Bi101 "In the Cloud" Blog

Business Intelligence 101 Becomes A Google Apps Premier SMB Reseller

Kevin Lalor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:49:40 +0000

February 14, 2012 — Business Intelligence 101 (Bi101) announced today that it has become a Premier SMB Reseller of the Google Apps™ suite of communication and collaboration tools. This new designation from Google enables customers to more easily assess a reseller’s expertise advising on and deploying Google products. Bi101 has moved from an Authorized to [...]

Avatier Chooses Business Intelligence 101 (Bi101) and NetSuite to Deliver Cost Savings and World-Class Financial Control!

Kevin Lalor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:52:12 +0000

Avatier, the Leading Identity Management Software Specialists, replaces QuickBooks and Salesforce.com with NetSuite and Maintenance and Support from Business Intelligence 101 Livermore, Calif. — February 2, 2012 — Business Intelligence 101 (Bi101), a leading consulting service for cloud computing and business management software suites, today announced that Avatier, the global leader in Identity Management Software solutions, has adopted NetSuite to automate [...]

Blackbird Management Suite Wins Windows IT Pro “Editors Best” Award second year in a row.

Kevin Lalor — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:45:40 +0000

November 18, 2011, New York, NY – Blackbird Group, Inc. today announced that its Blackbird Management Suite received, for the second year in a row, the gold award for the “2011 Editor’s Best Awards” in the Best Active Directory and Group Policy Product category by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro® magazine. “Blackbird Auditor for Active Directory [...]

Got Google? On-Ramp service for Google Apps offered at no cost!

Kevin Lalor — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:19:54 +0000

With the purchase of Google Apps in October and November, Bi101 will provide On-Ramp service at a $600 discount*. Are you ready to go Google? Seems like everyone is going Google around us – the Business Times just reported that in Silicon Valley 97% of startups within the last two years are running on Google Apps. [...]

Blackbird Management Suite given top scores by Redmond Magazine with a score of 9.0 out of 10.

Kevin Lalor — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:13:09 +0000

By: Greg Shields from Redmond Magazine Our industry has long suffered from an interesting yet potentially dangerous paradox. Its activities can be broken down into two discrete halves: building things and maintaining things. For good reason, our most experienced professionals get tasked with building things: new services, new servers, new integrations. Conversely, those least-experienced are [...]

Cloud Event SF: Moving your Enterprise to the Cloud

Kevin Lalor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:35:10 +0000

Join Business Intelligence 101 in partnership with Google and Netsuite for an exclusive event, “Moving your Enterprise to the Cloud,” on [TBD] in downtown San Francisco, CA. At this event, you’ll discover how cloud computing is changing the financial and business operations of companies all over the world. This will also be a great opportunity [...]

What are Software Companies Looking to Improve Most with Cloud Technology?

Kevin Lalor — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:30:59 +0000

We ask our software clients what they want most from cloud technology and this is what we hear: “Efficiency, Reliability, Security, Price of IT, Mobility & Collaboration” The volatility in the financial markets is just another reminder that companies now more than ever need to run their businesses leaner than ever before. We’re finding our [...]

Cloud Readiness Webinar – How to Determine if Your Business is Ready to Transition to the Cloud

Kevin Lalor — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:58:00 +0000

You’re invited to “Bi101’s Cloud Readiness Webinar” to learn if any of your business is ready for cloud computing — Kevin Lalor, Founder and President of Business Intelligence 101, will share his insights from working with hundreds of clients who have successfully moved part or all of their business to the cloud. You’ll discover the [...]

Google Apps Webinar with Google & Bi101

Kevin Lalor — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Join Google & Business Intelligence 101 to discuss if Google Apps – cloud-based suite of email, calendar, IM, and collaboration tools – is right for you. Free yourself from the maintenance costs and security hassles of Exchange! Google Apps and the Postini Communications Suite can help you stretch resources, work smarter, and reduce costs while [...]

How Cloud Computing is Impacting your Business – Upcoming Cloud Event in Palo Alto

Kevin Lalor — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:40:37 +0000

Join Business Intelligence 101, Google and Netsuite for an exclusive lunch event, “How Cloud Computing is Impacting your Business,” on Thursday, August 25, 2011 from 12:00 – 3:00 pm in Palo Alto, CA. At this event, you’ll discover how cloud computing is changing the financial and business operations of companies all over the world. This [...]

Cloud Readiness Score: a new way for companies to test their readiness for the Cloud

Kevin Lalor — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:12:17 +0000

Livermore, CA July 12, 2011 Bi101 to offer the first-ever Cloud Readiness Score. Respondents can use this score to calculate their company’s cloud readiness compared to other organizations. Scores can range from a low of 200 to a high of 1000. The higher the score the more likely your organization will be able to benefit [...]

Just back from “What the Cloud Means to the Enterprise” event in Sacramento!

Kevin Lalor — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:39:17 +0000

We had a stellar turnout to our most recent cloud event in Sacramento. Local CFOs and CTOs came to find out more about cloud technology from Bi101, along with our partners from NetSuite and Google. We noticed that folks are interested in cloud technology and in finding ways they can run their businesses better and [...]

Just back from SuiteWorld 2011!

Kevin Lalor — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:37:23 +0000

It was great to see so many of you at SuiteWorld, thanks for taking the time to come by and say hello! For those that don’t know, SuiteWorld is NetSuite’s annual user and partner conference –held last week in San Francisco. All of us at Bi101 enjoyed meeting with the NetSuite management team, our clients [...]

Upcoming Cloud Event hosted by Bi101

Kevin Lalor — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:23:01 +0000

Join Business Intelligence 101, Google, Netsuite, and Proformative for an exclusive lunch event, “What the Cloud Means to the Enterprise,” on Thursday, June 23, 2011 from 12:00 – 3:00 pm in Sacramento, CA. At this event, you’ll discover how cloud computing is changing the financial and business operations of companies all over the world. This [...]

Live webinar: Google Message Continuity helps Gables Residential realize the benefits of 100% web

Kevin Lalor — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:33:41 +0000

Google is hosting a Webinar that gives a case study on how Google Message Continuity can help your business: Gables Residential, an Atlanta-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), turned to Google Message Continuity to supplement their Microsoft® Exchange 2007 email environment and minimize email downtime. Gables Residential owns, manages and develops property throughout Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, [...]