http://www.citsoftware.ie | Customised IT Software are distributors of fully integrated, modular Accounting and Business Management Software called Herbst Insight.
The software is written from the sales management perspective and therefore very informative and easy to use. It is the only software you will ever need in your business. Its modular design with specific modules designed for specific industries .e.g. oil distribution, quarry management, agri/food distribution, cattle management, engineering management and other industries allow us to custom build the right solution for you and keep the costs down.
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BI 101 Presentation and examples of some of my work. Background information on Business Intelligence; BI Tool and Vendor Analysis; Current/Upcoming technology we are exploring and hope to leverage in the near future
http://www.citsoftware.ie | Customised IT Software are distributors of fully integrated, modular Accounting and Business Management Software called Herbst Insight.
The software is written from the sales management perspective and therefore very informative and easy to use. It is the only software you will ever need in your business. Its modular design with specific modules designed for specific industries .e.g. oil distribution, quarry management, agri/food distribution, cattle management, engineering management and other industries allow us to custom build the right solution for you and keep the costs down.
Perficient Business Intelligence Analysis and Delivery Options in SharePointPerficient, Inc.
Learn about analytical and delivery options, visualization frameworks, for business intelligence via Microsoft SharePoint in this presentation by Perficient's Senior Technical Architect, Duane Schafer. You'll also see a demo of SharePoint's BI component.
BI 101 Presentation and examples of some of my work. Background information on Business Intelligence; BI Tool and Vendor Analysis; Current/Upcoming technology we are exploring and hope to leverage in the near future
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This presentation was delivered jointly with two colleagues. The original slides have been stripped down and blog links have been added where videos used to be.
Hovitaga Data Visualizer is a lightweight solution for real-time OLAP analysis and data visualization primarily for SAP systems. It can present data with a pivot grids, maps, charts, gauges, treemaps and lists. Dashboards can be created with drag and drop which may gather data from different systems to give decision makers stunning interfaces to have an overview of key business data at one place.
This paper gives an overview of the product.
http://www.embarcadero.com/products/change_manager
Embarcadero Technologies is the leader in database tools and developer software. Embarcadero® Change Manager™ offers database administrators and developers a powerful set of tools to simplify and automate the database change management lifecycle. Change Manager is a database comparison, alter, and synchronization tool that generates reports and reconciles differences between databases, tables, schemas, and other database objects.
PowerAdvisor’s open architecture provides feature richfunctionality that maximizes productivity and profitability.PowerPortal provides secure, customized web portals for viewing and retrieval of reports and other documents. Increase trade desk productivity with automated portfolio rebalancing and trade order processing with PowerTrade.
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If you’re faced with the need for a more robust solution, job management, inventory management, or more customized reporting then Sage Peachtree Quantum is the smart choice for your business.
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Learn how to seamlessly embed customizable, scalable BI reporting directly into your SaaS or on-premises application. Visualize data from any database, including NoSQL and Hadoop data sources. Create rich visual reporting elements on a whim and mash them up into interactive data visualizations. JReport empowers your business users with intuitive ad hoc reporting, dashboards and data analytics capabilities.
Microsoft SQL Server - How to Collaboratively Manage Excel DataMark Ginnebaugh
How to Collaboratively Manage Excel-Based Process Data in SQL Server
Your organization probably uses Excel for a variety of business processes including budgeting, sales revenue forecasting, product demand planning, and project management.
You'll learn how to set up and manage multi-user collaborative processes using Excel as the data form and SQL Server as the data store and process engine.
You'll learn:
* How to enable cell-level collaboration between multiple users using Excel and SQL Server.
* How to effectively integrate desktop Excel-based process data with enterprise applications.
* How to mitigate the limitations normally associated with Excel-to-database connections including record locking (check-in/out), conflict management, and change management and versioning.
Change Manager‘s database comparison, alter, and synchronization capabilities enabled DBA Consulting to generate reports and reconcile differences between the different versions of the databases, tables, schemas, and other database objects.
Perficient Self Service Business Intelligence with Power PivotPerficient, Inc.
