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Yellowfin has always been driven by the belief that Business Intelligence (BI) solutions should be accessible and useful for the average business user - without the need to rely on a data analyst, or to have data analysis skills.

When it comes to analytics capability that caters to diverse data needs across the entire business, Yellowfin provides specific advantages compared to Tableau in several areas. Tableau users may find the platform can be complex, or lacking, in areas such as dashboard design, data governance, or flexibility. Thankfully, many have found Yellowfin to be a great alternative, and even complementary solution, to their analytic needs.

In this blog, the team at Yellowfin Japan demonstrates how to take advantage of Yellowfin's data visualization capability in the form of Z Charts. So, what is a Z Chart, and what does it look like?

In this blog, the team at Yellowfin Japan aimed to utilize various sets of open data and analyze them with Yellowfin, demonstrating its capabilities and the value of analyzing publicly available government data. So, what is open data, and what does it look like?

Data has historically been in the hands of a select few in most businesses - until recently. Business intelligence (BI) solutions have evolved dramatically in the last few years to not only be more sophisticated, but simpler and more accessible for regular professionals to use analytics tools and get the insights they need to make decisions.

The importance of timely and accurate IT insights is increasing rapidly in the modern era. Organizations often desire a customizable solution to meet the specific needs of their business best and increasingly want to mix data from multiple sources and match data to sales, HR, asset management and other sources in order to better understand root causes and drive better decision-making. To do so, they need a solution that is able to be flexibly tailored for all use cases.

Software testing techniques help us ensure that our software meets all the requirements. The goal of testing techniques is to find out missing requirements, gaps, and errors in comparison to the actual requirements. Finding the right testing technique can be a little challenging. These techniques help us to identify test conditions. Note that there are multiple types of testing. One example is the black box testing technique. In this process, developers test their applications through different inputs.

Welcome to the BMC Smart Reporting to Yellowfin BI webinar recap! Following our recent webinar for BMC customers held on January 18, 2023, this blog provides a helpful summary for those who could not attend or who would like a quick text recap on the most important points. Speakers at the event included: Missed the event? You can watch the webinar on-demand for free at your convenience. If you prefer to read the highlights, we've got you covered in our handy recap - read on.

Business intelligence (BI) involves converting data into valuable insights using software and services. It influences a company’s strategic and tactical business preferences. BI tools access and analyze data sets and show analytical results in the form of reports, graphs & charts, dashboards, summaries, and maps. This process provides in-depth insight into the situation of the business.

2022 was without a doubt a landmark year for business intelligence (BI) and analytics. With continued development of innovative and sophisticated technologies such as contextual analytics, analysis of our business data is more accessible than ever before. Many of these same trends will continue to grow into 2023, but the data analytics space is ever evolving.