Tag Archives: BI

Using the Mac OSX Dashboard for Business Intelligence

I have been toying with the idea of how Google Docs could be used as a Business Intelligence platform for small businesses. As the thought develops it is expanding from just Google Docs to Google as a platform which could include Google for your domain, Google Gears, Google Gadgets, Google Charts and maybe more. I […]

Business Intelligence In Your sidebar

You know that statzen widget I talk about? I am starting to change the way I think about it.
You might have noticed that the widget has three tabs (only they don’t look much like tabs). The first one is contextual information about the page that is being viewed; it displays how many visitors have looked […]

Measuring Performance

One thing I have learned from being a partner in a retail store is the importance of measuring performance. The “one true metric” for a small business owner is “how much money is in the bank”. Unfortunately, if you only watch that metric you don’t see problems until it is too late. You […]