A properly implemented and highly visual report tool will increase your business' analytical capabilities, helping you make better decisions.
Information, by its very nature, is messy. Every time a sale is made, that's a data point; every time someone is late to work, that's a data point; every time an email is sent, that's a data point. Data is the output of everything that happens in an organization, making tracking key information vitally important.
By understanding cause-and-effect relationships in business, you are able to create positive outcomes (in the form of good decisions). With all this endless and constant information being produced, how can you possibly keep up with or manage your data?
Visualized data has many large benefits over traditional text-based spreadsheet design. These are just a few advantages of well balanced visual appeal and functionality:
InetSoft Technology can help you. StyleBI, our flagship business intelligence tool, offers several powerful methods of performing visual analysis:
Floriculture is a delicate, detail-driven industry where precision in tracking operations, sales, and supply chains often means the difference between profitability and waste. Floriculture suppliers—those who provide greenhouses, irrigation systems, fertilizers, seed stock, and logistics services to flower growers—live in a competitive market with slim margins. To remain competitive, these suppliers must harness their operational data to optimize efficiency and spot emerging trends in customer behavior. One mid-sized floriculture supplier recently faced a turning point when its existing reporting platform, Bold Reports, no longer met its growing demands. The company’s decision to migrate to InetSoft’s reporting and dashboarding solution illustrates how a shift in business intelligence (BI) tooling can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and elevate management confidence.
The supplier had been using Bold Reports for three years, primarily because of its affordability and ability to embed reports into internal portals. Initially, this worked well enough for tracking basic operational metrics such as fertilizer distribution volumes, irrigation equipment sales, and supplier orders. However, as the business expanded geographically and took on larger greenhouse clients, its reporting needs became more complex. The problems with Bold Reports became increasingly difficult to ignore:
For an industry where timing is critical—late shipment of irrigation supplies can jeopardize an entire crop—the lack of reliable, real-time reporting was unacceptable. The management team began searching for alternatives that could balance affordability with flexibility.
The evaluation process considered several reporting platforms, but InetSoft stood out for its serverless deployment option, lightweight footprint, and powerful data mashup capabilities. The supplier was particularly drawn to InetSoft’s ability to blend disparate data streams seamlessly: greenhouse environmental sensors, supplier invoices, shipping logistics data, and retail point-of-sale information could all be unified into a single reporting environment. This would allow managers to trace supply chain performance end-to-end.
Another deciding factor was InetSoft’s flexible licensing model. Instead of penalizing the company for adding more users, InetSoft offered scalable options that matched actual usage patterns. This meant the supplier could extend access to branch managers, sales representatives, and even some key customers without spiraling costs. Finally, the platform’s low IT overhead appealed to leadership: InetSoft’s self-service interface would empower managers and analysts to build reports without waiting for technical staff to intervene.
Switching from Bold Reports to InetSoft was carried out over three months. The transition strategy had three major phases:
The improvements after adoption were clear within the first quarter. The supplier reported several notable gains:
Beyond operational efficiencies, InetSoft enabled the supplier to extract insights that were previously invisible. For instance, by combining greenhouse climate control data with fertilizer usage and sales figures, analysts identified correlations between regional growing conditions and product demand. This helped the supplier forecast demand more accurately and adjust marketing campaigns accordingly. In another case, real-time mashups of logistics and retail data revealed delays in shipping that were impacting specific customer segments. The company quickly renegotiated with logistics partners and improved customer satisfaction scores as a result.
The supplier’s leadership now views data as a strategic asset rather than a byproduct of operations. With InetSoft in place, they are exploring advanced analytics such as predictive modeling, aiming to forecast not only sales trends but also customer churn risks. There is also interest in extending reporting capabilities outward, offering select customers self-service portals to track their own orders and consumption trends. This would position the supplier not just as a vendor but as a data-driven partner to floriculture businesses worldwide.