We’re excited to launch our new business intelligence collaboration tool. With collaboration for BI, we’re taking our innovative BI360 suite and delivering even better insight into every facet of your data and your business. So what’s so exciting about our enterprise collaboration tool? With proper use of just a few key features, your company can […]
I was never completely sold on the social enterprise platform idea. The business case for replicating popular social networking functionality in a corporate environment seemed dubious at best. Would there ever be a return on investment? That was until I actually talk to some users. Admittedly success depends heavily on the implementation strategy, but every […]
00Ashley Furnesshttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngAshley Furness2012-07-18 14:08:222023-02-08 15:15:406 Reasons Social Enterprise Apps Are Worth Buzzing About
With BI360 organizations can report live from their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or from the BI360 Data Warehouse (DW). The question is which one is best for your organization. Each organization needs to determine which approach is best or whether a hybrid approach is best. This article will give the benefits of using each option. […]
There is no doubt that a new generation of Enterprise Collaboration tools are coming full steam to the corporate marketplace. As the Facebook generation(s) starts demanding modern collaboration tools and interfaces at the workplace, this new breed of “social” business tools are here to stay. Early adopters are already using one or more enterprise collaboration […]
00Nils Rasmussenhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngNils Rasmussen2012-06-10 23:27:322019-12-12 19:48:37Enterprise Collaboration Tools – Are You Keeping an Eye on the Technology?
As a selection tool, a cost / benefit analysis helps you focus on the most suitable category of software, rather than trying to differentiate between similar budgeting solutions. For example, it can help you find out if your needs are better served by: * High-end or low-end software SQL-based or OLAP based software Web-based or […]
00Nils Rasmussenhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngNils Rasmussen2012-05-24 23:14:212020-10-27 16:36:12Factors to Consider when Evaluating Budgeting Software: Ease of Use
Have you ever wondered how many of your department heads or subsidiaries ever read the monthly reports you are sending them? Many managers are not trained in reading detailed financial statements, nor are they “excited” by all the rows and columns of numbers. As a matter of fact, most people are better wired for reading narrative stories than long lists of […]
00Nils Rasmussenhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngNils Rasmussen2012-05-13 06:42:572019-12-12 19:48:37The Automation of Narrated Reports – An (R)evolution in Financial Reporting
In organizations with many business units (or many products or projects or any other business dimension) it is desirable to create a report output where the first sheet is a summary (“consolidated”) sheet and then the next sheets may be divisional summaries and then eventually the subsidiary or department detail. Make reports more efficient and […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Seiji Naganumahttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngSeiji Naganuma2012-05-04 22:58:462023-02-08 11:24:11Take Advantage of Building Your Reports within Excel – Steps to Create Tree Navigation
Our mantra here at Solver is “make it simple, sexy and powerful”. Traditionally, Data Warehouse projects are reserved for the IT folks in an organization, but we have set out to change that notion with the BI360 Data Warehouse. We are busy working on many new and exciting features for the upcoming version of the […]
It’s almost that time again! For many of you budgeting season is almost here, it’s a perfect time to ease the burden and dramatically reduce budgeting and forecasting cycle times. Automating your budgeting process allows you to make faster, more informed decisions. View our recorded webinar and see BI360 Planning in action now! See a live demonstration of creating […]
00Aaron Chirolohttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngAaron Chirolo2012-04-20 00:00:372019-12-12 19:48:37Looking to Take Away the Pain of this Year's Budgeting Process?
