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The Sad Tale of Jodi and Her Restrictive BI Solution Last year, my friend, Jodi acquired a BI solution. Unfortunately, web access from outside the company walls was a sort of Rube Goldberg affair. You remember Rube! His cartoons depicted … Continued
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Affordable, Sophisticated BI & CPM Courtesy of My Brother’s Smarter Sister My brother used to work for a behemoth, international company. Now he works for a small company that is growing fast – a SME! He’s looking for a BI … Continued
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Forget Those Ugly Holiday Sweaters! Give Yourself the Gift of Simple, Sophisticated BI I didn’t get the present I wanted for the holidays or for my last birthday? I got gift cards to stores I don’t like and ugly sweaters! … Continued
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