In today’s world there is a lot of hype around data and its usage, Let’s take a closer look at the penalties for a lack of data and data visibility in particular. Management All managers like to know what is going on at any given point in time, but on a global, birds eye level, […]
It’s 2014, which means a fresh new year for your organization, and for all the challenges that come with running successful, efficient organizations. But hopefully you are refreshed and rejuvenated after the holiday season, enjoyed a few cocktails, some laughs, and probably some cold weather, and now you are ready to get started on making […]
Merging structured and semi-structured data models gives you the flexibility to decipher and display data in a number of ways that best represents what is being analysed. It gives you the best of both worlds, high-performance and navigation, flexibility and scalability. Before we explain how this combination works though, it is important to understand the […]
It’s the holiday season, and we are feeling, well, festive! In trying to bring a bit of holiday cheer to everyday business, we imagined what it would be like if Santa used Observato, our data audit log application. And the possibilities were countless. It got us very excited so we decided to make it into […]
So you have implemented a field service management (FSM) solution with great ROI, but it’s got a few kinks. We get it and it’s not unusual because this is complicated stuff that you’ve introduced into your business. As implementation experts, we have seen the issues that service organizations run into, even when implementing some of […]
Your data log SHOULD be a lifeline between you and your data, you and your business users, and between your business users and their activity as well. But unfortunately, this probably isn’t what you are getting from your data log. In the blog post “But My System Already Has A Built-In Data Audit Log…” we […]
Data. The term is used so frequently, by so many, but it is not often that we stop and think about what we are actually talking about. Data typically means “pieces” of information that are displayed in a specific way. But, it gets more complicated than that. Data can mean slightly different things in different […]
With any new product or idea there are bound to a be a few misconceptions. And while big data has been around for a while now, it still isn’t fully understood. The same goes for ways to manage this data. We want to help you clear some of the confusion up. If you read our […]
Some of you may be rolling your eyes at the question “What’s a data strategy”? In this case, you probably have already implemented one at your organization. Kudos to you because according to research from Dataversity, you are one of only 11% of organizations that have. The truth of the matter is simple, even though […]
If only there was a magic dashboard that could show you every little thing that is going on in your organization at every second of the day. If only you could see what each of your business users are working on, where your field techs are, what marketing campaigns are engaging with customers, what costs you’re ncurring, what […]