Data warehousing is a key technology that many companies are pursuing today. A data warehouse can deliver enormous benefits and key data in a timely manner, however; they are also subject to a high failure rate. The reasons for failure vary but almost always two symptoms will surface, cost and user expectations. Notice I identified […]
00Alan Rittbergerhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngAlan Rittberger2012-04-16 04:46:332019-12-12 19:48:39What are the Advantages of a Pre-Built Data Warehouse? (Buy vs. Build)
As part of the BI360 Suite, financial reports can be created. But what’s the point of creating the financial reports unless trained eyes from your organization are analyzing the numbers to find the strengths and weaknesses of your business. A very valuable, yet underused part of the BI360 Suite is the Report Publisher. Through the […]
00Seiji Naganumahttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngSeiji Naganuma2012-03-28 22:16:012019-12-12 19:48:39Benefit from Automating your Report Distribution
Binary Stream’s Multi-Entity Management (MEM) solution provides the ability to process transactions from different corporate entities within a single company database. By utilizing a centralized database intercompany transactions can be automated and master files can be shared across entities (ie General Ledger Accounts, Customers, Vendors, etc). This consolidated Dynamics GP database has all the information […]
In most mid-sized and larger organizations with multiple divisions, classic BI tools have never been good at satisfying both local division needs (detailed reporting, local budget models, etc.) as well as corporate HQ needs. In the screenshot below, you can see an interesting methodology where a company can install the BI360 data warehouse (DW) at each […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Nils Rasmussenhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngNils Rasmussen2012-03-11 02:20:022019-12-12 19:48:39Solving the Classic Division vs HQ BI conflict with Multi-level Data Warehousing
One of the most common issues with reports containing a large volume of data is the report run time can take a longer time than expected. BI360 Version 3.5 has a new feature that has been added to enable parallel queries so that the SQL Server can be utilized to its maximum capabilities. Once enabled, […]
Smartlist is a very popular query tool used by all Microsoft Dynamics GP customers worldwide. It has hundreds of useful SQL Views to allow GP users to filter and retrieve transactions from different tables in the GP database. BI360 now integrates to Smartlist views to provide an almost unlimited number of opportunities for business users […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Nils Rasmussenhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngNils Rasmussen2012-02-25 12:32:582019-12-12 19:48:39Solver announces BI360 support for Microsoft Dynamics GP Smartlist
Solver offers BI360 training classes built for our client and partner needs with one of our senior consultants. Whether it’s our standard two-day training class in our Los Angeles headquarters for novice users or on client site for a more customized training and workshop, Solver is there to assist. Benefits of the BI360 training classes […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Diana Sanchezhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngDiana Sanchez2012-02-24 14:57:442019-12-12 19:48:39Learning Support for BI360 – Classes Available
A common frustration among many Finance and Accounting departments is the difficulty associated with modifying financial and operational reports. Users often resort to manually adjusting their reports in Excel to get them into their preferred format for distribution. This can become a very time consuming process when multiple drafts of the same report need to […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Stephanie Gamberhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngStephanie Gamber2012-02-17 01:16:252019-12-12 19:48:40The Benefit of Using Excel for Financial Reporting
We had full attendance for a Microsoft World Event hosted by Solver, Inc. in Gothenberg & Stockholm, Sweden. The seminar’s focus was on “SQL Server 2012 – Master Data Services a tool for managing master data“. Most organizations recognize the problems with inconsistent supplier, customer and product records. Despite advanced BI solutions often lack the management […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Aaron Chirolohttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngAaron Chirolo2012-02-15 21:10:022019-12-12 19:48:40Fantastic Turnout for Microsoft World Event hosted by Solver – Sweden
Many companies these days are planning to enhance their ERP system’s native reporting capabilities with additional Business Intelligence (BI) tools. Here are some things to consider for this evaluation process: The role of IT vs the BUSINESS USERS when it comes to enabling users to create reports: Importance of user-friendly BI tools where IT does […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Nils Rasmussenhttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngNils Rasmussen2012-02-08 00:35:452019-12-12 19:48:40Things to Consider when Evaluating Business Intelligence for Your ERP System
The latest release of BI360 is loaded with lots of new features and enhancements. You talked and we listened. BI360 3.5 is setting the bar with advanced reporting from Excel. Take Control of Your Data Many Accounting / ERP systems allow custom tables and attribute fields. Prior to v3.5, these custom fields and tables could […]
00Mike Applegatehttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngMike Applegate2012-01-27 22:13:532023-01-21 17:17:12New Exciting Features in BI360 Version 3.5
The business intelligence (BI) software market can be tough to navigate. Not only do organizations have to sort through hundreds of available products, they also have to make sense of the jargon, trends and other technical aspects of BI tools (e.g. “OLAP” or “in-memory processing”). Getting a handle on these concepts early in your research […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Aaron Chirolohttps://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngAaron Chirolo2012-01-17 21:28:502023-02-23 11:47:12Looking for the Right BI Tool?
