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When it comes to BI features, don’t let pretty hide the truth

Tableau misses the mark as a BI tool for the enterprise. They’ve attracted the attention of many power data analysts for their myriad of different visualization types, allowing complex data to be visualized into something more consumable. Problem is that Tableau was built as a visualization tool first and an analytics tool second.
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Published:
December 5, 2016
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Industry News
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Tackling bye weeks and injuries with our BI Office storyboards

Bye weeks and injuries are perhaps the most difficult challenges a fantasy football owner faces during the regular season. With that in mind, I created a storyboard in BI Office with the express purpose of helping me navigate bye weeks and injuries. My goal was to create a tool that would a) enable me to rapidly identify players who are injured or about to go on bye and b) efficiently identify the best free agents available to replace those players.
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Published:
November 28, 2016
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Data Story
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Examining if Big Data is Worth all of the Hype

I’ve never liked the term “big data.” It feels like a contrived term, born from opportunistic vendors anxious to sell more hardware and software. Certainly, we have seen an enormous growth in the sheer volume of data being produced today, and yes, that is what most people think about when they hear the term big data. However, when I think about big data, I think more broadly about its potential.
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Published:
November 22, 2016

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BARC score: an impressive debut for Pyramid Analytics

We are excited to announce that Pyramid Analytics has been recognized by BARC as a challenger in its Score Business Intelligence (Enterprise BI Platforms) 2016 report. This is the second annual publication of the Score, which analyzes leading vendors in the enterprise business intelligence platform market, and marks Pyramid’s strong debut on the Score graph.
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Published:
November 11, 2016
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Company News
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A key player joins our team

Pyramid Analytics' welcomes Andre Boisvert to our board of directors. Andre brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Pyramid Analytics. Not only has he been in leadership roles with Oracle and SAS, but also in smaller organizations instrumental in shaping our industry, such as Cognos and Pentaho, where he was the co-founder.
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October 26, 2016
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Company News
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Pyramid Analytics embarks on a company-wide #stepschallenge

Pyramid Analytics is embarking on a month-long company steps challenge. Putting each person’s data into BI Office will result in fun data visualizations and friendly competition.
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Published:
October 26, 2016
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Data Story
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Building the Next Generation of Business Intelligence

The other day, I was thinking about BI and its adoption rate by the business. For the past couple decades, business intelligence has been one of the top enterprise initiatives, often one of the top three. Still, though there have been innovations in technology, the way companies use data hasn’t changed much. I sense that is about to change in a big way, which made me wonder whether organizations are ready.
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Published:
October 25, 2016

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The BARC BI Survey 16: another outstanding performance by Pyramid Analytics

Pyramid Analytics invites you to learn more about BI Office, and why it has earned such impressive marks from respondents to The BI Survey 16. Across numerous categories, the BI Office platform simply outperforms its competitors.
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October 18, 2016
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Company News
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How to Build a Culture of Business Analytics

I can tell how mature an organization is by its use of analytics to run the business. By that, I don’t just mean the financial reports they produce for investors or Wall Street. I mean the use of analytics in every aspect of the organization—from product development to HR, from marketing to supply chain, and everything in between.
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Published:
October 12, 2016

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The public cloud for business analytics: is it right for you?

Organizations are looking to fuel innovation with business intelligence and data analytics. Pyramid Analytics shares 5 ways to help you decide if the public cloud is the right path for you.
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Published:
September 30, 2016
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How To