S2E6 - Visual B.I. Application Solutions with Anjum Sadaqat

00:37 – Introducing today’s guest, Anjum Sadaqat, who shares his background in finance and the decision to start a business intelligence solutions company

08:02 – Anjum breaks down best practices for approaching B.I. solutions, including the varied yet necessary roles of finance, marketing and sales

18:09 – Anjum speaks to some of the visual B.I. application solutions his organization has worked on

24:11 – Anjum discusses a project his organization is working on with the International Humanitarian City in Dubai

30:16 – The importance of having a gesture-driven mobile platform in the world of B.I. visualization

38:37 – Anjum speculates on the future of B.I.

EPISODE QUOTES

“One of my biggest frustrations throughout my career was that I couldn’t get the right data in the hands of the right people at the right time.” (02:04)

“I think any project in B.I. that is owned and run by the business has about a 90-100 percent chance of success.” (07:38)

“In this digital age everything’s gotta be mobile. If you’re not mobile first, people don’t want to use it.” (12:50)

“I didn’t know that Dubai was one of the largest hubs for humanitarian aid until I got into the project. And I’ve been living in Dubai the past fifteen years.” (25:10)

“We almost underestimate our potential customers or the users of B.I. I think they’re very open to being flexible, as long as there is a solution that allows them to play with things and be able to get things.” (33:54)

“I don’t think users are gonna take over our jobs. And I don’t think technology is going to eradicate us either.” (42:22)

LINKS MENTIONED

Limitless BI Website

Anjum’s LinkedIn

International Humanitarian City Website