Self-Service BI

February 8, 2019

How to make a self-service BI tools deployment less painful

Why does self-service BI have to hurt so much? In theory, it should be the answer to all your problems. But so many enterprises end up […]
September 18, 2018
How the BI rivals stack up

Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: How the BI rivals stack up

Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some of their strengths and weaknesses. Purchasing […]
December 28, 2017

For BI, you must know the data integration process

Understanding the data integration process is central to self-service BI and data architecture design, consultant Rick Sherman says in an end-of-year look at data management trends. […]
November 9, 2017
DM Radio

Self-Service BI on DM Radio

Join me on DM Radio DM Radio / Leave IT Alone – The Vast Value of Self-Service DATE: November 9, 2017 TIME: 3 PM Eastern / […]
April 12, 2017
Self-service business intelligence

Tough Love for Self-Service BI

The term self-service BI (SSBI) is common, but it’s also commonly misunderstood. The first few things I ask clients who want to discuss a SSBI project […]
April 2, 2017
DAMA

DAMA Talk: Enabling Self-Service BI and Analytics

Rick Sherman is speaking at DAMA in Wellesley, MA. It’s free and open to the public. Title: Enabling Self-Service BI and Analytics When: Monday April 17,  6:00-8:15 […]
July 18, 2016

Enabling Self-Service Analytics

Please join me for my TDWI presentation. When: July 20th, 2016.  3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Where: TDWI Accellerate, Boston, The Westin Copy Place Registration and details Enabling […]
July 17, 2013

Self-Service BI customers are not all the same (Part 1)

As I discussed in The Road to Self-Service BI, enterprises need a better understanding of self-service BI so they can avoid the common mistakes often made with it. […]
May 16, 2013

Self-Service BI Myths and Truths

As I discussed in The Road to Self-Service BI, enterprises need a better understanding of self-service BI so they can avoid the common mistakes often made with it. […]
May 14, 2013

The Road to Self-Service BI

For years vendors and pundits have heralded the age of self-service business intelligence (BI) thanks to the arrival of the latest generation of BI tools. First, they talked […]