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Unlock the power of business intelligence to make data-driven decisions. Explore BI trends, use cases, and how analytics drives business growth and competitive advantage.

Self-Service Analytics

02/10/2025

9 min

Self-Service BI: definition, tools, best practices, and real-world use cases

Explore self-service BI: definition, benefits, top tools, and best practices to democratize data analysis and drive faster business decisions.

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Business Intelligence

17/09/2025

9 min

Business Intelligence: Definition, Tools, Examples and More

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Embedded Analytics

27/08/2025

3 min

Introducing our new Multi-Tenant service to boost Data Execution speed and efficiency

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Data Fundamentals

17/07/2025

4 min

Comparing the Best SQL Editors

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Net Revenue: How it Differs from Gross Revenue and Net Income

11/02/2022

3 min

You measure your business's profits and revenue with a variety of metrics. Net income, gross revenue, and net revenue are some of the common metrics...

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Burn Rate: Why it is Important and How to Calculate it

11/02/2022

3 min

In simple terms, burn rate measures how much capital your business needs to cover all expenses in a certain period of time, usually a month....

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Marginal Profit - Everything You Need to Know

11/02/2022

4 min

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8 Essential SaaS Sales Metrics You Should be Tracking

11/02/2022

7 min

One of the wonderful things about the Software as a Service (SaaS) model is that it’s easier than ever before to not only start a business, but to...

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AARRR Pirate Metrics: Everything You Need to Know

11/02/2022

7 min

We love Pirate Metrics. The name itself is fun: AARRR!! Pirate metrics, or “AARRR”, is a term coined by entrepreneur and investor Dave McClure....

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9 Simple Steps for HR Digital Transformation

24/01/2022

3 min

The goal of HR digital transformation is to transform operational HR processes into data-driven, automated systems. On the one hand, HR teams are...

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What is Workforce Analytics and How it Impacts Workforce Management?

24/01/2022

3 min

The use of data-driven methods for workforce planning and management is known as workforce analytics. Workforce behavior and related factors are...

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Perform powerful transformations with your YouPrep

19/01/2022

2 min

For years, data preparation was the missing link of business analytics.

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How to Manage Sales Opportunities Efficiently

14/01/2022

3 min

Before we dive into sales opportunity management, let’s start by thinking about the business’s approach to sales opportunities. How many of these...

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What is Toucan 2.0? Introducing the new and improved Toucan

07/01/2022

4 min

If you’ve already used Toucan, you’ve probably come to know (and love) the Toucan data storytelling experience. For over six years, we’ve been...

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5 Best alternatives to Chartio

23/12/2021

6 min

Chartio has been acquired by Atlassian, which means it is decision time for their customers. Atlassian has decided to close down operations, giving...

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5 Best Alternatives to Domo

23/12/2021

4 min

Domo is a good technical analytics solution, which is oftentimes known to over promise and under deliver. The biggest downfall for Domo comes in the...

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5 Best Alternatives to Qlik

23/12/2021

4 min

Qlik Sense is the newer, more dynamic version of Qlik View. It is marketed as a modern self-service analytics platform, that drives data discovery...

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5 Best Alternatives to Klipfolio

22/12/2021

3 min

Klipfolio is marketed as a modern, lightweight BI solution that allows users to make better and confident decisions. Though it is modern, Klipfolio...

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Is Cloud Business Intelligence right for you?

08/12/2021

6 min

Where do you stand with Business Intelligence? If you’re like most companies, BI has been a priority of yours for some time now, but you’re unable to...

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4 Real World Business Intelligence (BI) Examples

12/11/2021

5 min

Business intelligence (BI) is a technology-driven process for analyzing data. It is used to measure performance progress toward business goals,...

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5 challenges of a sales director + how analytics can help

05/11/2021

5 min

As a sales person, you’ve got a knack for negotiating, building strong relationships with leads, and sealing deals.

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Business Intelligence vs Business Analytics: How Are They Different?

05/11/2021

2 min

Data is in abundance. Businesses create tons of data from multiple sources every single day. To use this data to make smarter decisions, identify...

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Mobile Business Intelligence: The answer to widespread adoption

05/11/2021

2 min

The pace of business has changed. Decisions have to be made faster and more accurately. The only devices always by your side that can keep pace with...

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Destroying Data Complexities: Toucan vs Other Analytics Solutions

08/10/2021

2 min

It is a known fact that data complexities is killing your business by making decisions slower and less reliable while driving up the cost and...

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3 reasons why data analytics are increasingly hosted on the cloud

16/09/2021

3 min

By the end of 2022, more than half of all enterprise data will be hosted on the cloud. With more data being moved to the cloud, data analytics...

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Data Friction - what is it and how to find it

09/09/2021

3 min

$274 billion.

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Is it a Feature or is it Friction? Looker Edition

03/09/2021

4 min

In this edition of friction or feature, we will be looking at Looker. If you have browsed around for analytics solutions, chances are that you have...

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Checklist: Data Product Readiness

18/08/2021

16 min

Building customer-facing analytics for your application is about more than just the technology you select. in fact, it’s almost never the technology...

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Software vendors: top 5 reasons to switch to SaaS

05/08/2021

3 min

2021 has brought important changes to our working habits, accelerating the cloud revolution. The rise of remote work led companies to rethink their...

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Strategic Tools: Data analytics help reinvent automotive captives

14/06/2021

3 min

But despite these positive signals, captives are in the midst of a shifting ecosystem which puts their traditional business model at risk. With...

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Product Management Masterclass #8 : Diego San Miguel

01/06/2021

3 min

1. Tell us a bit about yourself! My name is Diego San Miguel and I’ve been doing product management for the last 7-years, working with Techstars...

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Product Management Masterclass #7 : Lily Rosenbloom

10/05/2021

3 min

1- Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m Lily Rosenbloom, a Product Manager at Appcues, a no-code solution for delivering in-app experiences. With a...

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Product Management Masterclass #6 : Jeremy Levy

26/04/2021

3 min

1. Tell us a bit about yourself!

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The 10 best open data portals - Making data public

21/04/2021

4 min

Making public data available to the public: the core principle of open data is fundamental to transparent governance.

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