How Fractional CFOs Use Managed BI to Deliver More Value Without Growing Their Teams.

Fractional CFOs live in a very specific reality. You carry the responsibility of a CFO, but across several businesses at once. Each client expects clear insight, sound governance and practical guidance, often on a part‑time budget and with limited internal support. Seeing what needs to change in a business is not usually the hard part. …

You Don’t Need More Data. You Need a Higher Standard of Managed Business Insight.

Most businesses don’t suffer from a lack of data. If you’re running an ERP system, juggling spreadsheets and getting reports from multiple teams, information is not your problem. In many finance functions, the problem is the opposite: too many exports, too many versions, too many debates about which numbers can be trusted. What’s missing isn’t …

When Your Data Lives Everywhere: Why a Single Dashboard Changes Everything

When your data lives everywhere In many companies, information is scattered. Sales sits in one system, finance in another, operations in spreadsheets, and marketing in yet another tool. The result? You spend more time finding numbers than actually understanding them. This fragmentation creates a few very real issues. Reports don’t match because teams are using …

Crop insurance boosts food security for SA

Crop insurance – a critical part of the food supply chain – is becoming more efficient and data-driven, thanks to smart dashboards and BI tools. Willie du Plooy, Managing Director of Gemoedsrus crop insurers, explains that crop insurance is a crucial lifeline for farmers, who generally don’t have the resources to survive one bad crop. …

A beginner’s guide for business intelligence

Organisations across industries are increasingly making a shift to using business intelligence (BI) tools. An organisation without data insight might not perform as well as its competitors that have a better grasp of what their data is telling them. As the demand for such abilities grow, the costs of incorporating BI tools are becoming more …

Cross Country Insurance gets smarter, bigger with Incasu

Specialist insurer Cross Country Insurance Consultants is achieving better reporting and insights to grow the business with the implementation of advanced BI and analytics tools from software development firm Incasu. Cross Country Insurance Consultants offers insurance products for outdoor, 4×4 and marine small craft and equipment, as well as specialised vintage and veteran car and …

Analyse The Data Devil – Business Intelligence

We have all most like heard the quote: “The devil is in the details.” This can be interpreted in many of our daily lives and most definitely (some more so than others) in businesses. When looking at something as a whole, the big picture may seem very impressive and something to aspire to. However, if you were …

INSIGHT Can Go Toe-To-Toe With Mystique

We live in a world where transformation is becoming the new norm. Press a button and your car starts and with various models, all the custom settings automatically shift into gear. Press another button and your car transforms from an everyday city car to a beast that can just about outrun your problems. A superhero …