Here Kathy Sucich shares how Dimensional Insight protects their business and their software, plus advice on how their customers can help themselves. The advice here can be used as good practice for any organisation. Teamwork is the key. We have added some links for UK and Ireland readers for finding out more about government cyber security strategies. More
All I want for Christmas is …
After the year that we’ve had, for some it’s still very hard to get over-excited this year about our Christmas and New Year break. After all, in most locations we are still highly restricted from doing the things we normally do, and it’s traumatic to make what could turn out to be a life-or-death choice about whether to spend time with elderly relatives, for the sake of a happy Christmas Day. Just because we can meet up, doesn’t mean we should in all cases, however hard and disappointing it may be. Apart from our celebrations on the day, what will Christmas-during-Covid be like this year, and how will 2021 look for us all?More
Analytics Provides the Road Map to the Supply Chain’s Uncertain Future
For some companies, 2020 exposed gaps in their supply chain that proved devastating. For others, the events of this year provided them with a chance to take a step back and figure out what worked and what needed to be changed moving forward. The supply chain has perhaps never been more transparent than it is right now. Here are some ways that companies are working to make sure their supply chain is scrutinized in a positive rather than a negative light.More
How the Pandemic Has Impacted Businesses (And How to Use Data to Adapt)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on nearly every business sector, the ripples of which will continue to be felt for years after a vaccine is released. Most of these changes have been challenging for businesses, with thousands of companies being forced to close their doors permanently or make drastic changes to keep customers safe.More
How to Reach New Customers in 2021
As we all know, the year 2020 brought large-scale and completely unpredictable changes to nearly every business sector. COVID-19 transformed the way that nearly everything is done, and its effects are certain to have ripples that affect things in the year 2021 and beyond. But even with the disease still at large, the economy is showing signs of recovery. With any luck, the landscape of industry will look very different next year. Still, it doesn’t hurt to look at some of the changes that happened this year when planning for the next. Here are some suggestions, supported by data, on how to reach new customers in 2021 and beyond.More
TechBridge – DI’s Newsletter Launched
This month Dimensional Insight launched their informative new magazine newsletter – called “TechBridge”. It’s a great way of keeping in touch with all that’s happening in the DI space, as well as hearing from industry experts and other users about their experiences. You can sign up through a link in this article.More
Video Sessions of DI Virtual User Conference 2020
For anyone who missed the DIVC which took place on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 September online, or indeed those of you who participated and want to review the content, here is a link to the DI website page dedicated to recorded videos of the event.More
DI Knowledge Forum Library
You might have been joining the great new series of webinars in the series Knowledge Exchange Forum that DI have been hosting on Tuesday evenings at 7pm UK and Irish time. If you’re like a lot of people, this might have been difficult as it coincides with evening meal-times or after work clubs etc. So now you can view all the videos of past sessions and select just the topics that interest you!More
Dimensional Insight Virtual User Conference 2020
We’re lucky that nothing will prevent Dimensional Insight from keeping their user base appraised of all the latest developments coming out of the DI lab! To this end, you are invited to a no fee Virtual User Conference which is taking place online with time options to suit most users. The DIVC will take place on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 September. Both days will have exactly the same programme, but start at different times to accommodate people in different time zones.More
The Changing Meaning of Data in a Post-Shutdown Economy
In the modern business landscape, it has become a no-brainer solution that when organizations are looking to plan ahead, they turn to data. But one of the unique challenges of this situation is that it has left many businesses with a lack of data that could help them analyze their way out of a problematic situation. Here’s how that has happened…and what companies might be able to do to try to get back to the new normal.More
Dimensional Insight Webinars
Have you discovered the latest online training resources published by Dimensional Insight on their website? The Diver Platform user interfaces in Workbench, DivePort and ProDiver have come a long way since the launch of Spectre, the columnar build engine that delivers diveable cBases at great speed. If you haven’t seen the latest tips and tricks for creating Dive files, QuickView sets, Spectre Build files with lookups and concats, or time based cplans – then now is your chance to catch up! More
Supply Chain Changes for a Post-Pandemic World
As states and countries re-open in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hope is that everything will get back to normal. There are certainly aspects of life that will never quite get back to what they were like before the pandemic. The supply chain could very well end up being one aspect that is forever changed.More