Unlocking Strategic Value – The New Finance Imperative

by Marianne Gatten | Sep 12, 2025 | Best Practices, Blog Home

Unlocking Strategic Value:

Why CFOs & Controllers Are Prioritizing Automated Financial Reporting

by Paul Rogers

The New Finance Imperative

CFOs and Controllers are under unprecedented pressure while navigating talent shortages, audit demands, and rapidly changing business conditions. Traditional manual reporting processes, once tolerable, now stand as critical bottlenecks threatening agility, compliance, and the ability to drive strategic growth.

Why Manual Spreadsheet-based Reporting No Longer Works

- Time Drain: Reconciliations, version control, and spreadsheet wrangling consume scarce resources and slow the month-end close.
- Error Risk: Manual collation breeds inaccuracies, increasing audit risk and undermining confidence in financial statements.
- Limited Visibility: Disparate data silos make it difficult to provide real-time answers to urgent business questions.
- Staff Overload: Skilled finance staff spend more time chasing numbers than delivering analysis – contributing stress and possibly turnover.

Automated Reporting: The Future-Proof Solution

Forward-thinking Organizations are adopting automated financial reporting platforms like Financial Report Writer to tackle these challenges head on. Automated solutions deliver:

- Accelerated Close Cycles: Quickly consolidate data from any/multiple ERPs, cutting days from financial close timelines.
- Single Source of Truth: Near real-time ERP connectivity ensures reports are always accurate, current, and audit-ready.
- Empowered Teams: No-code tools allow finance professionals to build, distribute, and analyze reports independently – eliminating Finance/IT bottlenecks.
- Strategic Insight: Drill-down analytics transform reporting from a compliance exercise into a springboard for business strategy and growth.

Leadership Lessons from the Leaders

CFOs and Controllers who champion automation position their organizations for competitive advantage:

- Risk Reduction: Consistent, audit-proof processes minimize exposure and compliance headaches.
- Faster, Better Decisions: Finance teams spend less time assembling data and more time partnering with business units to drive results.
- Scalable Growth: Automated reporting scales effortlessly with business expansion – no added headcount required.

Conclusion

Automating financial reporting isn’t just operational improvement – it’s a strategic move that empowers finance leaders to deliver transformative impact. If you’re ready to free your team from reporting chaos and step into a new era of finance leadership, discover how FINANCIAL REPORT WRITER can help you turn your numbers into a competitive advantage.

Author: Paul Rogers, founder and owner of Cyberscience. A prominant thought leader in the data analytics space.

Transforming IT into a Strategic Partner

by Marianne Gatten | Sep 12, 2025 | Best Practices, Blog Home

Transforming IT into a Strategic Partner

by Paul Rogers

The Challenge

Many IT leaders are familiar with the cycle: the business asks for a report, but by the time it’s built and delivered, the questions have changed. It’s a dynamic that diminishes the credibility of IT.

The Solution

Equipped with the right tool, IT can shift from a perceived bottleneck to a valued strategic resource.

When an organization upgrades its reporting tool to a best-in-class solution like Cyberquery, the impact is felt across every level of the business. Here are the key positive outcomes:

1. Enhanced Perception of IT
  - The IT department becomes seen as a strategic partner, not just a support function.
  - IT gains credibility and respect from executive leadership and business users.
2. Greater Organizational Agility
  - Reports and insights arrive faster, enabling timely, informed, and higher-quality decisions.
  - The business can respond to changing questions and market conditions in real time.
3. Resource Optimization
  - IT professionals spend less time on report generation.
  - These freed-up resources can then focus on higher-value projects and innovation.
4. Improved Cross-Departmental Alignment
  - Information flows seamlessly, aligning priorities across departments.
  - Managers have the data they need to proactively address issues and seize opportunities.
5. Reduced Stress and Increased Morale
  - IT staff experience less stress from last-minute or repetitive reporting requests.
  - The work environment becomes more positive, fostering creativity and engagement.
6. Executive Empowerment
  - Executives and managers can access self-service analytics and explore data independently.
  - The leadership team relies on IT for guidance, not just access, elevating IT’s influence in strategic decisions.
7. Faster Issue Resolution and Opportunity Identification
  - Problems are spotted and resolved sooner, minimizing risk and downtime.
  - Opportunities for growth or efficiency are recognized earlier, driving better business outcomes.
8. Sustainable Competitive Advantage
  - The organization becomes more data-driven and responsive than competitors still relying on legacy tools.
  - Continuous improvement in reporting maturity positions the company for long-term success.

Productivity is Key

Cyberquery is the result of four decades of relentless innovation focused on making it faster and easier to extract information and insight from operational IT systems. Exceptional productivity doesn’t just make IT’s job easier – it fundamentally elevates what your department can achieve for the business.

No two reporting and BI solutions are the same. Huge differences in productivity decide the outcome: IT remains overwhelmed by requests or steps confidently into a leadership role. With Cyberquery, your team gains a decisive advantage – turning data into reliable answers at a pace that shapes better business outcomes

Conclusion: Turning Questions into Action

Upgrading to Cyberquery isn’t just about faster reporting – it’s about transforming the very role of IT within your organization. When IT can answer the business’s toughest questions quickly and accurately, the entire dynamic shifts:
IT becomes a strategic partner, not just a service provider.

