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How To Build a Managed Dashboard With Logi Symphony

When it comes to dashboards, there are usually two schools of thought: self-service dashboards users can build themselves or finished dashboards. In our world, we call these finished dashboards managed dashboards. There is no right or wrong choice. Self-service dashboards are excellent for exploration and flexibility. Managed dashboards are just as valuable because they give users exactly what they need without forcing them to do extra work to get to the data.

Why Your CFO Can't Afford to Ignore AI Auditability (And How to Get It Right)

Picture this: You’re a CFO presenting quarterly results to the board. A sharp-eyed member questions a major variance in your forecasting model. You’re ready, you explain that your AI system caught the anomaly early. But then comes the kicker: “How exactly did the AI reach that conclusion?” Suddenly, your confidence wavers. If your best answer is, “I’m not sure, but the algorithm is sophisticated,” you’re not alone, but you’re on thin ice.

Week 4 CFO Masterclass: How AI Is Revolutionizing Finance Teams w/ Real Examples

Discover how AI is transforming finance teams with real-world examples! Learn how automation reduces errors, strengthens compliance, and enhances job satisfaction in finance workflows. In this preview of our full blog, you'll see: Watch the full video and read more at InsightSoftware’s blog: “How AI Is Revolutionizing Finance Teams (With Real Examples)” — explore how AI is reshaping the finance function today.

Why Write Back Is No Longer Optional: The Future of Business Intelligence Analytics

Picture this: As you’re analyzing sales data in Qlik or in Power BI, you spot an obvious error in a customer name and think “I wish I could just fix this right here instead of sending another email to IT.” If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The good news is that the business intelligence (BI) world is finally listening. Gone are the days when BI platforms were solely for consuming and analyzing historical data.

Dresner Honors Logi Symphony in Its 2025 Wisdom of the Crowds Study

The Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study from Dresner Advisory Services is one of the most recognized annual benchmarks for BI and analytics. It captures how organizations are investing, what priorities they set, and which technologies are delivering the most value. The 2025 edition highlights steady growth in BI spending and shifts in user objectives, from efficiency and revenue impact to security and data quality.

Week 3 CFO Masterclass: Building Predictive Intelligence in Finance

Discover how finance teams can move beyond static reporting with predictive intelligence! In this masterclass preview, see how your team can evolve into proactive advisors by leveraging leading indicators and predictive insights. Watch our Week Three Masterclass and dive deeper with the full blog: “Beyond Financial Statements: Building Predictive Intelligence” for strategies to revolutionize your finance workflows.

Master These 5 Excel Hacks and Save Valuable Time

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool, and it’s useful for more than numbers. Many people use Excel to manage tasks in their everyday lives beyond financial calculations. Most Excel users aren’t aware of all the intricate tips and tricks that help you get the most out of Excel. There are so many functions and formulas to help you slice and dice numbers or give that data a new look, it’s impossible to recount them all.

Why Manufacturing Brands Need Product Information Management in 2025

Your brand isn’t just a logo anymore. It’s a promise that lives across dozens of digital touchpoints your customers encounter daily. Whether you’re manufacturing industrial equipment or consumer goods, every product detail, specification, and image becomes part of your brand story. And here’s the thing: if you’re not controlling that story, someone else is writing it for you.

ERP Data Struggles: How To Get Real-Time Reporting in Excel

You can never have too much data, right? But sometimes it feels like that’s the problem when you’re trying to get your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to play nice with Excel and quickly give you the reports you need. It’s a common challenge for finance teams, and you can fix it. Creating a bridge to make all that ERP data easily accessible in Excel is the key to getting the business intelligence (BI) reports you need quickly.

Why REST APIs Are Breaking Your BI Workflows | Real User Experiences

Are you struggling to connect Power BI, Tableau, or other BI tools to REST APIs? You're not alone. This clip from our "Moving Beyond REST: Blazing Dashboards with Simba" webinar reveals the harsh reality of what developers are experiencing in the wild. What You'll Learn: Real user testimonials from Reddit and developer forums Why APIs aren't optimized for analytical workloads The hidden costs of forcing REST into BI workflows Performance bottlenecks that are killing your dashboards Why manual data extraction is becoming the norm.