Java, known for its extreme user-friendliness and flexibility, was developed in the early 1990s and is still one of the most used programming languages that continue to enjoy its popularity and widespread. According to The PYPL Popularity of Programming Language, worldwide Feb 2023 compared to a year ago, Java is the second most popular programming language, and its usage has grown by 1.2% in the last 5 years. In this article, we will present you with the top reasons why this go-to language continues to be one of the most popular programming languages. 1. Easy to learn and most in-demand codi ..read more

Here’s a detailed review for you! Are you looking for a simple-to-understand guide to execute functions in parallel using Python? In this article, we covered the basics of parallel programming in Python, benefits of parallelization, Python parallel threads, types of parallel processing in Python and Python functions with examples. The major advantage of Python parallelization is that it runs the code faster and makes better use of CPU resources. This is because parallel computing simultaneously uses multiple computer resources to address a computational problem. How parallelization in Python ..read more

The term “Business Intelligence or End to End BI Solutions ” was first coined by IBM researcher Hans Luhn in 1958, and then used in its modern sense in 1989 by then Gartner analyst Howard Dresner. It’s a term which we use in our daily business and are so accustomed to it now. But what exactly End to End BI Solutions means. Many people get confused in BI and they think that BI means IT or data mining etc. The primordial meaning of BI was to implement intelligence in our business to get the best out of it. This intelligence can be derived from the human mind or by using computers. As the decades ..read more

Collaborative BI or Collaborative Business Intelligence enables business users to query, report and apply advanced Collaborative analytics; though it is known fact that each of the above has their own limitations and often it is difficult to uncover information on cause and the impact of business problems and the corrective actions that could be taken. In this scenario, very often multiple users working collaboratively can fill in data gaps, raise new considerations and make collective judgments and decisions with Collaborative BI or Collaborative Business Intelligence. Collaborative BI, as it ..read more

iReport Template designer is a tool to make Jasper reports. Lot of us use default templates for creating reports. We might have barely noticed that custom report template is also available. In this blog, we will walk you through on “ Creating a Custom Report Template in iReport ”. An iReport template is a predefined style/layout which we can use to create reports. An iReport template can help report designers to maintain a standard format for reports with predefined styles and reduce the development time. iReport template can also help in keeping consistency among report designs. These iReport ..read more

Embedding BI is the process of adding rich data visualization and manipulation to an application by leveraging Jaspersoft’s BI suite in the design and coding of an application. All of the following can be achieved by embedding Jaspersoft BI: 1. Reports that run on demand with output in your application or delivered in a file. 2. A repository of reports with secure role-based access, scheduling, and email delivery. 3. Interactive reports and dashboards displayed in your application. 4. Self-service ad-hoc reporting and advanced analytics integrated into your application. Based on typical user ..read more

Bar charts are the most commonly used charts in Business Intelligence reports and Dashboards. They are useful in summarizing the categorical variables or qualitative variables where the length of the bar is directly proportional to the value they represent. This post is one of many posts related to best practices in Data Visualization Solutions. In this post, we will learn which color palette should be used in bar charts. Let us assume a company is manufacturing 4 products namely A, B, C, D and your manager want to see the sales of these products during 2012 using a bar chart. Which bar chart ..read more

A business intelligence dashboard is a data visualization tool that displays the current status of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for an organization. Dashboards consolidate and arrange facts, metrics, and performance KPI’s on a single screen. A business intelligence dashboard is a tool which is easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status and historical trends of an organization’s key performance indicators to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance. business intelligence dashboard i ..read more

Jaspersoft Report gives an interactive pixel perfect and ad-hoc based reports for the web, printer, and mobile devices. Jaspersoft and Pentaho use Google map marker to improve the maps which is an important KPI for Information Author. Updates of the actual map can be seen by millions of people in Google maps. DEFTeam provides various extended functionalities of Google maps in Jasper and Pentaho Report servers. Google map marker allows you to add and update geographic information with various Traffic lighting and various kind of dynamic representations in any domain. Directional representation ..read more

Need to adopt Business Intelligence (BI) by the organizations to make smarter, faster and informed decisions is increasing with the increased competition. Thanks to the challenging economic environment that led to the advent of Business Intelligence into the array of IT Solutions. Access to information is what gives companies a competitive edge and allows them to discover new business opportunities. Yet in many companies decisions are not based on the information, data or Business Intelligence because of the inability to keep up with demand for informative data and analytics. To fill this gap ..read more