Part III – Impact of Data Warehouse and ETL Design Best Practices After conducting numerous initial assessments for ERP implementations and upgrades, we have seen that all too many reporting solutions were not built according to data warehousing best practices. Because of this, upgrading to a new ERP release can be almost as costly … continue reading
Posts with tag: BI
posted by Tom Lovell in BI Blog on April 30, 2012
One of the most, if not the most daunting issue facing organizations today is what to do with the ever increasing amounts of information available to the enterprise. Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle, recently observed, “We didn’t have a zettabyte(10 “to the 21st power” bytes) of information on this planet until the middle of the … continue reading
posted by Emtec Blog Team in The Emtec Blog on April 2, 2012
Happy April Everyone! While the weather is getting nicer, our schedules are getting busier. We have quite a few upcoming events – be sure to check them out. April 3-5 | SEWP Users Symposium 2012 – Philadelphia, PA The annual Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) provides training on SEWP contracts and website and an … continue reading
posted by Jamal Syed in BI Blog on February 28, 2012
Part II – Why BI: Challenges with ERP Reporting In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the time, resources and budget required for ERP upgrades and the questions you should ask before embarking on an upgrade. In part II, we will dive into the importance of implementing BI best-practices within your ERP upgrades/ implementations. … continue reading
In a previous post titled “BI & Analytics: Top Trends in 2012”, my colleague Peter LePine discussed the macro trends that we anticipate for the BI industry in the coming year. With this follow up post, I want to highlight some of my thoughts on the IBM InfoSphere Information Server suite for data integration, also … continue reading
posted by Dinesh Desai in The Emtec Blog on February 2, 2012
I recently had a wonderful trip abroad to India and London. The sights, sounds and energy in India are intoxicating. On a personal level, I visited the village where I was born and raised. It was great to be back home and see my family. My visit there was also for another purpose. Most children … continue reading
posted by Dan Franceschina in BI Blog on
The latest economic downturn exposed many organization’s weaknesses in their annual planning processes. Companies have long grumbled about the time and resources needed to create an annual plan but have had to put up with the process as a necessary evil as they search for a replacement method. In general, the four main objectives … continue reading
posted by Jamal Syed in BI Blog on January 31, 2012
Part 1 – ERP Upgrades – A big undertaking.. Upgrades are usually performed to incorporate functionalities offered by a newer version and to mitigate risks of the current system. However, an ERP upgrade requires dedicated development time, resources and budget. They can take months, even years, to complete, and involves technical, functional and business … continue reading
posted by Peter LePine in BI Blog on January 17, 2012
If you’re like me, you’re probably receiving Webinar invites and other marketing materials from the leading Industry Analysts predicting the “next big thing” in BI, Information Management & DW (data warehousing). At Emtec, we take a slightly different perspective; we pay attention to what’s on our Clients’ radar in 2012 and provide pragmatic recommendations & … continue reading
posted by Tammy Norton in BI Blog on December 15, 2011
Managing More with Less Doesn’t Have to Be Impossible Our families, friends, clients, co-workers and bosses will always be asking us to do more with less and now it appears the SEC has a plan to further complicate today’s reporting demands. In these last few years surrounding the Business Process Management (BPM) environment this “request” … continue reading