- Business leaders gain confidence in their decisions, knowing they’re backed by timely, reliable insights.
- Resources are freed to focus on innovation and higher-value projects, not just information requests.
- Cross-departmental alignment improves, as everyone operates from the same set of trusted data.

Ask Yourself:

- What could your team achieve if reporting and gaining insight was no longer a bottleneck?
- How could your organization change when IT becomes seen as a driver of business strategy?
- Imagine the opportunities when IT is recognized as the bedrock for operational excellence.
- Are you ready to move beyond reactive reporting and lead the conversation?

With Cyberquery, these outcomes are yours to grasp. When IT is empowered with the right tools, the questions from the business become opportunities to demonstrate value – and to help shape the future of your organization.

If you’re ready to elevate IT’s impact, let’s talk about what’s possible.

Author: Paul Rogers, founder and owner of Cyberscience. He is driven by his passion for data analytics.

Customer Success Story – Maury Regional Health

by Marianne Gatten | Jun 20, 2025 | Blog Home, Customer Stories

Customer Success Story – Maury Regional Health

Features that make Cyberquery the perfect solution for Health Information Management Systems

by Brad Jackson

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Ryan Brown, Senior Clinical Data Analyst, at Maury Regional Health. He spoke with me about the benefits of using Cyberquery for the hospital’s Health Information Management solution. Here is a summary of that discussion.

“Cyberquery strikes the perfect balance between power, flexibility, and usability. It offers transparent, in-depth data access into Cerner Millennium with both drag-and-drop simplicity and advanced SQL-like capabilities for complex reporting. Support is top-tier-responsive, hands-on, and genuinely helpful. It delivers real value.”

Ryan is a long-time Cyberquery and Oracle Cerner Millennium user. He holds a BS degree in Management Information Systems and an AS in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. He is the go-to guy in his hospital for data analysis, KPI development, and statutory reporting.

According to Ryan, someone should use Cyberquery because it offers:

Full Transparency: You can easily trace where data comes from and how it’s structured.
Unlimited Customization: It’s highly customizable, allowing you to tailor reports and data extracts to your exact needs.
High Value: Cyberquery is much more cost effective when compared to other BI solutions, making it a great value for sophisticated reporting.
Control Over Data: In addition to the drag and drop graphical editor, programmers like Ryan have access to an SQL-like language allowing you to build complex reports and analyze data in-depth, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
Simplicity and Efficiency: It focuses on doing its core functions well, providing a straightforward, practical solution that’s easy-to-use.

“In short, Cyberquery is extremely powerful and delivers customizable reporting at a much greater value than other tools.”

Hospital reporting is complex and picking the right reporting solution has helped Maury Regional gain a competitive edge. By adopting a powerful and flexible BI solution like Cyberquery, your team can also “have control over your data.”

About Maury Regional Health

Maury Regional Health is a not-for-profit health system serving the middle Tennessee area for 70 years. They have 500 providers across 60+ specialty areas including a 250-bed main hospital. Maury Regional is nationally recognized for their patient safety and patient experience by Healthgrades.

If you have a need for a new approach to data analytics that provides benefits as Ryan describes, contact Cyberscience for a demo or test drive. healthcarebi@cyberscience.com

Author: Brad Jackson, Business Development Manager

Customer Success Story – DMC

by Marianne Gatten | Jan 14, 2025 | Blog Home, Customer Stories

Customer Success Story – DMC

Cyberquery Features have revolutionized DMC’s Approach to data analysis

by Jim Maughan

Scott Frankenfield, Information Technology Manager, at DMC spoke with me about how they have revolutionized their data analysis.

“In the dynamic landscape of information management, Cyberquery stands as an invaluable ally, enhancing our efficiency, accuracy, and ultimately, our success.”

Daniel Manufacturing Corporation, DMC, is a veteran-owned manufacturing business serving the aerospace and defense industries. Their highly precise tools are built in the USA and shipped globally. In 2022, they were moving their ERP system to the cloud. They were a long time SyteLine user and chose to upgrade from StyeLine 9 to CloudSuite Industrial (CSI) multi-tenant cloud version. The challenge was that they would lose the ability to access SQL tables. The ERP upgrade also meant that table relationships changed, and existing reports had to be redesigned.

With the ERP upgrade, DMC decided it was time to upgrade their reporting tools since a large number of the reports had to be rewritten with the upgrade. They need a reporting software solution that would get the data in the hands of the users, was easy-to-use and fit their budget constraints. The team reached out to other users at the annual SyteLine User Network, SUN. Users were recommending Cyberquery, because in their words it was “powerful while being easy-to-use.” After a 30-day test drive with their data, DMC selected Cyberquery.

