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As organisations want to understand their businesses better, more and more conversations are around Business Intelligence or BI. The more meetings we have around BI, the more we realise that outside a specific scope of existing reports and data, owners and management aren't really sure what other insights they need. So inevitably, the question of how we use Power BI or Google Looker in our business is asked. Here is one way we use Business ...

We've all been there.  You’re huddled in a meeting room, feverishly brainstorming and sharing ideas. The digital lead passionately discusses tactics to include in the product launch strategy. You try to add your thoughts, waiting patiently for a pause in discussion. Working through new strategies and spending time with your team makes being in the office valuable.  And for advocates calling for the end of working from home - the thrashing out of ideas on-site ...

It wasn't that long ago that many companies heavily relied on software such as Microsoft Excel to help provide reporting and analytics to manage their business.  Working through tabs, filtering data sets and looking at brightly coloured graphs was part of many Monday sales meetings. That's if you had colour toner; otherwise, you looked at monochrome reporting that all looked the same.  Thankfully, those reporting days are behind us.  Today you can communicate complex information ...

If you’re like me, you will have been spending time over the last twelve months getting back to doing things you love doing post-lockdown. No doubt, if you have been to Melbourne CBD on the weekend, you will see the city is back. Streets are heaving with people, spilling out of bars, restaurants and theatres again. It’s fantastic to see. But one challenge remains - staffing. Especially in the hospitality and entertainment sector. Without enough ...

What's your favourite venue for a conference or event? Crown? Hyatt? MCEC? Or somewhere in Docklands? Aside from the speakers and networking opportunities, many conference attendees will remember the food during the breaks. It's funny to think for all the time, effort and planning that goes into an industry event or conference, for many employees, it will come down to what's on offer for lunch. If you ask your team members and colleagues, you will ...

Every six months, we email our clients a business survey. We do this to ensure our IT recommendations align with their business goals. One of the critical questions on that survey is in the format of finish this sentence. I could do my job better if I knew... I love this question. It makes everyone pause and consider this carefully. We're so busy doing our day-to-day tasks, we forget to step back and consider how ...

You know there has never been a better time to work remotely. Think about it for a moment. Imagine a pandemic had rocked Melbourne in the early 2000s. Back when we used dial-up internet, mobile phones were the size of a brick and your work was done at your desk. And probably with a desktop computer chained to the floor. Let's not forget we were still sending faxes… Now, let's say your boss made the ...

You can sense the excitement in the air. The footy is back at the MCG in September. Where it rightfully belongs. The Melbourne Show is back with overpriced show bags, carnival rides and a few farm animals to balance it out… Melbournians are free in Spring for the first time in three years. As the city streets and gardens bloom in the warming Spring weather, your mind wanders to weekend getaways. Or longer summer holidays ...

Do you know some of Melbourne's hidden secrets? An underground cheese cellar discreetly located under Spring Street?  Or, if you were looking for some mid-week drinks? You can quench your thirst at one of the secret bars in "a laneway off another laneway". And perhaps the most magical secret of all…a room dedicated to magic and its' history at the State Library. Melbourne is full of hidden gems to explore. But it's only when you take the time to learn from ...

What's more Melbourne than a green and gold W-class tram heading up St Kilda Road past the Arts Centre? The W-class trams were like a long-lost friend. They greeted you while strolling along Melbourne's tree-lined streets and boulevards for decades.  They carried Melburnians from the footy at the 'G... ...down to Acland Street and out to Coburg.  As the years wore on, the trams showed their age with braking problems. Finally, in 1992 the W-class ...