--- title: Agilos Business Blog ⎜Your key blog site for information around Analytics | Expertise description: Expertise | Go here to be kept up to date on all the latest trends around Analytics --- [![Agilos_Logo-positive@2x](https://blog.agilos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Agilos_Logo-positive@2x.jpg?width=200&name=Agilos_Logo-positive@2x.jpg "Agilos_Logo-positive@2x")](http://www.agilos.com) - [Services](https://www.agilos.com/services) - [Technical Solutions](https://www.agilos.com/technologies) - [Blog](https://www.agilos.com/resources/blog) - [Events](https://www.agilos.com/resources/events) - [About Us](https://www.agilos.com/about-us) - [Jobs](https://www.agilos.com/jobs) - [Contact Us](https://www.agilos.com/contact) # Agilos business blog  ![header.jpg](https://blog.agilos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_82162555-1.jpg?width=1170&name=shutterstock_82162555-1.jpg "header.jpg") ## [Agilos receives ‘EMEA Solution Provider of the Year’ Award at Qonnections 2017](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-emea-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-at-qonnections-2017) Posted by [Edwin Willems](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/edwin-willems) on 17-May-2017 20:00:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Agilos%20receives%20EMEA%20Solution%20Provider%20of%20the%20Year%20Award%20at%20Qonnections%202017.jpg)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-emea-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-at-qonnections-2017) **Annual awards honor outstanding achievement and innovation for joint customer success** May 17, 2017 - QONNECTIONS 2017, Orlando, FL – Qlik®, a leader in visual analytics, today announced the winners of its annual global and regional partner Awards. Presented at Qonnections 2017, the Company’s global customer and partner event, the awards recognize the Qlik partner community for excellence in several different categories. [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-emea-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-at-qonnections-2017) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-emea-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-at-qonnections-2017#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [Qlik](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik), [BI Strategy](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/bi-strategy), [Innovation](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/innovation) ## [How innovative are you when it comes to BI?](https://blog.agilos.com/business/how-innovative-are-you-when-it-comes-to-bi) Posted by [Edwin Willems](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/edwin-willems) on 09-Jan-2017 08:30:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Agilos%20Hype%20Cycle%20for%20BI_2017_3.jpg)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/how-innovative-are-you-when-it-comes-to-bi) ## Trends trends trends … so what? Top 10 tech trends for 2017. Top 5 BI trends for 2017. Etc etc. It’s that time of the year when all those industry watchers, vendors, bloggers and the like come out with their lists and predictions for the new year. It’s not that much different from those ‘5 ways to get rich’ and ’10 ways to lose weight without diet or exercise’ articles. Maybe you’ll find that the latter ones are somewhat less boring than the usual technology trends articles, but the point is (after all): what’s in it for me?   [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/how-innovative-are-you-when-it-comes-to-bi) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/how-innovative-are-you-when-it-comes-to-bi#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [Qlik](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik), [BI Strategy](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/bi-strategy), [Innovation](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/innovation) ## [Internet Analytics: a new way to leverage Social Media and Internet of Things](https://blog.agilos.com/business/internet-analytics-a-new-way-to-leverage-social-media-and-internet-of-things) Posted by [Jean-François Dierckx](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/jean-françois-dierckx) on 02-Jan-2017 16:00:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Internet%20Analytics_8.png)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/internet-analytics-a-new-way-to-leverage-social-media-and-internet-of-things) The Internet is not only a network of connected computers, it connects *people* through *Social Media*, and *daily objects* through *Internet of Things*. How can we use this new information goldmine? Our connected environment is evolving every day. The days when *Analytics* were reserved for a little group of data scientists are over. Every person in an organization has now the opportunity to analyze data, no matter its origin, and no matter its complexity. And the origin of the data sources is more and more shifting from internal data towards data available on the Internet. [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/internet-analytics-a-new-way-to-leverage-social-media-and-internet-of-things) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/internet-analytics-a-new-way-to-leverage-social-media-and-internet-of-things#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [BI Strategy](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/bi-strategy), [Internet of Things](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/internet-of-things) ## [NEWS - Agilos receives Qlik ‘Solution Provider of the year’ award](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-qlik-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-2016) Posted by [Edwin Willems](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/edwin-willems) on 05-May-2016 03:11:49 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Agilos_Solution_Provider_of_the_year_2016.jpg)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-qlik-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-2016) **Agilos’ Innovative Business Intelligence focus awarded by Qlik Benelux** ORLANDO, Florida, US, 4 May 2016 – Agilos, the leading expert center for Qlik in Belgium and Luxemburg, has been rewarded by Qlik for its stellar contribution to the success of Qlik in the Benelux. This award was given during Qonnections 2016, Qlik’s worldwide partner and customer summit, which was organized this year in Orlando, Florida. [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-qlik-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-2016) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-receives-qlik-solution-provider-of-the-year-award-2016#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [Qlik](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik), [Innovation](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/innovation) ## [Agilos globally awarded for its 'TIC' Qlik Sense Workshop Series](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-continues-its-award-winning-qlik-sense-workshop-series) Posted by [Edwin Willems](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/edwin-willems) on 18-Mar-2016 