Today’s accounting departments want financial report writers that require a minimal amount of report maintenance when there are changes in the underlying accounting system, such as new account numbers. Furthermore, they always want to be able to rest assured that their financial statements include any segment or dimension updates done in the general ledger, thus […]
Every day in almost every modern business around the world, employees and managers are looking at reports. Depending on roles and responsibilities, these report consumers are seeking an understanding of a particular area of the business by reviewing vendor reports, sales reports, inventory reports, financial statements, and more. The faster an employee can find the […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Solver, Inc.https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngSolver, Inc.2011-12-28 20:07:492019-12-12 19:48:40The Power of Drill Down
Get Ready for BI360 version 3.5! It is currently in beta and will be released in January 2012. Benefit from new features added within the reporting, planning and data warehouse modules. Two major features were added to enhance reporting and analysis: • Custom drill down within your reports allowing users to drill through to any […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Solver, Inc.https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngSolver, Inc.2011-12-28 19:45:572019-12-12 19:48:40Solver to Release BI360 Version 3.5 in January
Solver is growing and needs more great team members! Due to high demand for our BI360 budgeting, reporting, dahsboard and data warehouse suite we are in need of the following team members: 1) BI360 consultant (US East Coast) 2) BI360 project manager (based at HQ in Los Angeles) 3) BI360 marketing/office coordinator (based at HQ […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Solver, Inc.https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngSolver, Inc.2011-08-04 05:54:102019-12-12 19:48:40Solver is growing and needs talented people
Today, I read one of the best BI articles I have seen in a long time. It was called “Process-Oriented BI: Navigating the Road of Continuous Improvement”. The essence of the article is about how far you should be able to take BI these days by: 1) End-to-End Business Process Knowledge 2) Continuous Improvement Mindset […]
See us at the Business Intelligence & Analytics for Healthcare Conference & Exhibition, July 11-12, 2011, San Diego, CA. Solver and InterDyn Remington will show how to use the BI360 software suite to manage data to drive quality, financial performance & accountable care. An increasing number of healthcare provider and payer organizations are looking to […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Solver, Inc.https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngSolver, Inc.2011-07-07 17:19:052019-12-12 19:48:40Solver at Business Intelligence & Analytics for Healthcare Conference & Exhibition, July 11-12, 2011
Solver recently partnered with Sage to offer the BI360 suite to Sage MAS 500 and X3 customers world-wide. This will now bring the leading BI360 reporting, budgeting, dashboard and data warehouse suite to Sage customers that are looking for a powerful and user-friendly Microsoft Excel-based reporting and budgeting experience. The initial MAS 500 integration inclus LIVE reporting on the […]
https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.png00Solver, Inc.https://www.solverglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solver-logo-final.pngSolver, Inc.2011-07-03 18:43:132019-12-12 19:48:40Solver Partners with Sage to Offer BI360 for MAS 500 and X3
A quickly increasing number of BI360 users are developing operational reports such as:
– Reports help them manage inventories with details about standard cost, quantities and physical value.
– That shows purchase orders versus requisitions with related information about delivery dates, unit price, quantity ordered, purchase price and purchase quantity.
– Production orders with trend charts that quantities items ordered by date.
– Work-in-progress reports (WIP), quantity per order, how much of an order has been started and the WIP amount.
Welcome to Complete Insight!
BI360, Business IntelligenceWe’re excited to launch our new business intelligence collaboration tool. With collaboration for BI, we’re taking our innovative BI360 suite and delivering even better insight into every facet of your data and your business. So what’s so exciting about our enterprise collaboration tool? With proper use of just a few key features, your company can […]
6 Reasons Social Enterprise Apps Are Worth Buzzing About
UncategorizedI was never completely sold on the social enterprise platform idea. The business case for replicating popular social networking functionality in a corporate environment seemed dubious at best. Would there ever be a return on investment? That was until I actually talk to some users. Admittedly success depends heavily on the implementation strategy, but every […]
Live ERP Reporting versus Data Warehouse Reporting
BI360, Solver Operational Data Store (BI360 Data Warehouse module)With BI360 organizations can report live from their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or from the BI360 Data Warehouse (DW). The question is which one is best for your organization. Each organization needs to determine which approach is best or whether a hybrid approach is best. This article will give the benefits of using each option. […]
Enterprise Collaboration Tools – Are You Keeping an Eye on the Technology?