Cyberquery has been a trusted and robust reporting solution for hundreds of SyteLine sites for 10+ years. Connecting to the cloud version is set up with pre-configured table relationships making data access easy. With using the Infor Mongoose API, DMC was able to extract cloud data for use in production, sales, financial reports. The team also likes the Cyberquery web interface which has allowed DMC to integrate it into their local interface.

“Thanks to Cyberquery, our ability to extract and present targeted information has been magnified, enabling us to streamline decision-making processes and drive impactful outcomes.”

The DMC employees have found Cyberquery to be easy-to-use and intuitive. They picked it up quickly and are now able to pull data and do ad hoc analysis themselves without having to contact IT for support. This has eliminated the bottleneck at IT and empowered the employees.

The team also needed a reporting solution that had security features. One of DMC’s largest customers is the Department of Defense, DOD. Cyberquery offers extensive security by user or active directory group to meet their needs.

DMC’s management has seen significant value in utilizing Cyberquery for their reporting solution. Their employees have access to the data quicker and a more complete view of the business, allowing for better analysis and decision making. Cyberscience and Cyberquery have become an “invaluable ally” to DMC.

Manufacturers are looking for a competitive edge and picking the right reporting solution helped DMC gain an edge. By adopting a powerful and easy to use BI solution like Cyberquery, your team can have “impactful outcomes.”

About DMC

Daniels Manufacturing Corporation, DMC, is the recognized leading manufacturer in tool systems and accessories for manufacturers of electronics and electrical wire harnesses. DMC is the first choice for OEM’s in the production of electrical wire harnesses. They serve the aerospace and defense industries as the world leader in tool systems for mission-critical applications.

If you have a need for a new approach to data analytics that provides benefits as Scott describes, contact Cyberscience for a demo or test drive. – info@cyberscience.com

Author: Jim Maughan, BI Practice and Business Development Manager

Customer Success Story – AmSafe Inc.

by Marianne Gatten | Jun 11, 2024 | Blog Home, Customer Stories

Customer Success Story – AmSafe

Cyberquery is integral to the running of Amsafe

by Tom Oldham

Joe McMahon of AmSafe, Inc. spoke with me about how they have benefitted from using Cyberquery and what their employees value most.

“Cyberquery adds value by allowing me to relate, connect and consolidate data within my ERP system that is ordinarily generated across multiple reports.” Patrick Blackstock – Accountant

AmSafe is the global leader in aviation and defense restraints. They manufacture and service safety restraints in 2 factories and 6 services centers for 600 airlines and 40 aircraft manufacturers worldwide. They recently upgraded their ERP system from QAD 2007SE to 2022EE and needed a reporting and data analytics solution.

AmSafe selected Cyberquery for their Daily, Weekly, Period, Monthly Reporting as well as data mining solution. One of the main requirements from the executive team was that reports from QAD 2022EE must include prior history data from their QAD 2007SE database. The QAD2022EE financial module changed the schema completely from 2007SE requiring new mapping. Also, as with other ERP updates, prior history does not get imported into the new ERP system. The Cyberscience consultants were asked to do their magic and consolidate the two systems’ data and build out a financial, sales, and inventory data warehouse. Now the AmSafe teams can run one report instead of two to report across both systems and be able to compare results to prior periods.

Another important feature was the ability for Cyberquery to work with Excel. Many AmSafe employees felt most comfortable working in Excel. Cyberquery has the ability to run queries from Excel and refresh the spreadsheet with the data requested with a simple click.

“Cyberquery makes it so I can get exactly the information I need, in the format I need, when I need it.” Scott Shillito – Procurement Specialist

Cyberquery’s Excel functionality is used throughout the organization. Excel workbooks have been built for department specific roles. The employee selects what parameters they need to review and Cyberquery imports the requested fields. This ability to build queries into Excel has made decision making much easier. Scott in procurement highlighted, “now I have reports that can be refreshed whenever I want, or need, to make a decision.”

As supplier to the aerospace and defense industries, AmSafe must comply with numerous codes and perform audits. They follow the highest standards and regulations in the aviation industry, such as AS9100, ISO 9001, and FAA Part 145. The team has automated a number of standard audit requests using Cyberquery and schedule the reports using QDirector.

AmSafe values the expertise of the Cyberscience Professional Services Group. The depth of knowledge of the ERP database and standard reporting requirements of a manufacturer exceeded their expectations. They were also impressed by the speed of response from the team. These qualities they said has made Cyberscience one of their best business partners.

Just like AmSafe, manufacturers should look to solutions that enable a comprehensive view – quote to cash – to give team members the information they need for better decision-making. By adopting a powerful BI solution like Cyberquery, your manufacturing and repair facilities can enter a new era of informed decisions.

About AmSafe, Inc.

AmSafe Inc. is the undisputed world leader in the design and manufacture of restraint systems for use in all fields of aviation and defense. The company has designed and manufactured millions of seatbelts, airbag systems, multipoint restraints and other products that help move millions of people safely and securely in the air.

If you have a need for a new business intelligence solution that provides benefits as Joe describes, contact Cyberscience for a demo or test drive. – info@cyberscience.com

Author: Tom Oldham, Product Manager – Manufacturing Solutions

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