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We simplify the entire analytics workflow, allowing business users to seamlessly manipulate data within existing applications and workflows. With its flexibility and wide range of features, Yellowfin has become a market-leading analytics and business intelligence (BI) platform that meets the needs of advanced business users. While traditional BI tools have provided little value to businesses, Yellowfin offers all the tools necessary to drive transformative value. By bringing together action-based dashboards, automated discovery, and data storytelling into one integrated platform, we enable users to engage with data and create new ways to take action. *For more details, please refer to the attached PDF document. For further information, feel free to download the PDF or contact us.*

Let's bridge the gap with existing reporting capabilities. By integrating sophisticated interactive dashboards and ad-hoc reports into existing applications, we can create new revenue streams and enhance customer satisfaction with pixel-perfect white-label analytics seamlessly integrated into the user experience. In today's environment, customers demand more from the software they use, such as easy and quick access to data. With a unique pricing model, no-name branding strategy, and a simple integration process, Yellowfin can meet customer needs. Become a partner with Yellowfin and stand out from the competition. From beautiful dashboards to user-friendly self-service reporting features, Yellowfin has everything needed to provide analytics as part of your customers' applications. *For more details, please refer to the attached PDF document. For further information, feel free to download the PDF or contact us.*

This document explains the integration of AI-enabled analytics into applications. It describes how to effectively utilize advanced AI technology to enhance the analytics of existing software platforms. Additionally, it discusses the factors to consider when selecting an analytics platform and incorporating this technology into existing applications. [Contents] ■ Executive Summary ■ What AI-enabled analytics means for customers ■ How to leverage AI-enabled analytics in existing applications ■ Three questions to consider before selecting an analytics platform ■ Bringing this new AI-enabled technology to market ■ Conclusion *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

Dashboards already convey very complex scenarios in many cases. With multiple data visualizations, metrics, dimensions, scales, explanations, colors, and more, users can incorporate a lot of elements. Therefore, it is important for dashboard designers to guide and simplify the end-user experience to make the displayed content as easy to interpret as possible. This guide introduces best practices for dashboard design and helps you provide personalized interactive dashboards that delight users. [Contents (partial)] ■ Top 10 Best Practices for BI Dashboards ■ Purpose ■ Summary ■ Relevance ■ Functionality ■ Visuals *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This document analyzes case studies from the internal implementation of the BI tool "Yellowfin" across ten diverse industries, including telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and finance, extracting common patterns and important insights that led to success. Many companies are considering the introduction of BI tools as part of their DX promotion efforts, but practical knowledge is needed on questions such as "How can we ensure successful implementation?" and "What can we do to avoid failure?" This document presents specific and practical insights derived from actual success stories, including "five common success factors," "a phased implementation approach," "dramatic quantitative effects," and "organizational culture transformation." It serves as a guidebook for those considering or advancing the implementation of BI tools. [Contents] ■ Introduction ■ Survey Overview ■ Typical Challenges Before Implementation ■ Implementation Approaches of Successful Companies ■ Five Factors of Success ■ Implementation Results (Quantitative Effects) *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

In BI, data visualization is essential for decision-makers to analyze, share, and utilize data, leading to improvements in business performance. However, to make the most of charts, graphs, and heat maps, it is necessary to follow best practices and deploy visualizations with a consistent strategy. This free white paper introduces three steps: "Choosing the Right Chart Type," "Optimizing Charts," and "Sharing Insights." [Contents (partial)] ■ Best Practices for Data Visualization: Overview ■ Best Practice #1 for Data Visualization: Choosing the Right Chart Type ■ Best Practice #2 for Data Visualization: How to Standardize Styles *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This white paper guide explains the meaning of "self-service" as defined in the context of business intelligence solutions, helping to understand its differences, purposes, and advantages. It also introduces the many benefits that self-service brings to analytics users, as well as considerations that enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses should address before reaping the benefits of this new BI model. If you are not very familiar with self-service analytics, please start reading from the beginning. Alternatively, you may also choose to read from the areas that interest you. [Contents] ■ Overview of Self-Service Analytics ■ What is Self-Service Analytics? ■ Traditional BI vs. Self-Service Analytics ■ Why Self-Service Analytics is Important ■ Five Steps to Prepare for Enterprise Self-Service Analytics ■ Getting Started with Self-Service Analytics *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This document analyzes case studies of companies that have incorporated the BI tool "Yellowfin" into their own products and services, summarizing the commonalities and success patterns. By extracting the essence of success from examples of SaaS and packaged products that have integrated BI functions to establish a competitive advantage, we will introduce specific implementation strategies. This document will explain in detail why "embedded BI" is gaining attention now, and what actual results it is producing through advanced embedded BI case studies. [Contents (partial)] ■ Introduction ■ Challenges faced by SaaS and package vendors ■ Why "embedded BI" instead of "development" ■ Results of embedded BI implementation ■ Five insights that accompany success *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