UncategorizedThere is no doubt that a new generation of Enterprise Collaboration tools are coming full steam to the corporate marketplace. As the Facebook generation(s) starts demanding modern collaboration tools and interfaces at the workplace, this new breed of “social” business tools are here to stay. Early adopters are already using one or more enterprise collaboration […]
Factors to Consider When Evaluating Budgeting Software – Cost / Benefit Analysis (Part 2)
BI360As a selection tool, a cost / benefit analysis helps you focus on the most suitable category of software, rather than trying to differentiate between similar budgeting solutions. For example, it can help you find out if your needs are better served by: * High-end or low-end software SQL-based or OLAP based software Web-based or […]
Factors to Consider when Evaluating Budgeting Software: Ease of Use
BI360, Business Intelligence, WebinarsThe Automation of Narrated Reports – An (R)evolution in Financial Reporting
BI360, Business Intelligence, Microsoft DynamicsHave you ever wondered how many of your department heads or subsidiaries ever read the monthly reports you are sending them? Many managers are not trained in reading detailed financial statements, nor are they “excited” by all the rows and columns of numbers. As a matter of fact, most people are better wired for reading narrative stories than long lists of […]
Take Advantage of Building Your Reports within Excel – Steps to Create Tree Navigation
BI360, Excel 2010In organizations with many business units (or many products or projects or any other business dimension) it is desirable to create a report output where the first sheet is a summary (“consolidated”) sheet and then the next sheets may be divisional summaries and then eventually the subsidiary or department detail. Make reports more efficient and […]
Configuring the BI360 Warehouse just got easier
BI360, Solver Operational Data Store (BI360 Data Warehouse module)Our mantra here at Solver is “make it simple, sexy and powerful”. Traditionally, Data Warehouse projects are reserved for the IT folks in an organization, but we have set out to change that notion with the BI360 Data Warehouse. We are busy working on many new and exciting features for the upcoming version of the […]
Looking to Take Away the Pain of this Year's Budgeting Process?
Solver Operational Data Store (BI360 Data Warehouse module), UncategorizedIt’s almost that time again! For many of you budgeting season is almost here, it’s a perfect time to ease the burden and dramatically reduce budgeting and forecasting cycle times. Automating your budgeting process allows you to make faster, more informed decisions. View our recorded webinar and see BI360 Planning in action now! See a live demonstration of creating […]
What are the Advantages of a Pre-Built Data Warehouse? (Buy vs. Build)
BI360, InfoManager (BI360 budgeting module)Data warehousing is a key technology that many companies are pursuing today. A data warehouse can deliver enormous benefits and key data in a timely manner, however; they are also subject to a high failure rate. The reasons for failure vary but almost always two symptoms will surface, cost and user expectations. Notice I identified […]
Benefit from Automating your Report Distribution
BI360As part of the BI360 Suite, financial reports can be created. But what’s the point of creating the financial reports unless trained eyes from your organization are analyzing the numbers to find the strengths and weaknesses of your business. A very valuable, yet underused part of the BI360 Suite is the Report Publisher. Through the […]
BI360 now supports Binary Stream’s Multi-Entity Management
BI360Binary Stream’s Multi-Entity Management (MEM) solution provides the ability to process transactions from different corporate entities within a single company database. By utilizing a centralized database intercompany transactions can be automated and master files can be shared across entities (ie General Ledger Accounts, Customers, Vendors, etc). This consolidated Dynamics GP database has all the information […]
Solving the Classic Division vs HQ BI conflict with Multi-level Data Warehousing
Business Intelligence, Solver Operational Data Store (BI360 Data Warehouse module), UncategorizedIn most mid-sized and larger organizations with multiple divisions, classic BI tools have never been good at satisfying both local division needs (detailed reporting, local budget models, etc.) as well as corporate HQ needs. In the screenshot below, you can see an interesting methodology where a company can install the BI360 data warehouse (DW) at each […]
How To Improve Reporting Performance
BI360One of the most common issues with reports containing a large volume of data is the report run time can take a longer time than expected. BI360 Version 3.5 has a new feature that has been added to enable parallel queries so that the SQL Server can be utilized to its maximum capabilities. Once enabled, […]
Solver announces BI360 support for Microsoft Dynamics GP Smartlist
BI360, Microsoft DynamicsSmartlist is a very popular query tool used by all Microsoft Dynamics GP customers worldwide. It has hundreds of useful SQL Views to allow GP users to filter and retrieve transactions from different tables in the GP database. BI360 now integrates to Smartlist views to provide an almost unlimited number of opportunities for business users […]
Learning Support for BI360 – Classes Available
BI360Solver offers BI360 training classes built for our client and partner needs with one of our senior consultants. Whether it’s our standard two-day training class in our Los Angeles headquarters for novice users or on client site for a more customized training and workshop, Solver is there to assist. Benefits of the BI360 training classes […]
The Benefit of Using Excel for Financial Reporting
BI360A common frustration among many Finance and Accounting departments is the difficulty associated with modifying financial and operational reports. Users often resort to manually adjusting their reports in Excel to get them into their preferred format for distribution. This can become a very time consuming process when multiple drafts of the same report need to […]
Fantastic Turnout for Microsoft World Event hosted by Solver – Sweden
Business IntelligenceWe had full attendance for a Microsoft World Event hosted by Solver, Inc. in Gothenberg & Stockholm, Sweden. The seminar’s focus was on “SQL Server 2012 – Master Data Services a tool for managing master data“. Most organizations recognize the problems with inconsistent supplier, customer and product records. Despite advanced BI solutions often lack the management […]
Things to Consider when Evaluating Business Intelligence for Your ERP System
Business IntelligenceMany companies these days are planning to enhance their ERP system’s native reporting capabilities with additional Business Intelligence (BI) tools. Here are some things to consider for this evaluation process: The role of IT vs the BUSINESS USERS when it comes to enabling users to create reports: Importance of user-friendly BI tools where IT does […]
New Exciting Features in BI360 Version 3.5
BI360The latest release of BI360 is loaded with lots of new features and enhancements. You talked and we listened. BI360 3.5 is setting the bar with advanced reporting from Excel. Take Control of Your Data Many Accounting / ERP systems allow custom tables and attribute fields. Prior to v3.5, these custom fields and tables could […]
Looking for the Right BI Tool?
