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Explore Analytics makes data analysis and visualization fun by providing useful tips and advanced techniques through a series of how-to videos.

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    • Mar 20, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Explore Analytics Training Module 5 - Chart Views

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 13:38


    In the fifth of our training modules, we're going to introduce you chart views. You'll learn the key concepts within creating charts, and walk through creating your first category and timeline charts.

    Explore Analytics Training Module 4 - Pivot Views

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 12:14


    In the fourth of our training modules, we're going to introduce you to pivot views. You'll learn the key components in creating pivot views, including calculations, coloring rules, and filtering data.

    Explore Analytics Training Module 3 - List Views

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 9:46


    In the third of our training modules, we're going to introduce you to list views. You'll learn the key components in a list, including filtering, calculations, coloring rules, and more.

    Explore Analytics Training Module 2 - User Interface

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 6:39


    In the second of our training modules, we're going to show you how to navigate within Explore Analytics. Where are the most common actions found, and how can you quickly access the information you need? All of these questions will be answered in a quick video to get you started.

    Explore Analytics Training Module 1 - Key Concepts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 11:05


    In the first of our training modules, we're going to introduce you to some key concepts of Explore Analytics. What is Explore Analytics, what can you use it for, and what are some of the key features you'll be using? All of these questions will be answered in a quick video to get you started.

    ServiceNow Delta Reporting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 7:45


    Want to track the delta between records created and records resolved - for example, an incident delta report? In this quick video, we'll walk through this foundational ITSM report step-by-step, so you can easily replicate this report in just a few clicks.

    ServiceNow Wallboard Displays with Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 6:09


    Want to display key information to your team around the office? Learn how in just a few clicks, you can present an auto-rotating dashboard of information to display around the office, including some best practices on content and some ideas on presentation.

    ServiceNow Human Resources Delivery with Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 23:14


    The key to quality in Human Resources service delivery is to quickly and efficiently direct your team's efforts to answering questions and resolving cases as they come in, and to identify process roadblocks and opportunities for improvement. In this webinar, see how Explore Analytics for ServiceNow empowers your team in real-time, while KPIs measure successes in delivery. We'll cover live dashboards for managing HR cases and requests, as well as analysis reports for improving process automation and efficiency in the call center. We'll also show how Explore Analytics can tie in information from call systems or other key HR platforms to create a single pane of glass on your service processes.

    Automate CMDB Accuracy through Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 16:36


    A detailed and accurate CMDB is the bedrock for your IT Service Management processes. Did you know that dashboards can be a key part of keeping your CMDB reliable and useful? Discovery tools can automate gathering technical information from machines, but too many CMDB efforts are derailed by inaccurate human information - out-of-date mapping to business services, incorrect owners, and more. Rather than reactively fixing data when stumbling across incorrect data, automate the accountability of CMDB data with real-time dashboards that facilitate keeping your data up-to-date. Use analytics to create a culture of accountability, and restore faith in your most important data.

    Proactive Security Incident Response through Real-Time Dashboard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 18:11


    Driving quick and effective resolution of security incidents and risks is key to maintaining secure infrastructure. We'll show how to build real-time dashboards that focus your teams on the most urgent issues. Don't settle for limited dashboards or weekly manual spreadsheets - get the information in the most actionable format, and ensure that your team is working effectively.

    ServiceNow Year-over-Year Reporting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 3:59


    Year-over-Year reports allow you to compare process performance this year against previous years. With Explore Analytics, you can create year-over-year reports with just a couple clicks.

    Webinar - Make Executive Dashboards that Shine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 20:42


    Excellent dashboards do not only impress, they accelerate the decision-making process and tell a compelling story. They are the face of your organization to your management. In just a few minutes, you can transform your dashboard and get to the next level of insight and automation.

    ServiceNow Project and Portfolio Management Analytical App

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 22:03


    This video will introduce Explore Analytics' prebuilt Analytical application. The application includes pre-built reports to give real-time and trend visibility on project costing, resource management, status compared to baselines, and much more.

    ServiceNow SLA Reporting Topic: Median, Percentile, TP 50/90/99

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 18:41


    This video explains when and why to use medians and percentiles to measure service delivery data, and walks through building those reports against ServiceNow data in real-time.

    ServiceNow Earned Value Management Reporting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 17:20


    Want an accurate, real-time indication of how your projects are performing ahead or behind tasks? Earned Value Management is a common framework for tracking projects over time, adjusting for their scope, time, and cost.