Power Pivot is a feature of Microsoft Excel 2010. It allows you to import data from multiple sources. It has self-service, in-memory capabilities, and thus adds value to Microsoft's business intelligence offerings. Learn more about how you can leverage Power Pivot for business intelligence in this presentation by Perficient's Duane Schafer, Sr. Technical Architect.
World 2013 - Pushing MicroStrategy to the Limit, The Hacker WayBryan Brandow
This presentation was delivered jointly with two colleagues. The original slides have been stripped down and blog links have been added where videos used to be.
Hovitaga Data Visualizer is a lightweight solution for real-time OLAP analysis and data visualization primarily for SAP systems. It can present data with a pivot grids, maps, charts, gauges, treemaps and lists. Dashboards can be created with drag and drop which may gather data from different systems to give decision makers stunning interfaces to have an overview of key business data at one place.
This paper gives an overview of the product.
http://www.embarcadero.com/products/change_manager
Embarcadero Technologies is the leader in database tools and developer software. Embarcadero® Change Manager™ offers database administrators and developers a powerful set of tools to simplify and automate the database change management lifecycle. Change Manager is a database comparison, alter, and synchronization tool that generates reports and reconciles differences between databases, tables, schemas, and other database objects.
PowerAdvisor’s open architecture provides feature richfunctionality that maximizes productivity and profitability.PowerPortal provides secure, customized web portals for viewing and retrieval of reports and other documents. Increase trade desk productivity with automated portfolio rebalancing and trade order processing with PowerTrade.
10 Great Reasons to Choose Sage Peachtree Quantummlmannozzi
Sage Peachtree Quantum is the ultimate, high-performance accounting solution for small businesses that are pushing the limits of their current accounting solution, but are not yet ready to move to a mid-market solution. Or they may be overwhelmed by their existing mid-market solution and need to move downstream but certainly don’t want to sacrifice speed, capacity or performance.
If you’re faced with the need for a more robust solution, job management, inventory management, or more customized reporting then Sage Peachtree Quantum is the smart choice for your business.
Integrating scalable bi reporting and dashboards into any applicationBob Report
Learn how to seamlessly embed customizable, scalable BI reporting directly into your SaaS or on-premises application. Visualize data from any database, including NoSQL and Hadoop data sources. Create rich visual reporting elements on a whim and mash them up into interactive data visualizations. JReport empowers your business users with intuitive ad hoc reporting, dashboards and data analytics capabilities.
Microsoft SQL Server - How to Collaboratively Manage Excel DataMark Ginnebaugh
How to Collaboratively Manage Excel-Based Process Data in SQL Server
Your organization probably uses Excel for a variety of business processes including budgeting, sales revenue forecasting, product demand planning, and project management.
You'll learn how to set up and manage multi-user collaborative processes using Excel as the data form and SQL Server as the data store and process engine.
You'll learn:
* How to enable cell-level collaboration between multiple users using Excel and SQL Server.
* How to effectively integrate desktop Excel-based process data with enterprise applications.
* How to mitigate the limitations normally associated with Excel-to-database connections including record locking (check-in/out), conflict management, and change management and versioning.
Change Manager‘s database comparison, alter, and synchronization capabilities enabled DBA Consulting to generate reports and reconcile differences between the different versions of the databases, tables, schemas, and other database objects.
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We’re all trying to find that idea or spark that will turn a good project into a great project. Creativity plays a huge role in the outcome of our work. Harnessing the power of collaboration and open source, we can make great strides towards excellence. Not just for designers, this talk can be applicable to many different roles – even development. In this talk, Seasoned Creative Director Sara Cannon is going to share some secrets about creative methodology, collaboration, and the strong role that open source can play in our work.
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If your B2B blogging goals include earning social media shares and backlinks to boost your search rankings, this infographic lists the size best approaches.
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In this presentation we summarize BI improvements in SQL Server 2008 R2 and PowerPivot.
Regards,
Dr. Eduardo Castro
http://ecastrom.blogspot.com
http://comunidadwindows.org
Technology has evolved to make software & hardware Smarter, Faster & Cheaper. Business Intelligence space also is undergoing change and moving from Top Management to Strategic & Operational levels.
