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Toucan specialists and analytics experts offer the best advice, research, how-tos, and insights - all in the name of making data analytics accessible to anyone.

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    What is Embedded Analytics? Definition, Examples and Benefits

    Practical examples of embedded analytics Looking for concrete embedded analytics examples to inspire...

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    Embedded Analytics Architecture: Components and Best Practices

    Data visualizations and interactive reports, which set applications apart five years ago, are now...

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    Top 5 Alternatives to Sisense [2025]

    Introduction Sisense is renowned for its powerful analytics and data integration capabilities but may...

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    Top 5 Alternatives to Looker [2025]

    Looker is a leading business intelligence (BI) and data analytics tool, widely praised for its powerful...

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    Self-Service Analytics: Benefits and Challenges

    Imagine giving everyone in your company the power to explore data and uncover insights on their own—no...

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    How to Calculate ROI for Embedded Analytics

    The return on investment for every dollar spent by a company has become an inevitable follow-up...

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    How to Create a Data-Driven Decision Making Experience in Your Product

    Data-driven decision-making refers to the process of making business decisions solely on the basis of...

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    What a modern data stack looks like

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    How to Build a Data Culture Without a Data Team

    With an increasing quantity of data, corporations are entering an era of fact-based innovation, which is...

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    Best Tools for PostgreSQL Reporting in 2025

    PostgreSQL is the second most popular open-source database in the world, and for good reason. This...

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    MySQL reporting: How to Choose the Right Tool

    There are plenty of MySQL users out there. Due to its prominence as the second most popular database in...

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    How to Create an Annual Sales Report with 6 Examples

    Annual sales report, also known as an annual sales analysis report, is a document that summarizes a...

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    5 Trends for Business Intelligence (BI)

    Last year, we discussed BI trends for 2022 by simply observing companies that rely heavily on analytics...

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    Why Data Warehouses are the New Backend

    Data storage has undergone a significant evolution. From physical servers to cloud-based data...

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    Executive Reporting: Definition, Benefits, and Best Practices

    Executives are the most important decision-makers in any organization. With the average adult making...

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    Financial Dashboard for Small Businesses

    When people hear the phrase "business analytics," they're inclined to think of Fortune 500 companies...

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    HR dashboard: 4 rules and examples that can make an impact

    Is your Human Resources department feeling a pinch? Often one of the most overlooked and...

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    Top Financial Analytics Tools in 2025

    Data visualization for finance has arrived. Finance professionals wouldn’t give these solutions the time...

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    How Embedded Analytics Keep Companies Competitive

    Embedded analytics are leading the way in the next generation of data. Firms commonly use embedded...

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    Financial KPIs: 9 Metrics You Should Be Tracking

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    Importance of ESG in the Hospitality Industry

    The hospitality industry has experienced one of the most unpredictable and difficult moments in its...

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    Why Every Company Needs Accounting Data Analytics

    Data analytics is taking the accounting world by storm. According to a survey conducted by Sage...

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    Recurring Revenue: Business Example and What it Takes

    Recurring revenue refers to the proportion of a business's revenue that is expected to continue in the...

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    Financial Dashboards: How to Build them Effectively

    Financial dashboards assist you with keeping track of your business’s finances, especially the key...

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    Financial Analytics Explained

    Financial analytics, also known as financial analysis, provides various perspectives on the financial...

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    Lifetime Value (LTV): How to Calculate it

    Customer lifetime value, often called CLV or LTV, is defined as the monetary value of a customer to a...

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    Guide to Measuring Training Effectiveness

    The U.S. business community spends more than $80 billion on employee training every year, and global...

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    What is Workforce Analytics and How it Impacts Workforce Management?

    The use of data-driven methods for workforce planning and management is known as workforce analytics....

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    What is Toucan 2.0? Introducing the new and improved Toucan

    If you’ve already used Toucan, you’ve probably come to know (and love) the Toucan data storytelling...

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    5 Best Alternatives to Exago

    Exago is another business intelligence software that was acquired by Insight Software. Though at first...

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