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QuickLaunch for Vista Release Notes: Payroll Detail, Equipment Maintenance, Warranty Details and Much More!

November 3, 2023 | by Ben Harrison

We’re always looking to make improvements here at Preferred Strategies and lately, we’ve been busy! Vista Release Notes is our blog series that showcases recent product improvements to help you stay up to date on what’s new.

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Power BI Updates for QuickLaunch Customers: Q1 2021

March 23, 2021 | by David Kettinger

Power BI was named a leader in the Gartner magic quadrant again this year. (Be sure to check out our interactive analysis of the Magic quadrant here.) A major factor of Power BI’s success has been the dedication by Microsoft to continuously improve the Power BI product suite with updates that are demand-driven and consistent.

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Interactive Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics Trend Analysis

March 8, 2021 | by David Kettinger

In this article we showcase an interactive version of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence (ABI) built using Microsoft’s Power BI platform. Using this interactive view of the data, you can see how vendors have trended over the past 11 years.

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Let’s Meet at JD Edwards INFOCUS 2019!

July 23, 2019 | by David Kettinger

INFOCUS is just a month away. We look forward to three great days of networking, learning, and fun! Let’s connect in Denver: Visit us in Booth #322 Come by for your personal QuickLaunch™ demo! We can’t wait to show you how QuickLaunch makes it fast and easy to implement self-service JD Edwards reporting and analytics with Microsoft® Power BI and other modern BI tools.

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You Can Handle The Truth!

October 8, 2018 | by Adam Crigger

Contrary to the opinion of Colonel Nathan Jessup, portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the 1992 movie A Few Good Men, not only can you handle the truth, but you must as an essential aspect of a self-service data environment.

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Meet the Magnificent Seven

September 5, 2018 | by David Kettinger

According to Gartner Research, by 2020 self-service data preparation tools will be used in more than 50% of all new data integration efforts for analytics. In the same time frame, 85% of new BI platform spending by large and midsize organizations globally will be on modern BI platforms such as a sharepoint dashboard to display concise but detailed and relevant data on any business interaction, process or sales, etc.

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Haskell: Building a Self-Service JDE Data Environment with QuickLaunch for Power BI

May 11, 2018 | by Preferred Strategies

Evolving with JD Edwards Haskell delivers Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) and Consulting solutions to assure certainty of outcome for complex capital projects worldwide. JD Edwards has been in use at Haskell for over 20 years.

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Brasfield & Gorrie Brings Data Innovation to Construction

December 13, 2017 | by David Kettinger

Founded in 1964, Brasfield & Gorrie is one of the nation’s largest privately held construction firms, providing general contracting, design-build, and construction management services for a wide variety of markets. Skilled in construction best practices, including virtual design and construction, integrated project delivery, and lean construction, Brasfield & Gorrie is best known for its preconstruction and self-perform expertise and exceptional client service.

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Modern BI and Reporting Technology Trends Impacting JD Edwards Customers

March 22, 2017 | by David Kettinger

Do you need traditional operational reports, interactive mobile reports, and/or analytical reports? What defines a Dashboard? Is it real-time or near-time? Without the proper understanding and guidance, navigating the reporting and BI landscape can be challenging and in many cases, intimidating.

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