Democratization of BI is a presentation about how BI is changing and organizations are implementing BI Solutions even to Operational Level.
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Fundamentals of report authoring with IBM Cognos Report Studio. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/tips-for-intermediate-cognos-report-studio-authors/.
This webinar is perfect for those just getting started with the platform or for colleagues new to the team who need a quick tutorial in building reports. Demos include how to: Use templates and predefined data items to build various types of reports, Work with the layout framework in Report Studio to create freeform reports and Build user-friendly reports with interactive prompts and drill-through reports. Techniques shown are applicable to all versions of Cognos BI.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Overview SAP BO components, SAP BO Architecture, 16 reporting flavour of SAP BO,
More details: (blog: http://sandyclassic.wordpress.com ,
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandepsharma )
FineReport is a ‘professional, simple and flexible’ enterprise reporting software developed by FanRuan Software Co., Ltd., architecturally designed based on “No-code development” concept.
With FineReport, users can design complex reports and build a Decision-making Platform with drag-and-drop elements.
FineReport is a leading reporting software brand in China with the largest domestic market share and widespread clients in various in various industries and departments.
Here's updated and lite version of FineReport 10.0 Product Brochure!
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We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
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In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
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The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
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Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
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And...
Speakers:
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Charlie Greenberg, Host
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
3. 8.3 – Key New Features
Briefing books
Self-Service personal alerts
Improved Transformer capabilities
Global dashboard filtering
More flexible organization of information
Express authoring mode
New scorecard portlets
Model Advisor
Proactive Administration (System Health Metrics)
Report & Job Queue Prioritization
4. Briefing Books
Inter-mingle different page
Live TOC to enable orientations within the
quick navigation same report
No Data Handling allows the
A singleton is a dataframe
business user to customize the
that displays the first value
report when there is no data found
for a single query item
Professional authors are able to quickly combine different styles and
formats within a single report
Business users can easily navigate multi-style, multi-page reports
with critical information formatted for easy consumption.
5. Self-Service Personal Alerts
Define how
you would like
to be alerted
Highlight the report, or
Receive alert and
value within a report that
monitor over time
you wish to be alerted on
Users can easily create their own alerts for scheduled
reports
Users can control when and how they receive critical
information without IT intervention
6. Improved Transformer Capabilities
CUBE BUILDING
AND DEPLOYMENT
Reporting Cognos 8 Reporting
Ad-Hoc Query Analysis
Ad-Hoc Query
Transformer 8 PowerCubes Relational /
Non-Relational
Provides business friendly tools for end users to create
and manage their own cubes optimized for exploration and
analysis
IT can leverage existing investments and enables targeted
analysis to speed decision making
7. Additional capabilities ...
Global dashboard filtering
– Allowing users to quickly
filter on all data contained
in dashboard
More flexible organization
of information
– Ability to push packages
to any folder in the content
manager
– Enable organization of a
large number of packages
8. Express Authoring Mode
Working with live
data to accelerate
report production
Pre-defined financial
calculations
Statement style
formatting
Optimized toolbox for
crosstab functionality
Provides financial/business analysts a quick and easy mechanism to
create formatted reports to support financial and business processes
Instant feedback and a focused user-interface satisfies self service
needs
9. New Scorecard Portlets
Embed scorecards
into Cognos
Connection
Global filtering
Embed history
charts into Cognos
Connection
Users can now access scorecards and history charts through
Cognos Connection using new scorecard portlets.
Easier to access and communicate scorecard information and
promote broad use across the organization
10. Model Advisor
Generate a quick report Pinpoint areas in the
Launch Model Advisor
highlighting recommended model where improvements
from Framework Manager
areas of optimization can be made
Enables users to apply proven Cognos modeling
practices to optimize model creation
Reduces the amount of time and effort to build high-
quality models
11. Proactive Administration
Prioritize critical
View hundreds of system process to ensure
metrics, consolidated consistent service
in summary views is delivered
Provides centralized
holistic management of
Cognos solution
Provide administrators with more detailed metrics and
thresholds. Also leverages Cognos 8 capabilities such as
event management and reporting.