BI tools have evolved over a long history with the aim of expanding the base of data analysis. However, the reality is that penetration among business users has not progressed much. The current mainstream idea in the BI tool industry is to enhance data literacy, but Yellowfin Japan Co., Ltd. advocates that we should instead make it easier and more accessible to handle data. This document will focus on the noteworthy new features incorporated by Yellowfin and examine the company's approach. [Contents] ■ Why are there not more business users utilizing BI tools? ■ What is "guided natural language query," which allows anyone to easily utilize data? ■ Complex comparative analyses, such as sales differences by period or category, can be easily conducted. ■ Solutions for data analysis challenges in a variety of scenarios. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This guide, created from Yellowfin's extensive experience, details the steps to integrate and launch your unique analytics application. Adding analytics that brings new performance insights, enhances customer satisfaction, and drives revenue growth to existing products is one of the most beneficial improvements that can be achieved in business. It is a valuable read, so please take a look. 【Contents (partial)】 ■ Introduction ■ What is Embedded Analytics? ■ Section 1: Preparing for Success ■ Section 1.2: Building a Team that Drives Success ■ Section 1.3: Bridging Technical Gaps ■ Section 1.4: Designing for Product/Business Audience *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This is a case where TD Mobile Co., Ltd. implemented "Yellowfin," achieving in-depth analysis of carrier fees and improved accuracy in accounting. The company faced challenges due to the aging and obsolescence of its core business systems, including the need for a mechanism to analyze carrier fees, the realization of monthly confirmed accounting, and the automation of invoice creation for clients. After implementation, the automatic generation of invoices for clients was realized. The workdays that previously took about 10 business days each month were significantly reduced to around 2 business days, greatly contributing to the reduction of the burden on administrative staff. [Case Overview] ■ Implementing Company: TD Mobile Co., Ltd. ■ Challenges: Complexity of carrier fees, accuracy of accounting, and reliance on specific individuals for invoice creation ■ Deciding Factors for Implementation: A system that meets our requirements and intuitive usability ■ Effects: Realization of automatic invoice generation and significant reduction in work hours *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This is a case study of the implementation of "Yellowfin" at Keio Department Store Co., Ltd., which achieved the digitization of reports accompanying the renewal of its core system. The company renewed its core system, which had been in use for about 40 years, in 2019. It established the "Keio Department Store Data Lake (KDSDL)" as a data utilization platform for approximately 800 employees and integrated it with BI tools. With the visualization of KPIs, each employee is gradually shifting towards data-driven thinking, and it has become as prevalent as Word and Excel. 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: Keio Department Store Co., Ltd. ■ Challenge: Digitization of approximately 800 types of paper reports ■ Reason for Selection: The feeling that reports could be created that anyone could easily use, and the ability to internalize it with no-code/low-code solutions ■ Effect: Employees are shifting towards data-driven thinking *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case where PRECO Foods Co., Ltd. implemented "InfoCabina Yellowfin Cloud" and achieved improvements in the churn rate of existing customers. The company faced the challenge of losing existing customers, which account for the majority of their sales, and was considering building an information analysis platform to utilize the big data accumulated in their core system. After implementation, not only did they receive a list of customers to address with the push of a button, but they also established a system that automatically raises alerts for customers at risk of being lost. This led to a reduction in customer churn rate and resulted in tangible achievements. [Case Overview] ■ Implementing Company: PRECO Foods Co., Ltd. ■ Challenge: Improvement of churn rate for existing customers, which account for 90% of sales ■ Selection Reason: A cloud service that can be used by the user department and can be implemented without initial costs ■ Effect: Significant increase in the number of customer interactions and improvement in sales levels *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This is a case where NTT Docomo, Inc. implemented "Yellowfin" in their Smart Life business, achieving an increase in the active rate of digital content. The company was using the statistical analysis software "R" to analyze web access logs for their digital content services, such as "Sugodoku Content" and "d Anime Store," but faced a shortage of machine power due to a rapid increase in data volume. After implementation, they utilized dashboards to daily check the effectiveness of campaigns and the reputation of content, leading to service improvements. The number of users canceling their subscriptions decreased, and the active rate significantly increased. [Case Overview] - Implementing Company: NTT Docomo, Inc. - Challenges: Insufficient machine power due to a rapid increase in data volume, time-consuming data organization issues. - Deciding Factors for Implementation: Low entry barrier for intuitive use, support for connection to Amazon Redshift. - Effects: Significant increase in user active rates. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.*

