The New Era of Business Software and Reporting

When you hear the word Business software and reporting You might imagine binders filled with spreadsheets, charts and footnotes. Or perhaps conference rooms are crowded with executives who are slogging through slides. This is changing, thanks to the collaboration of a variety of digital tools. Cognitive and machine learning technologies will handle the gruntwork of gathering information, generating reports and then distributing them. This will free up humans to focus on more interesting tasks.

The winners of the coming years will redefine what is an enterprise that is driven by product in its truest sense of the word. They’ll use their products to drive customer acquisition, retention and growth. They’ll also integrate PLG into the process of designing, developing and the delivery of their products.

At Metso for instance, centralized reporting on Quickbase enabled them to access all of their important information such as ERP information, inventory, etc. – and to track the progress of high-priority orders. They saved more than $1 million annually using the software. With the right reporting and analytics platform, you can streamline your operations, improve productivity and make better decisions based on current and accurate information. It is crucial to ensure that the analytics and reporting platform is beneficial to end users not a burden. That’s the essence of PLG is all about.

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