Self Service BI - Where the Rubber Met the Road in 2010 for Microsoft Dynamics

by Brandon George, Microsoft MVP, President - America’s Region, Hillstar Business Intelligence
published December 14, 2010

A hot topic this year for the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, and specifically for Dynamics AX customers, has been the shift in thinking about successful business intelligence solutions. The lessons learned from past BI projects have led customers and implementers alike to look to a new ideal in tearing down information silos, liberating report development capabilities, and empowering information workers with what is often described today as self service BI.

The ideal of self service BI takes into consideration operational, functional, analytical concerns of good BI, and it is now forcing customers, implementers, and software vendors to re-think the most challenging facets of business intelligence.

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About Brandon George

Brandon George is a Microsoft Dynamics AX MVP, and President, America's Region, for Hillstar Business Intelligence. You may recognize him from his retired blog Dynamics-AX.blogspot.com or his new BI focused blog DataPrimes.com. Brandon brings hands-on implementation and customization experience in Software Development, Database Design, and SQL Server and leads a team that is charged with helping clients put their data to work.

He has extensive experience in information systems including X++ programming, systems analysis, systems design, configuration, and project deployment. His diverse background in information and business systems gives him a great capacity to interact with people from various business areas and levels. He has outstanding analytical, problem solving, and communication skills as well as proven ability to help people understand complex issues. 

Brandon has worked on numerous large scale implementation projects for Microsoft Dynamics AX and MicroStrategy BI.

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On January 21st, 2011 ngeary said:

An excellent summary of the technology Brandon. One Dynamics ISV has already solved the challenge of self-service BI for Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV without the silos.
See this white paper: http://tinyURL.com/FSN-PrecisionPoint.

Dr Nigel Geary | Founder & President. PrecisionPoint Software, San Mateo, CA, USA
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