    Setting up and Connecting to ServiceNow in 10 Minutes or Less

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 13:39


    Interested in getting the most complete reporting solution for ServiceNow? This video will walk you end-to-end from requesting an Explore Analytics evaluation environment to having real-time reports embedded in your ServiceNow dashboard in just a few minutes!

    User Utilization Reports for ServiceNow Administrators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 10:32


    Looking to understand how your ServiceNow licensing is being consumed? Want to present reports back to the business about how they are utilizing ServiceNow? Learn how Explore Analytics can provide you the most completely utilization reports for ServiceNow.

    Mapping Data on New York City Maps with Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 17:40


    Explore Analytics can easily generate real-time or trended geographic (map) charts based on your data! In this video, we'll show you how you can use custom maps, using New York City as an example.

    Mapping Data on Canadian Maps with Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017 15:53


    Explore Analytics can easily generate real-time or trended geographic (map) charts based on your data! In this video, we'll show you how you can use custom maps, using Canadian Provinces as an example.

    ServiceNow Advanced Reporting with Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 16:11


    Take 15 minutes to learn about the most complete reporting solution available for ServiceNow. Real-time operational dashboards, ad-hoc explorational reports, standardized performance metrics, and a library of pre-built reports -- Explore Analytics gives you everything you need to report against ServiceNow with NO LIMITS! Get deeper answers to your questions, quicker than any other solution out there.

    Explore Analytics Dashboards and Slicers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017 16:13


    In this training video, we'll walk through how you can assemble a dashboard of Explore Analytics views, with interactive slicers to allow viewers to filter through the data.

    ServiceNow Timecard Reporting with Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 8:42


    Do you manage your organization's time through time cards, or time worked records? Take a look at this rich example report for getting real-time, interactive visibility that can live on ServiceNow dashboards or in other portals. Take action on the information you see in real time, for true actionable analytics.

    Creating Event-Based Calendars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 14:50


    Learn how you can create real-time interactive calendars based on ServiceNow, SQL databases, or other applications with just a few clicks. Publish those calendars to dashboards or intranet portals, and give users the ability to easily view their data over time.

    Managing KPIs against Performance Targets part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017 10:36


    In this video, we show you how to take advantage of Explore Analytics' actionable, interactive visualizations to support continual service improvements. We show you some useful methods for highlighting performance targets, to drive the behavior of your users towards improved outcomes.

    Webinar - Forecasting the Year Ahead with Predictive Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017 42:49


    Learn how Explore Analytics can project into the future based on your data set, and how to do predictive analytics smartly - not just drawing a straight line, but using sophisticated approaches to fine-tune your forecast.

    Reporting on Potential Exposure from Unlicensed Software

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 12:32


    Unlicensed software can be one of the biggest financial risks a company can be exposed to. If you have set up a software asset management solution, you may be gathering the raw data on unlicensed software. Explore Analytics can help you turn that data into insight: focusing your priorities on where the biggest financial risk is, in terms of dollar exposure to the business.

    Trends and Forecasts using Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2016 13:56


    If you have a set of time-series data, Explore Analytics can allow you to very easily see the underlying trends, and use them to forecast into the future. You're just a few clicks away!

    % of Tasks Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2016 8:12


    Are you wondering what % of your change requests are emergency changes? What % of your incidents are P1? What % of your SLAs are breached? We'll walk through how you can create this live, interactive report in a few clicks.

    Webinar: Business Service Reporting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 38:44


    Are you implementing a CMDB and defining business services, only to find that it's impossible to report on incidents, outages and changes by business service? Come learn about breakthrough functionality in Explore Analytics that understands the hierarchical CMDB and can automatically roll up data to the business services level. Now, for the first time, you'll be able to get a full picture of what's going on in your environment from a Business Service perspective. Join us for a webinar and learn how you can use Business Service Reporting to give stakeholders, business service owners, and executives true service-based reporting. There's no service management without business service visibility, so come see the one reporting tool that can truly report at the service level.

    Webinar: Aligning your Reports to Business Priorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 29:16


    In an increasingly competitive business environment, the business wants to measure how your department is performing to support their priorities. Get ahead of your business -- look at your processes the same way executives, stakeholders, and customers do! Learn how you can see problems in customer satisfaction, service availability, or service delivery in real time, and how you can make these insights actionable to turn problems into delighted management.

