Often small and medium sized organizations are of the opinion that Business Intelligence tools are too complex and expensive to be implemented that they can survive without them.But the truth is they can get using these tools put you in a competitive advantage over others.If SMEs can manage and harness data they can analyze it to increase their revenue and figure out what is holding them back. SMEs looking forward to establish BI and corporate performance solutions must think about users or consumers of their data and where the data sources are located.Make sure your solution is compatible with all mobile devices.No matter how small your business is , you can always benefit from BI tool.Read more at : http://www.datavizualization.com/blog/bi-tools-for-smes-not-just-maybe-but-definitely

Analytics has become much easier with the introduction of ERP. ERP nowadays includes a large no. of analytical and business intelligence tools. So this has made analysis much advanced as the emphasis in the modern ERP system is on practicality rather than comprehensiveness. But it is important to note that the businesses have to provide training to obtain the full benefits of these software. Another important thing is that business analysis must be introduced to people before the tools. Business intelligence must be an essential part of the corporate culture as BI tools gives better and more accurate information and solutions rather than a simple Excel spreadsheet. Introducing the managers to an environment of dashboards (which supplies enormous information at a glance) can simplify the analytical business culture. To read more follow:- http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/inside-erp/business-analytics-and-erp-74058