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BI, Analytics, and Reporting

Turning 9 cents into $100K: How smart clubs approach revenue growth

10 JANUARY 2017 - 4 MINS READ

I visited a club in Western Sydney the other week. I’d barely made it through the automatic doors when the operations manager rushed to greet...

Believe the hype – Qlik handles 2 billion records in 24 minutes

9 DECEMBER 2016 - 3 MINS READ

When you’ve worked in business intelligence for as long as I have, you get used to vendors making big claims about their products. Some argue...

How to power up your business intelligence with Power BI – and why you should

30 NOVEMBER 2016 - 5 MINS READ

When a competitor starts eating into your market share, or industry disruption threatens your business model, what do you do?Do you seek refuge under a...

The power of a chicken schnitzel

28 JUNE 2016 - 4 MINS READ

Ask any club manager and chances are they’ll tell you that a good chicken schnitzel does wonders for getting people through the doors.In my conversations...

What’s the difference between QlikView and Qlik Sense?

11 MARCH 2016 - 4 MINS READ

If you’ve worked at one of the 24,000 organisations that use Qlik products worldwide, you’ll know that Qlik makes it effortless to consolidate, search and...

More systems, more data: How smart clubs turn IT headaches into wins

11 NOVEMBER 2015 - 4 MINS READ

Mark is Operations Manager at one of New South Wales’ busiest registered clubs. Like many in the industry, he cut his teeth clearing gaming machines,...

Operational Intelligence. Is it Rocket Science?

20 AUGUST 2015 - 5 MINS READ

Amongst other things, people who know me probably find my interest in flight and space technology, rather obsessive. I am the first to admit it...

Answers for WHY retailers should invest in Business Intelligence (BI) solutions

29 MARCH 2012 - 2 MINS READ

Business Intelligence (BI) solutions can cover a multitude of areas within the organisation.  At Professional Advantage we are particularly interested in helping retailers better manage...