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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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I WANT MY OWN BI! How About Your Own Business Intelligence Dashboard! I’m special! Your job isn’t like mine! I’m not interested in YOUR data! So say the employees and users in your company. But in the midst of all … Continued
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