    Webinar: Real Time Decision Making

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 36:54


    Get insights that move as fast as you do! In order for your organization to be agile, you need to have the ability to understand and respond to changes in your environment in real time. Live, actionable analytics provides the ability to move from reactive spreadsheets towards proactive decision-making. In this webinar, we will walk through some examples of how Explore Analytics' up-to-the-second, interactive reporting allows you to spot issues and take action immediately, as well as influencing the behavior of your team to improve their metrics without waiting for a monthly or quarterly meeting.

    Webinar: Give Executives the Business Visibility They Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 42:10


    Executive management needs information to make sound decisions and to lead their organization, yet most managers lack access to such information. Having the information is only the beginning; it's vital that the information will be presented in a way that is actionable, visually rich, and that answers the right questions.

    Cumulative Flow Diagrams and Release Dashboard for ServiceNow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 8:06


    Follow this eight-minute video to create an interactive, automated, actionable status dashboard for stakeholders to track your development progress in ServiceNow.

    Business Service Reporting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 12:41


    Learn how, with a few easy clicks, you can convert your reporting into true business service reporting. Rather than tracking incident, problem, or change KPI's and metrics at the CI level, roll your information up to up-stream business services.

    Explainer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2016 2:44


    Explains Explore Analytics, how it works and how it's different than other business intelligence solutions

    Combining Data with Mash-up Views

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 9:15


    Often the biggest challenge in reporting is combining data from multiple tables or data sources. Learn how Explore Analytics can make this easy for *any user* using an intuitive drag and drop interface, without requiring coding, scripting, or administrative intervention.

    Explore Analytics Webinar: Retire Excel! There's a better way to

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 45:23


    Close your Excel window now! There's a better way to run that report! Using Explore Analytics' advanced features you can get better reporting, live against your ServiceNow data and embedded in ServiceNow dashboards. Learn how to use calculations, multi-level pivots, and mash-ups, and deliver automated and intuitive reports without all that manual effort.

    Backlog Reporting for ServiceNow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2015 7:44


    Learn how to create backlog reports for ServiceNow in an easy, intuitive way.

    Resource Reports for ServiceNow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2015 6:16


    Learn how to create a resource report for ServiceNow that compares planned resource hours to actual time spent working.

    Application for ServiceNow ITFM

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2015 3:51


    Explore Analytics has released a new IT Financial Management analytical application to work alongside ServiceNow. Leveraging the single system of record of ServiceNow, Explore Analytics provides a depth of information and reporting to give you more visibility and transparency to your costs.

    Application for ServiceNow ITSM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2015 6:49


    Explore Analytics has created a pre-defined analytical application for IT Service Management. In minutes you can have our best-in-breed reporting engine answering key questions across your service management lifecycle, drawing on the data within the ServiceNow platform.

    Scorecard Views for ServiceNow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015 10:01


    Learn how to create simple, powerful live or trended visualizations of data, showing powerful key metrics in a quick single view.

    Exploring your Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2014 6:01


    Learn how Explore Analytics can help you simply slice-and-dice your data to get insights and understanding -- as easy as asking the question.

    Unleashing your Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2014 4:44


    Learn how you can easily access your data with a modern business intelligence tool without requiring complex data warehousing or integration efforts.

    Four Minutes to Explore - Visualizing your Google Spreadsheets

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2014 5:15


    Using Explore Analytics, the SaaS self-service visualization application, we're going to show you how you can quickly turn flat data into rich, informative visualizations in just a few minutes.

    ServiceNow Dashboards using Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2014 6:09


    In this short tutorial we'll learn how to create dashboards in ServiceNow using Explore Analytics.

    Reporting on ServiceNow Variables

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2014 3:57


    In this short tutorial we'll see how to report on ServiceNow variables using Explore Analytics.

    ServiceNow Advanced Reporting Topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013 13:55


    In this tutorial we'll cover two topics. We'll see how to create trend reports by gathering historical data and we'll see how to implement contextual security using Explore Analytics.

    Salesforce.com Data Visualization using Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2013 4:32


    In this tutorial I'll show you how to connect to your Salesforce.com application so that you can immediately start slicing and dicing your data and visualize it using Explore Analytics.

    PostgreSQL Reporting and Visualization using Explore Analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2013 2:34


    In this tutorial I'll show you how to connect to your Postgres database so that you can immediately start slicing and dicing your data and visualize it using Explore Analytics.

    Reports and Visualizations for ServiceNow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2013 18:20


    In this crash course in building reports and visualizations for ServiceNow you'll learn to setup a ServiceNow data source and create from scratch a geographical chart of CIs by Location and Class. You'll learn to work with pivot tables and define calculations. Finally, we'll see how to publish and schedule reports.

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