Comments for CALUMO Blog http://www.calumo.com/blog CALUMO Business Intelligence Info and updates Thu, 02 May 2013 05:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on EPIC FAIL – When Business Intelligence Tools Go Bad by Christine Steffensen http://www.calumo.com/blog/epic-fail-%e2%80%93-when-business-intelligence-tools-go-bad-3/#comment-1544 Christine Steffensen Thu, 02 May 2013 05:31:17 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=737#comment-1544 It's really frustrating when you can't have the results you wanted after investing so much money. Good thing Willow has discovered Calumo. :) It’s really frustrating when you can’t have the results you wanted after investing so much money. Good thing Willow has discovered Calumo. :)

]]> Comment on Is Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server alone good enough? by Warwick Leitch http://www.calumo.com/blog/is-business-intelligence-with-microsoft-sql-server-alone-good-enough/#comment-1543 Warwick Leitch Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:01:20 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=747#comment-1543 Hi Veronika, What sort of flexibility are you looking for. CALUMO is flexible but rather than write pages guessing what you're after, let me know and I can focus on that. Cheers, Warwick Hi Veronika,

What sort of flexibility are you looking for. CALUMO is flexible but rather than write pages guessing what you’re after, let me know and I can focus on that.

Cheers,
Warwick

]]> Comment on Is Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server alone good enough? by Warwick Leitch http://www.calumo.com/blog/is-business-intelligence-with-microsoft-sql-server-alone-good-enough/#comment-1542 Warwick Leitch Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:00:21 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=747#comment-1542 Hi Hugh, You're correct about the picture and they name - my client is keen to remain anonymous. He is in the early stages of reviewing CALUMO and isn't keen I use his real name. That said, this isn't the first time we have come across an organisation like the one Harrison works at. Business users get frustrated at the complex tools on offer with Microsoft SQL, they just can't get their job done easily so they look elsewhere at tools like CALUMO. CALUMO coupled with Microsoft SQL Server means IT folk don't get bogged down writing reports delivering days later and business users can analyse and write sophisticated reports in a few minutes. And Hugh, we aren't in the business of ripping people off. We have a 16 year heritage and an excellent reputation to uphold. That's just not us. You should see what CALUMO can do. Cheers, Warwick Hi Hugh,

You’re correct about the picture and they name – my client is keen to remain anonymous. He is in the early stages of reviewing CALUMO and isn’t keen I use his real name. That said, this isn’t the first time we have come across an organisation like the one Harrison works at. Business users get frustrated at the complex tools on offer with Microsoft SQL, they just can’t get their job done easily so they look elsewhere at tools like CALUMO. CALUMO coupled with Microsoft SQL Server means IT folk don’t get bogged down writing reports delivering days later and business users can analyse and write sophisticated reports in a few minutes.

And Hugh, we aren’t in the business of ripping people off. We have a 16 year heritage and an excellent reputation to uphold. That’s just not us.

You should see what CALUMO can do.

Cheers,
Warwick

]]> Comment on Is Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server alone good enough? by Hugh Jorgen http://www.calumo.com/blog/is-business-intelligence-with-microsoft-sql-server-alone-good-enough/#comment-1541 Hugh Jorgen Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:08:25 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=747#comment-1541 Hmmmm, Harrison hey! Good name for a finance person...is that his real picture or also made up??? "Look, this is how much I'm going to be ripper off" Hmmmm, Harrison hey! Good name for a finance person…is that his real picture or also made up??? “Look, this is how much I’m going to be ripper off”

]]> Comment on Is Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server alone good enough? by Veronika http://www.calumo.com/blog/is-business-intelligence-with-microsoft-sql-server-alone-good-enough/#comment-1540 Veronika Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:38:43 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=747#comment-1540 I believe that CALUMO has designed as a system that can generate what you write, which are required by not IT users. But how flexible is it? Regards Veronika I believe that CALUMO has designed as a system that can generate what you write, which are required by not IT users.
But how flexible is it?

Regards
Veronika

]]> Comment on Call it Big Data if you like… but you will look foolish by Brian http://www.calumo.com/blog/call-it-big-data-if-you-like%e2%80%a6-but-you-will-look-foolish/#comment-1539 Brian Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:08:48 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=739#comment-1539 People also seem to forget: Big Data, Medium Data, Small Data... without good (and unbiased) analysis it's all just data. People also seem to forget: Big Data, Medium Data, Small Data… without good (and unbiased) analysis it’s all just data.

]]> Comment on Call it Big Data if you like… but you will look foolish by Chris http://www.calumo.com/blog/call-it-big-data-if-you-like%e2%80%a6-but-you-will-look-foolish/#comment-1538 Chris Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:17:49 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=739#comment-1538 "Like" “Like”

]]> Comment on What Microsoft forgot to ship with SQL Server by Warwick Leitch http://www.calumo.com/blog/what-microsoft-forgot-to-ship-with-sql-server/#comment-1536 Warwick Leitch Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:50:22 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=685#comment-1536 Hi Ian, That is an awesome average! One I have not come across. The problems my clients face with SSRS is that they are building complex SQL and to build a really good looking report takes more than a few hours. They request a report be build from the IT department and normally a few weeks later they get the report. It's too late by then. You should check out CALUMO. Users of CALUMO build reports in a minutes. Hi Ian, That is an awesome average! One I have not come across. The problems my clients face with SSRS is that they are building complex SQL and to build a really good looking report takes more than a few hours. They request a report be build from the IT department and normally a few weeks later they get the report. It’s too late by then.
You should check out CALUMO. Users of CALUMO build reports in a minutes.

]]> Comment on Business Intelligence lessons from failed ERPS by Mike benstead http://www.calumo.com/blog/business-intelligence-lessons-from-failed-erps/#comment-1532 Mike benstead Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:26:21 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=720#comment-1532 IMHO: The decision to implement an ERP system always comes from the Financial Control area, never the shop floor. Why? Because if you purchase a postage stamp the purchase appears on the balance sheet and P&L and the person reporting on postage stamps is the person approving software purchase. I have been around computers since 40 Mb HDDs were huge and I've worked with several ERP systems. The one that appears to be the market leader would have to be, from a user's perspective, the most illogical system ever seen but everyone's using it. They must know something I don't know. IMHO: The decision to implement an ERP system always comes from the Financial Control area, never the shop floor. Why? Because if you purchase a postage stamp the purchase appears on the balance sheet and P&L and the person reporting on postage stamps is the person approving software purchase.

I have been around computers since 40 Mb HDDs were huge and I’ve worked with several ERP systems. The one that appears to be the market leader would have to be, from a user’s perspective, the most illogical system ever seen but everyone’s using it. They must know something I don’t know.

]]> Comment on Budgeting in Excel makes me cry by Budgeting in Excel makes me cry | CALUMO Blog | Budgeting and Planning | Scoop.it http://www.calumo.com/blog/budgeting-in-excel-makes-me-cry/#comment-1410 Budgeting in Excel makes me cry | CALUMO Blog | Budgeting and Planning | Scoop.it Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:51:19 +0000 http://www.calumo.com/blog/?p=708#comment-1410 [...] I have worked with many organizations big and small and am always amazed that their number one Business Intelligence tool is Excel! It's used for so many things and one of the most painful things is Company Budgets.  [...] [...] I have worked with many organizations big and small and am always amazed that their number one Business Intelligence tool is Excel! It's used for so many things and one of the most painful things is Company Budgets.  [...]

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