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The Data Accessibility Checklist
Data accessibility concentrates only on one’s ability to retrieve data from a certain platform. It is not concerned with what is done to that data later. Store it in CSV, dump it in a data lake, or feed it to your cat - I don’t care. I’m simply interested in your ability to get the data in the first place…
Introducing…Nerd Mode
It sounds easy, right? All that SyncHub essentially does is simply sync data from your cloud platforms. However there are a lot of moving parts behind-the-scenes and it is knowledge of these moving parts that helps customers understand how and when their data is coming down…
Introducing…Deletion Management
Reporting on deleted items is trivial for most cloud platforms, because they perform something called a “soft delete” when the user removes an item from their account. Here, the item is marked as deleted and the cloud platform notifies SyncHub about the change in status.
However, some platforms perform a “hard delete”…
Does good design have to look good as well?
One man’s ugly is another man’s beautiful. Some developers like the elegance of a single complex statement that fulfils the purpose while other eschew elegance and even efficiency for simplicity and construct the same capability in many more lines of code.
Delivering custom Teamwork reporting the easy way
Umlaut, an Australian data management firm, struggled to create custom reports for their clients in a timely way. Through linking SyncHub, Teamwork and Power BI, they’ve ensured that they always have the information they need at their fingertips.
Keeping your data up-to-date isn’t as easy as you think
There are two main parts to a data integration - back-loading historical data, then keeping it up to date in real time. The article covers both, but the majority of problems occur in the latter phase.
Using data and Business Intelligence to get the most out of your people
For many businesses, the people working in your shops, cafes or restaurants are the faces of your organisation. By taking a closer look at your data, you can get a good indication of which your staff create memorable customer experiences – the ones that lead to positive feedback and the customers coming back.
Making sure you’re meeting customer demand – being smart about inventory management
At the very least, good inventory management should ensure that customers can buy what they need from you when they need it. Every time a customer can’t buy something because it’s out of stock, they will probably go to a competitor instead – and many times, finding a competitor is only a quick Google search away.
Driving growth through data – 7 sales metrics to start on your BI dashboard
Through using your sales data effectively, you can identify opportunities to cross-sell or upsell products, understand why your customers are (or aren’t) buying and know the most effective way to close sales. This can help your sales team and website to work more effectively. But what metrics should you be measuring to get the information you need to make these decisions?
How The Café Collective integrates data for better decision making
Finding a way to integrate data across platforms is essential to get that big picture view of what’s happening in a company. By integrating data from three of their cloud-based systems, that’s exactly what the team at The Café Collective managed to do.
Why you should make business analytics a priority
Sometimes called the “new oil” of the information age, data has become an extremely useful tool for any forward-looking business. Even small companies can no longer expect to be competitive without collecting and analysing data - if you aren’t doing it, your competitor almost certainly will be.