The Real Cost of Business Intelligence

Many companies and organisations assume that business intelligence software and platforms are costly to buy and difficult to use, but like many things in life, there’s no one single cost that can be dangled in front of customers. Your initial BI software costs vary greatly from platform to platform, from seller to seller, with further expenses coming through the deployment of the software and training users. Sometimes it can seem that the more options you look at, the more confusing the whole scenario becomes, especially when it’s considered that many of the decision-makers aren’t experts in BI and often won’t even be the end user of the information. While the topic of data grows with importance,...

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10 Ways Smart Business Owners Use Dashboards

Data is all around us and has become a key asset in business over the past few years, but it’s more than just a buzzword. It can help business owners and managers to track progress, engagement and profitability, along with our activities and how to grow or improve key areas. Logging into a multitude of data platforms can be time-consuming and confusing, which is where dashboards such as Viur come in. They aggregate your data and present it in an easy-to-understand form, taking away the guesswork of how your business is performing in the areas you want to analyze. Here a few ways to get the best use out of your dashboard.   1. Monitor your business with real-time...

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Asking The Right Questions of Your Data

As data and the value it offers businesses and organisations gather increasing importance, its influence on how we develop our businesses grows. It’s an industry now worth billions of dollars, with everyone from mom and pop stores through to global multinationals investing in collecting and understanding their data through a variety of tools and platforms. Recent research has shown that over 55% of senior executives and decision-makers will increase their investment in data over the coming years, and for long-established and traditional companies their fear is losing out to start-ups and tech-savvy organisations embracing big data and the knowledge leverage it offers them. Case studies in recent years also show that organisations who invest in managing and analysing their...

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New Feature: Email Reports

Another week, another feature! Our dashboards look great in big TVs, but we know you can't always be at the office to look at them. With Email Reports, your dashboards now live in your email inbox, so you can see them on your laptop, tablet or mobile phone, wherever you are. The Email Reports show you the state of your business anytime you choose fit. Just add your team members to the recipients list and you can all be on the same page. Learn how to configure the email reports on our support page....

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How Viur can help your business grow

We live in an increasingly data-driven society. Data has become a word that consumers and the public are increasingly aware of, but it’s also something that can help business owners and managers improve and grow their organisations. Big Data, Analytics and Business Intelligence have become buzzwords these days, and many businesses know they need to have them, but they don’t know why, what to do with them, or what are the right questions to ask. Data comes in many forms and from many sources, so it’s good to have a one-stop shop to view and analyse it. This is where Business Intelligence dashboards come in. Dashboards are more than a buzzword though, and if you’re asking...

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