The following is a list of some considerations related to dashboard evaluations. It provides an initial set of considerations.
Dashboard Purpose
By starting with the business pain, decision makers can limit their dashboard choice to one that meets their specific business requirements.  For example, some companies require operational dashboards to help them manage their call centers, whereas [...]

Earlier this week, the BBBT members got together and wrote a blog about a recent analyst briefing on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.  The general goal of the briefing was to update industry analysts and consultants about Microsoft’s product update, roadmap, general technical details, and the like. Even though I was unable to attend the [...]

Last week I attended and gave a talk at Salon BI in Montreal.  Although there were many good presentations, one that I really enjoyed was Jean-Paul Isson’s presentation (he’ll be speaking at TDWI next month).  Jean-Paul Isson, Global VP of BI and Predictive Analytics for Monster discussed the evolution of Monster’s homegrown text analytics solution [...]

This past Friday I had the opportunity to attend my first Boulder BI Brain Trust (BBBT) meeting remotely with Lyzasoft (here’s a link to their free trial) as a presenter and was impressed overall. One of the things I really like about Lyzasoft specifically is their focus on social media and BI.  By taking analytics, [...]