Introduction If your organization uses Microsoft Dynamics AX, you have probably wondered about the differences between using standard AX OLAP cubes and timeXtender as your Business Intelligence platform. While standard OLAP cubes in Dynamics AX 2009 come with functionality that addresses some of the challenges of former versions a BI solution based only on standard…
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Introducing timeXtender The relevance of a good Business Intelligence (BI) solution has become obvious to most companies. Using information based on trustworthy data as the basis for daily business decisions is of immense value to any organization that has to compete in an ever-changing market place. Moreover, using BI and Analytics strategically provides a significant…
Advantages of Implementing a Data Warehouse During an ERP Upgrade
Introduction Upgrading an ERP system represents a number of challenges to many organizations. However, many of these challenges can be alleviated by integrating a Business Intelligence (BI) solution during the upgrade process. This is especially true if the Business Intelligence solution is based on a data warehouse. The key activities involved in upgrading an ERP…
Achieving Rapid Return On Data Warehouse Investments
Introduction Data warehouses are at the heart of most business intelligence solution platforms or frameworks and are expected to remain the foundation for relational reporting, OLAP analysis, in-memory analysis, and cloud-based business intelligence. Bill Inmon and Ralph Kimball are commonly considered the fathers of data warehousing. They represent very different philosophies and approaches to data…