Reduce the time it takes to identify, troubleshoot and
resolve an issue
12. Queue Prioritization and Report Rerun
Monitor job queue
Re-start report runs
Set priority on scheduled
reports on demand.
Improve IT’s visibility and control enabling them to take action on
reporting activities
Provides administrators with the ability to change priority of a
scheduled report or re-run a report on a user’s behalf
14. “Informed” Functionality
Provides more trusted information with the additional context
to add perspective to the information
Annotations
Charting enhancements
Data Lineage
More interactivity on mobile devices
15. Informed
Annotations
Cognos 8 v4 delivers information with greater…
Context
Relevance
Confidence in the information
18. Informed
Bubble chart property – ‘Empty’
bubbles are negative values
Charting Enhancements
New color palettes to match
Marimekko Chart industry standards
More visually appealing and interesting reports
New and improved charts types available
Background design and color flexibility (ie Excel palette)
19. Informed
Data Lineage
Select Objects of Interest from
Report View or Package
Depending on your Role, See
Business or Technical Lineage
Gain User Confidence
– Provide the ability to understand where the data their decisions originated
20. Informed
Data Lineage Access Metadata Workbench
Directly from Cognos Reports
Metadata Workbench - View
Other Reports that Contain this
Data, Trace Back to Source
Business users easily see where data originated to gain confidence
in the data they use to drive decisions
Data modelers and report authors see lineage from report to source,
saving time with report development and troubleshooting
21. Informed
Business Glossary
Select Objects of Browse definitions,
Interest from Report examples, term owner,
View or Package usage and related terms
Access Business With appropriate
Glossary directly from rights, contribute to
Cognos reports dictionary of terms
Integration with InfoSphere Business Glossary
Improve overall business understanding of what terms mean
Build enterprise dictionary of terms to align organization and increase data
confidence
22. Informed
Go! Mobile
Support for all Prompt types
on the Mobile Device
Enhanced Prompt Support
Location Aware Content
23. Informed
Go! Mobile
Send the report to mobile recipients Select the recipients…
Fully Integrated Cognos 8 Scheduling
Ability to Burst reports to Multiple Mobile users
24. “Engaged” Functionality
Cognos 8 v4 invites business users with more a dynamic & interactive
business intelligence experience
Dynamic and Customizable Dashboards
Authoring and Exploration via BI Search
Extended Analysis for Excel Support
PowerPlay on Cognos 8 Platform
New Scorecard Portlets
26. Engaged
Go! Dashboard
Modify Chart Types
Personalization options enable
Reorganize the Dashboard
End Users to customize look and
Layout
feel
Personalized
Easy to use, Drag-and-Drop interface
Arrange content in a way to maximize impact
27. Engaged
Go! Dashboard
Access to reports or report
‘parts’
Trusted
Leverages existing secure Cognos content
Cognos 8 full report or report parts
28. Engaged
Go! Search Search results categorized and
weighted; Includes 3rd Party
search results
Search Assisted Exploration and Authoring
– Exploration – May drop you into PowerPlay Studio with a selected cube
– Authoring – May drop you into a Studio
More relevant results
– Relevance adjustments
– Suggested content
29. Engaged
Go! Search
Go! Search tab added to the
standard admin area
Improved Administration
– No longer required to edit the csnconfig.xml file
– Inclusion / Exclusion / Freshness / Relevance of Types, Content, Data
Configuration of Third Party Search
– Google Search Appliance, IBM OmniFind Enterprise, IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition
Admin Options - Index group items, Adjust resource utilization, …
30. Engaged
IBM Cognos Analysis for Excel
Users see metadata tree
instead of member tree
Access to Relational data sources
– Not all data suited to Dimensional Model (e.g. price lists)
– Not a replacement for Query or Report Studio
– Avoid Time based reporting when leveraging relational data
– Lists added to support relational data
31. Engaged
IBM Cognos Analysis for Excel
New complex filters to
enable you to quickly
focus your data
Complex Filters
– Contains, And, Or, brackets, etc.
– Very similar to Analysis Studio
– Can filter on Label or Measure
32. Engaged
IBM Cognos Analysis for Excel
Preview
– Preview with no data
Select Levels
– Put Levels side by side
(Like a relational table list)
Expand Levels
– Expand All
– Multi-Select then Expand
Exploration Style Sheets
– Header, total lines, etc.
