Business Intelligence software is now essential for enterprises and growing businesses alike, but what if you are not getting the results you need? Before you despair, ask this: what if IBM Cognos Analytics could provide the inspiration needed to drive your business? It has centralised, easy-to-use Business Intelligence dashboards that cut through data quickly. This […]
IBM® Planning Analytics, the 2018 release of Cognos TM1, automates your planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis processes into a single platform. Harness the predictive powers of IBM Planning Analytics and aligns your business cloud/on-premise/hybrid hosting strategies. IBM® Planning Analytics can bring predictive powers to your organisation. Planning Analytics offers a comprehensive solution to formulating planning models and […]
A huge number of organisations forget to factor in a training cost to their projects. There is an assumption that ‘people will just pick it up’, perhaps thinking this will save time and money. That may appear true on the monthly balance sheet, but over time your business can pay a far higher price. Can […]
A Big Data Revolution took place in London this November, at the Big Data LDN event. Influential teams were delighted to attend and engage in discussions and demonstrations of the latest technologies from leading industry providers. Big Data, Revolutionised This month the Influential Java Team joined the ‘big data revolution’ at Big Data LDN (London), a […]
Just about every business today uses spreadsheets in reporting, despite not being the right tool for the job. In fact, there are several reasons why spreadsheet reporting can be bad for your business and why you should consider the alternatives right now. “What’s wrong with spreadsheet reporting?” I hear you ask. Quite a lot, actually. […]
The 4th Industrial Revolution is here and for business to survive it must adapt – quickly. To do so we must first understand the ‘Industry 4.0’ disruption; the impact and risk for business, and the necessary change for survival. What is the 4th Industrial Revolution? ‘The 4th Industrial Revolution’ or ‘Industry 4.0’ is a topic […]
SAP released their latest version of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.2 earlier this year to a great reception from business users and IT teams alike. It’s very likely you’ve heard about the release but have you properly considered how much of an impact upgrading to 4.2 could have on your business? If you haven’t already […]
In this final, 5th instalment of the Business Process Automation series we take a look at core processes surrounding business insights and Business Intelligence and why automated systems are crucial for success. First, What is Business Intelligence? In the last article we looked at Admin & HR Processes, an all-too-often overlooked part of business that can have some […]
Influential has worked with analytics and Business Intelligence tools and platforms for many years, and has watched its evolution with great interest. With so many enterprises switching to the cloud for their platforms, infrastructure and services it’s worth taking a look at the advantages of using BI in the cloud as well. The power of […]