Business IntelligenceThe business intelligence (BI) software market can be tough to navigate. Not only do organizations have to sort through hundreds of available products, they also have to make sense of the jargon, trends and other technical aspects of BI tools (e.g. “OLAP” or “in-memory processing”). Getting a handle on these concepts early in your research […]
Improve Financial Reporting Accuracy
BI360Today’s accounting departments want financial report writers that require a minimal amount of report maintenance when there are changes in the underlying accounting system, such as new account numbers. Furthermore, they always want to be able to rest assured that their financial statements include any segment or dimension updates done in the general ledger, thus […]
The Power of Drill Down
BI360Every day in almost every modern business around the world, employees and managers are looking at reports. Depending on roles and responsibilities, these report consumers are seeking an understanding of a particular area of the business by reviewing vendor reports, sales reports, inventory reports, financial statements, and more. The faster an employee can find the […]
Solver to Release BI360 Version 3.5 in January
BI360Get Ready for BI360 version 3.5! It is currently in beta and will be released in January 2012. Benefit from new features added within the reporting, planning and data warehouse modules. Two major features were added to enhance reporting and analysis: • Custom drill down within your reports allowing users to drill through to any […]
Solver is growing and needs talented people
UncategorizedSolver is growing and needs more great team members! Due to high demand for our BI360 budgeting, reporting, dahsboard and data warehouse suite we are in need of the following team members: 1) BI360 consultant (US East Coast) 2) BI360 project manager (based at HQ in Los Angeles) 3) BI360 marketing/office coordinator (based at HQ […]
Process Oriented Business Intelligence
BI360, InfoManager (BI360 budgeting module), Solver Operational Data Store (BI360 Data Warehouse module)Today, I read one of the best BI articles I have seen in a long time. It was called “Process-Oriented BI: Navigating the Road of Continuous Improvement”. The essence of the article is about how far you should be able to take BI these days by: 1) End-to-End Business Process Knowledge 2) Continuous Improvement Mindset […]
Solver at Business Intelligence & Analytics for Healthcare Conference & Exhibition, July 11-12, 2011
BI360See us at the Business Intelligence & Analytics for Healthcare Conference & Exhibition, July 11-12, 2011, San Diego, CA. Solver and InterDyn Remington will show how to use the BI360 software suite to manage data to drive quality, financial performance & accountable care. An increasing number of healthcare provider and payer organizations are looking to […]
Solver Partners with Sage to Offer BI360 for MAS 500 and X3
Sage 500, Sage X3, UncategorizedSolver recently partnered with Sage to offer the BI360 suite to Sage MAS 500 and X3 customers world-wide. This will now bring the leading BI360 reporting, budgeting, dashboard and data warehouse suite to Sage customers that are looking for a powerful and user-friendly Microsoft Excel-based reporting and budgeting experience. The initial MAS 500 integration inclus LIVE reporting on the […]
Operational Reporting with BI360
BI360A quickly increasing number of BI360 users are developing operational reports such as:
– Reports help them manage inventories with details about standard cost, quantities and physical value.
– That shows purchase orders versus requisitions with related information about delivery dates, unit price, quantity ordered, purchase price and purchase quantity.
– Production orders with trend charts that quantities items ordered by date.
– Work-in-progress reports (WIP), quantity per order, how much of an order has been started and the WIP amount.