We would like to introduce a case study where ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. implemented "Yellowfin" to achieve data utilization across the company. To improve the situation where management could not easily grasp figures such as sales, the company decided to introduce a BI tool. They chose "Yellowfin" for its 100% web-based nature and simple interface. Since its rollout in 2017, it has enabled easy comparison of multiple advertising media performance. A culture of discussing data through "Yellowfin" has taken root, leading to increased efficiency and productivity. 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. ■ Challenge: Management could not view the desired figures immediately. ■ Selection Reason: 100% web-based and simple interface. ■ Effect: Real-time figure verification and cross-comparison of advertising media performance. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study of report output using the integration of "Yellowfin" and "JasperReports" at ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. The company was using Excel and macros to create reports with layouts specific to each customer, but as the number of target customers increased, the limitations of managing with macros became apparent. They built a system to output reports using "Yellowfin," which is integrated with "JasperReports," allowing for dedicated reports for each customer to be generated with flexible layouts. [Case Overview] ■ Implementing Company: ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. ■ Challenge: Managing report templates for each customer with Excel and macros, facing limitations due to the increase in target customers ■ Solution: Report output through the integration of JasperReports and Yellowfin ■ Effect: Achieved reporting with flexible layouts *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case where Mitsui Sumitomo DS Asset Management Co., Ltd. implemented "Yellowfin" to achieve centralized data management. Since the company was established through the merger of five firms, centralized data management had not progressed, making it difficult to understand where and what kind of data existed. A data management committee was established, and data modeling tools were considered. With the introduction of "Yellowfin," it became possible to view information related to investment trusts from a dashboard, eliminating the hassle of searching for data and improving operational efficiency. [Case Overview] ■ Implementing Company: Mitsui Sumitomo DS Asset Management Co., Ltd. ■ Challenge: Centralized data management had not progressed, making it difficult to understand where and what kind of data existed. ■ Reason for Selection: The ability to model and manage data at a low cost. ■ Effect: Reduction in the effort required to search for data and promotion of data reuse. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case where "Yellowfin" was implemented as a tool to refresh the DWH and BI systems at Nihon Shurui Hanbai Co., Ltd. The company was utilizing BI tools in almost all departments, but due to the aging of the system and performance degradation over the years, it took a considerable amount of time to extract and search for data. After the new system went live, analyses that previously took between 1 hour to 4 hours with the existing system were completed in just 1 to 2 minutes. The reduction in data extraction time significantly improved employee productivity. [Case Overview] ■ Implementing Company: Nihon Shurui Hanbai Co., Ltd. ■ Challenges: Aging of the system and performance degradation over the years ■ Selection Reason: Low implementation cost with CPU licensing, enterprise-ready, proven performance with Amazon Redshift ■ Effects: Significant reduction in time required for data extraction and search *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

