or Data Warehouse Life Cycle management ... more

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Business Intelligence

Trends for 2010

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March 11, 2010

What is the main factor for NOT implementing a BI system?

Incapability!
Today there is no excuse anymore for not implmenting BI. With the right tools it is available for every organization for reasonable costs, without technology nerds ruling and fast to implement. more

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BI Implementation

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March 6, 2010

Is there hope for business and IT to work together constructively?

As long as IT understands what facility means, there might be no issue. With software their magic will decline as well, which help to be more supportive in stead of obstructive. more

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