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Key performance indicators (KPIs) first appeared in the 1990s with the aura of mystery that accompanies any new idea. The mystery has gone, and now we all know now that KPIs have no rigorous definition, but are just metrics that summarize the state of a business as well as possible.…

Data Visualization Software. Visual analytics is the act of finding meaning in data using visual artifacts such as charts, graphs, maps and dashboards. In addition, the user interface is typically driven by drag and drop actions using wholly visual constructs. The up side to this is ease of use –…

The word ‘best’ can be fairly meaningless, and so in this Business Intelligence Tools article I have indicated the products that excel in various areas. You will see a graphic displayed at the side of products which offer capability above the norm. This article is a work-in-progress and will be…

We visualize data in charts and graphics because we need information that is not readily available in tables of numbers or written reports. Until recently we have let the computer dictate how information has been presented to us. Computers like numbers and text. They are easily handled, don’t take up…

Business Intelligence Tools 2015 A terse list of business intelligence tools, with pertinent characteristics – functionality, platforms, cost basis. Should serve to form short lists. For more information on product click on the tags at the bottom – some have reviews and fuller details elsewhere on this site. WindWard –…

These free BI and dashboard platforms are pretty well fully functional – only Lumira is somewhat restricted in data sources (the free edition anyway). InetSoft’s Style Scope Agile Edition™ is an easy to use, interactive dashboard software application that includes real time reporting and visual analytics capabilities. It is an…

These free dashboard software usually offer fewer data source support than the commercial products, but Exel support is pretty well ubiquitous.   Bittle supports the creation of online dashboards specifically for the SME user. The free package restricts data storage and data sources, and comes with a standard graphics library (instead…

The enterprise BI platforms compared in this article represent the most common alternatives many organizations will consider. The analysis is high level, and not a feature by feature comparison – which is fairly pointless in our opinion. The five criteria used to compare the products are: Capability – the breadth…