This is a case where "Yellowfin" was introduced to the production site of Denso Ten, achieving the visualization of manufacturing equipment data. The company had built a system to accumulate the vast amount of data output from each manufacturing device, but utilizing that data for business improvement was not progressing well. After the introduction, thresholds were set for each manufacturing process, and monitoring was conducted with "Yellowfin." By performing maintenance on the equipment before abnormalities occurred, they were able to prevent line stoppages in advance, contributing to improvements in productivity and quality. [Case Overview (Partial)] ■ Implementing Company: Denso Ten, Inc. ■ Challenge: Lack of easy means to view the accumulated vast data ■ Selection Reason: Standard alert function, ease of use, quick response from support ■ Effect: Prevention of line stoppages, improvement in productivity and quality, prevention of setting errors *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case where "Yellowfin" was integrated into the core hall management system "Compass" of ITC Corporation, equipping it with BI functionality. The ability to customize a server license contract to fit the desired licensing structure of the company, along with reduced costs compared to previous considerations, was the deciding factor for adoption. After implementation, Excel reports that previously took 1 to 2 weeks to create are now generated automatically. Additionally, minor modifications can now be handled by the corporate personnel in charge, improving operational efficiency. 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: ITC Corporation ■ Implemented Product: Yellowfin (Embedded BI) ■ System Implemented: Core hall management system "Compass" ■ Challenge: In-house development of BI functionality incurs high development costs and timelines ■ Effect: Automatic generation of Excel reports and the ability for corporate personnel to make modifications *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study where "Yellowfin" was integrated into the IT system information management/performance monitoring tool "System Answer G3" of IBC Corporation. The company faced challenges with report creation using Excel macros and adopted "Yellowfin" due to its compatibility with PostgreSQL and user-friendly GUI. They developed an automated report creation tool called "Stats Option." In one case, the time taken to create monthly reports was reduced from 1,632 hours per year to 96 hours, allowing operational managers to allocate more time to identifying and addressing issues. 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: IBC Corporation ■ Implemented Product: Yellowfin (Embedded BI) ■ System Implemented: "System Answer G3" ■ Challenge: Cost and quality variability in report creation using Excel macros ■ Effect: Reduced report creation time to one-seventeenth *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study of the implementation of "Yellowfin" in the nursing and caregiving record system "Sanabi" of Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd. The company has adopted the embedded features of "Yellowfin" to utilize the data recorded daily by approximately 10,000 field staff. They position the BI tool not just for specific specialized departments but as a feedback tool for the field. Without developing from scratch as in the past, end users can now create and embed content themselves, allowing for flexible and rapid responses to various environmental changes and requests. 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd. ■ Product Implemented: Yellowfin (Embedded BI) ■ System Implemented: Nursing and Caregiving Record System "Sanabi" ■ Reason for Selection: The ability to provide feedback to the field through embedded features ■ Future Outlook: Promotion of caregiving DX through collaboration with AI and sensor data (IoT) *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case where NexTone Inc. implemented "Yellowfin" and built the copyright royalty analysis tool "croass." Previously, the company provided usage details of copyrighted works in PDF or CSV text data formats. However, they wanted to create a platform that made the data intuitively easy to view, so they evaluated screen design, usability, and functional added value, ultimately selecting "Yellowfin." With "croass," users can drill down into the details of royalties with just one click, and they can also check sorting by artist and video site view rankings. Users have praised it as "very easy to understand." 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: NexTone Inc. ■ Implemented Product: Yellowfin (Embedded BI) ■ Built System: Copyright Royalty Analysis Tool "croass" ■ Challenge: There was a lot of detailed data, making it difficult to get an overall view. ■ Effect: The dashboard made the details of copyright royalties easier to view. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case where Revise Inc. incorporated "Yellowfin" to build the used car dealer service "Mobicon." The company adopted "Yellowfin" due to its high compatibility with web services, user-friendly GUI, and attractive appearance. The ease of integration has also improved with the JavaScript API of version 9. By using "Mobicon," it has become possible to focus promotions on high-quality customers, reducing after-sales promotion costs by 30-40%. This has also led to increased productivity. 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: Revise Inc. ■ Implemented Product: Yellowfin (Embedded BI) ■ Built System: Used Car Dealer Service "Mobicon" ■ Challenge: Data integration management and CRM promotion in the used car industry ■ Effect: 30-40% reduction in promotion costs, increased productivity *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case where "Yellowfin" has been integrated into NTT TechnoCross Corporation's "ForeSight Voice Mining." The old version of the dashboard was handmade by the company and lacked flexibility, requiring program modifications for changes to meet customer requests. After evaluating the ease of adding to existing products and the simplicity of drill-down operations, "Yellowfin" was adopted. The revamped dashboard can display the number of handled cases, average handling time, and the number of call reasons, and it has also become possible to quantify the quality of operator responses and display it in graphs. 【Case Overview】 ■ Implementing Company: NTT TechnoCross Corporation ■ Implemented Product: Yellowfin (Embedded BI) ■ System Implemented In: "ForeSight Voice Mining" ■ Challenges: Lack of flexibility in the old dashboard and customization costs ■ Effects: Visualization of operational status and response quality, supporting efficient operation of home-based call centers *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.