Business Intelligence (BI) has become quite the ‘buzzword’ in the software industry in the last few years, yet many small business owners still view it as the realm of big business only. As we move towards 2020 and information overload becomes commonplace, however, SMBs are now starting to realize that BI can benefit them too. [...]
As we move into the new Sage regime and with our first Softline conference behind us, it is interesting to see some encouraging patterns emerging. It was a very proud moment to stand in front of the Softline leaders from all the South African operating companies (Pastel, Accpac, VIP, Netcash) and share the Alchemex story [...]
As a young Business Intelligence Company in South Africa, we have come to the realization that the Youth of South Africa are the future leaders of tomorrow. In current times of economic decline where job creation is rare and job opportunities are scarce it is vital that we come to the understanding that an investment [...]
Using keyboard shortcuts can allow you to save a lot of time when working with repetitive tasks. Using keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Excel helps you increase your efficiency and productivity to use Microsoft Excel like a Power User. In this Excel Tip and Trick we take a look at how we can use Excel Shortcuts [...]
Did you know you can view the raw data of a report before it’s passed through to Excel? This can be very useful if you need to quickly check to see if you are getting the right data from your container or that your filters and/or parameters are working correctly without waiting for the data [...]
It is handy to be able to hide reports that do not need to be run separately, but only as sub reports of a union report. This will give your object window in the Report Manager a neater look. To hide a report: Select the report in the Object window of the Report Manager, under [...]
Sage PFW ERP Intelligence is an excellent product with which to replace FRx. It is however, a different product to FRx which means that inevitably there are many ways in which it can and will be perceived as “superior” or “inferior” to FRx. The purpose of this blog post is to share with you the [...]
I think by now everyone at Alchemex knows the strong philosophy we have regarding the need to work as a team to achieve success and, as we continue our integration into the world wide Sage family, I believe even more strongly than ever that we have an enormous opportunity to show the power of team [...]
I guess adopting business intelligence effectively in your company is a bit like setting goals. One of the first and primary challenges is knowing what you want to know – if that makes sense? This is obviously very different from business to business, but what is it that I need to know to make a [...]
Alchemex Director of Marketing, Loren Taljard wrote “In today’s competitive market place, those that pay attention to the details in their business will be the ones that survive during hard times, and excel during great times.Business Intelligence is the tool that will give small companies a competitive advantage during the next decade and there a [...]