08:30:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Qlik_Awards_Agilos.jpg)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-continues-its-award-winning-qlik-sense-workshop-series) Qlik has awarded Agilos as the nr 1 partner out of more than 1700 Qlik partners worldwide for its highest level of web traffic and Qlik Sense downloads. Our ‘Touching Is Convincing’ Series of Qlik Sense Workshops are a catalyst. If you haven’t ‘touched’ Qlik Sense yet, take a few hours of your time to attend one of our workshops. Don’t believe just our word. [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-continues-its-award-winning-qlik-sense-workshop-series) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-continues-its-award-winning-qlik-sense-workshop-series#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [Qlik](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik), [Qlik Sense](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik-sense), [Qlik Sense Extensions](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik-sense-extensions) ## [Agilos proposes a 'Health Check' on your Qlik platforms](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-qlik-health-check) Posted by [Michael Laenen](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/michael-laenen) on 10-Mar-2016 09:00:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Qlik_Health_Check_Agilos.png)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-qlik-health-check) Do you observe a decline in Qlik platform performance? Do you have turnover in technical staff or changes in business structure or BI environment, and troubles dealing with it? Or do you think you might get more benefits from your QlikView or Qlik Sense investment? Then a Health Check is something you should look at! [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-qlik-health-check) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-qlik-health-check#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [Qlik](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik), [QlikView](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlikview) ## [Agilos helps BIA to visualize SAP data](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-helps-bia-to-visualize-sap-data) Posted by [Edwin Willems](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/edwin-willems) on 07-Mar-2016 08:00:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/BIA_Blog.jpg)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-helps-bia-to-visualize-sap-data) BIA, a leader in equipment sales and servicing for mines, public works, recycling, handling and energy production, decided to implement SAP to offer their customers a sustainable value add. With manual processes being automatized, more data became available. Time to consider a company-wide solution for business intelligence and analytics. [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-helps-bia-to-visualize-sap-data) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-helps-bia-to-visualize-sap-data#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [News](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/news), [Customer case](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/customer-case), [QlikView](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlikview) ## [Agilos Agile Analytics Academy](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-agile-analytics-academy) Posted by [Koen Biesemans](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/koen-biesemans) on 01-Mar-2016 07:30:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Agilos_Agile_Analytics_Academy.jpg)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-agile-analytics-academy) Agile BI has proven its benefits in today’s fast changing economy. A traditional BI approach is not capable coping with today’s fast changing requirements. Agile BI on the other hand provides the speed and flexibility to quickly adapt to internal changes but also allows to respond to external events such as competitive pressure in a timely manner. [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-agile-analytics-academy) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/agilos-agile-analytics-academy#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [Qlik](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik) ## [Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI 2016 – the BIG shakeout](https://blog.agilos.com/business/gartner-2016-magic-quadrant) Posted by [Edwin Willems](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/edwin-willems) on 19-Feb-2016 22:16:37 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/Gartner_Magic_Quadrant_for_Business_Intelligence_and_Analytics_Platforms_2016_for_blog.png)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/gartner-2016-magic-quadrant) --- Some of you might remember [my blog](https://blog.agilos.com/business/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-bi-2015-yikes) about Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms 2015. In the introduction, I wrote “…it's still interesting to see how each of the key players have (slightly) moved”. Well, I can’t say that this year. The 4 BIG traditional BI vendors have dropped out of the leaders quadrant, including IBM, Oracle, SAP and SAS. Bye bye. 3 vendors dominate the leaders quadrant now: Qlik, Tableau and Microsoft. But there’s one BIG thing the report doesn’t talk about too much, and maybe even the most important one… [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/gartner-2016-magic-quadrant) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/gartner-2016-magic-quadrant#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [BI Strategy](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/bi-strategy) ## [From Data Warehouse to Data Jailhouse to Data Lake](https://blog.agilos.com/business/from-data-warehouse-to-data-jailhouse-to-data-lake) Posted by [Gilles Hocepied](https://blog.agilos.com/business/author/gilles-hocepied) on 19-Jan-2016 12:45:33 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.agilos.com/hubfs/lake_c.png)](https://blog.agilos.com/business/from-data-warehouse-to-data-jailhouse-to-data-lake) Today when you need to prepare company information for decision making, you may well end up with a Data Warehouse project. Two things will come to mind: Always late. Always more expensive than planned. But there’s a new kid on the block that might make a Data Warehouse look old fashioned… [Read More](https://blog.agilos.com/business/from-data-warehouse-to-data-jailhouse-to-data-lake) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.agilos.com/business/from-data-warehouse-to-data-jailhouse-to-data-lake#comments-listing) Topics: [Expertise](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise), [Qlik](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/qlik), [Data Warehouse](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/data-warehouse), [Data Lake](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/data-lake) [All posts](https://blog.agilos.com/business/all) [Next](https://blog.agilos.com/business/topic/expertise/page/2) Through this blog we want to share expertise, opinions and thoughts about various aspects in the BI market. 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