33. Engaged
PowerPlay
PowerPlay
Studio
Zero footprint
Windows Client
administration
Brings PowerPlay onto the Cognos 8 BI platform
Maintains the same PowerPlay user interfaces
Facilitates the migration of content from PowerPlay 7
34. Engaged
New PowerPlay Functionality
Enable/Disable Drill-through to Cognos 8
Support for IPv6
PowerPlay Auditing integrated with C8 Audit database
Complete Administrative Monitoring (including interactive)
Transformer 8 Automation
Performance improvements
– New load balancing algorithm
– On-demand thread creation available
– Age limit on Idle Connections for PPESBusServer
(if using on-demand thread creation)
35. Engaged
PowerPlay 7 → 8 Migration
If upgrading from FCS…
– Must uninstall FCS if installing in the same directory
– The FCS Content Store can be retained and automatically updated
Migration from PP 7 MR3 fully supported
Support for Cubes from Cognos Connection with no associated reports
Migrated packages, reports, etc. may be moved and renamed
Security information captured
– Every time migration is run
– Only for relevant users
Improved accuracy of cube mapping for duplicate named cubes
36. Engaged
New Scorecard Portlets Impact Diagram for
better operational
understanding
Strategy Map portlet
for easier strategy
communication
Strategy map and impact diagram portlets
Easier access to scorecard information
Easy integration into 3rd party portal
37. “Aligned Theme”
Cognos 8 v4 improves alignment between strategy & operations,
increasing with complete visibility from business operations to
advanced analytics & strategic plans, e.g.
Dimension Management
Integration with Cognos Data Sources
Expanded Conformance & Compliance to IT Standards
- New 3rd Party Release Support
- Deployment & Administration
38. Aligned
Replace manual, error prone
Business Viewpoint efforts with fully transparent
automated processes
Deliver shared, approved
Easily create their own
viewpoints across PM
perspective
Benefits…
– Information structured to reflect the reality of the business
– Organizations can quickly respond to business change
– Plans and Actuals can be aligned to future structures
39. Aligned
Manage nominations,
approvals and versions with
Business Viewpoint business workflow
Maintain any and all
dimensions, attributes
and hierarchies
Visualize create and relate Assign specifics roles and
dimensions and flexibly add areas of responsibility across
any number of attributes the business community
Drive a single, sanctioned source of dimensions and hierarchies across
performance management
Integration into the entire Cognos portfolio
– Planning, BI, TM1 and Transformer
40. Aligned
Expanded IT Compliance
New 3rd Party Release Support
IPv6
Browsers: Firefox 3
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9
O/S: Linux on IBM System z
Application Servers
– Update Versions: SAP Netweaver 7, IBM WebSphere 6.1
– 64-Bit Support: Tomcat, Netweaver, IBM WebSphere (32-Bit still
available)
Database: Oracle 11g, Teradata 12
41. Aligned
Expanded IT Compliance
Deployment and Administration
SQL Tagging (comments helpful in debugging)
Virtual View Manager (Composite Information Server Rebranded)
Hide Portal Objects
Hide Logon Namespaces
Improved Prompt Performance
PowerPlay IPF Database Audit Logging
PowerPlay Service Requests Display in Current Activities
Six New Languages
42. Aligned
Integration with Cognos Data Sources
Integration with Cognos power Sources
Leverage Data of TM1 across performance management
– TM1 data available through published packages
TM1 – Cognos 8 BI capabilities available to Cognos TM1 communities
– TM1 cubes can be loaded by Data Manager from any source
Gain broader visibility into operational datasets
– Now! data available through published packages
Now!
– Deliver operational metrics across performance management
IT can leverage power of InfoSphere Cubing Services
Cubing
– Cubing Services data available through published packages
Services – Existing DBA skill set optimizes warehouse performance
Greater confidence to deploy on-the-fly views
Virtual View
– Rebrand and packaging of Composite Information Server
Manager
43. Any ESRI Users in the Room?
We now have an out-of-box integration solution