Splash 22
Back after 3 years, it’s my report from Splash. I’ve been writing one of these every year since Chicago in 2017. The first thing I noticed: The Size difference in…
OLAP for finance users
In this blog post I want to cover the difference between OLAP vs what I’m going to call Relational/OLAP. If you’re going to stop reading because you think that’s too…
2020 New Year blog post (and a little about dashboards)
Welcome to the first blog post of the new year. My goal is to do one a month for 2020. Please help encourage me with my goal by sending feedback.…
Splash 19
Welcome to my second annual Splash review. Like last year, I found it extremely informative. Unlike last year, I found that I knew a lot more people. If last year…
What have we been doing for the past year?
We’re back! Ok, we never really went away but now that we have a shiny new website. That means it’s time to start publishing things again. What have we been…
First Visit to OneStream Splash
Frequent visitors to my blog (Hi Mom. Just kidding; my Mother’s eyes glaze over when I talk to her about what I do for a living.), know that Brass Tacks…
Why We Added OneStream to Our Portfolio
This wasn't an easy decision for us. Oracle Hyperion has been good to me for many years. We spent a lot of time evaluating the direction that Oracle is taking…
Logic and Emotion in Choosing Software and Consultants
This week I had someone make an emotional argument to me. This person was trying to get me to make a decision in their favor, but I didn’t buy it. …
How to Improve Currency Translation
One of the areas that Brass Tacks specializes in is improving currency translation. Multinational companies not only rely on accurate translation, they often need it fast and agile. Look what’s…
Investment in Your Budget Process
I’m going to start this by saying that this ends with a cliché: “You get out of things what you put into them”. Now that that’s out of my system…