Summary: In this week’s article roundup, we learn how dashboards give you a key advantage over your competition, the disturbing growth of cyber attacks, and more.

Collaborative BI remains hot
Dresner Advisory Services just released new research, and their findings echo a key point mentioned in this recent article: Collaboration within BI applications is growing.

Dashboards: How they’ll help your business grow
Business Dashboards will save time, reduce stress, and increase sales and profits. Most importantly: They give you key advantages over your competition. This article explains why every business needs a dashboard.

How to choose a data analytics provider
Enterprises are using data analytics to better understand customers, improve business processes and discover new markets. But, with all of the available options, how can businesses know which vendor best suits their needs, or which features to look for in a solution?

Nearly 200 million records compromised in Q1
According to a recent report, the amount of compromised records in the first quarter of this year grew by 233% compared to the first quarter of 2013. How can businesses fight these growing security risks? Here’s one way.