There’s been a lot of talk about semantic layers lately. I’ve seen dozens of companies using a semantic layer to drive self-service analytics at scale. But even with all these success stories, I still get this question: “Is a semantic layer worth the effort?” In other words, is the juice worth the squeeze? So, how […]
How a Modern Cloud Analytics Stack Can Optimize the Value of Your Data
Data is vital when it comes to growing a business, but many organizations fail to utilize it properly once it has been collected. At the same time, many forward-thinking businesses, from startups to large corporations, have implemented a modern cloud analytics stack to use data more efficiently. In this article, we will discuss how a modern […]
Interactive Bioactivity Prediction with Multitask Neural Networks
A CHEMBL-OG post, Multi-task neural network on ChEMBL with PyTorch 1.0 and RDKit, by Eloy, from way back in 2019 showed how to use data from ChEMBL to train a multitask neural network for bioactivity prediction – specifically to predict targets where a given molecule might be bioactive. Eloy has links to more info in his […]
Business User Analytics: The Do’s and Don’ts of Success
When a business decides to tackle data democratization and bring data analytics to its business users, it can often fail to plan comprehensively for success. While selecting the right augmented analytics solution is crucial, the business team must also plan for user adoption and solution acceptance. Without that key component, the enterprise will likely spend […]
Three Tips to Smarten Your Digital Transformation Strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated organizations’ digital transformation efforts, regardless of whether they were ready for it or not. Now, as businesses have adjusted their plans to factor in the ongoing effects of the pandemic, digital transformation has become not just a business initiative, but one of high priority. In fact, Gartner found that digital transformation is now […]
How Behavioral Analytics Can Help Companies Keep More Customers
Even for the most effective marketing teams, it is impossible to achieve sustainable growth with poor customer retention rates. While companies are always eager to increase their pool of viable prospects and convert them into new opportunities for sustained growth, they need to nurture and deepen relationships with existing customers to survive in competitive markets. […]
Please Consider Your Business Users When Selecting an Analytics and Data Search Tool
Business users are business professionals who have expertise in an industry or market arena or perform a function to support the ongoing operation of the business – professionals who may be front-line workers on a production line, finance professionals, sales representatives, non-profit office workers, medical researchers, middle managers, regional managers for retail chains, transportation dispatchers, […]
Data and Analytics Will Create a More Transparent, Fairer Health Care System
Consider a picture of data-enabled health care. Health records, insurance claims, and telehealth appointments occur from your phone. Wellness apps track everything from stride length to arrhythmia. Digital glucose monitors keep tabs on blood sugar to help manage diabetes. And post-procedure monitoring checks in on your adherence to prescription drugs. Surely this is today’s picture, […]
How to Correct the Top Reporting Issues That Harm Your Business
Agility and flexibility are the keys to succeeding in today’s demanding economy. But to achieve both these goals, organizations must delve deep into their reporting capabilities to ensure they can generate accurate and timely information for key decision-makers. Perhaps the greatest deficiency in modern reporting is the inability to differentiate raw data from the kind […]
How to Modernize Analytics Strategies with Operational Data
We all know data is valuable to our businesses. And we all know that we should be able to do more with that data. Just as Michelangelo said that every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it, so every set of data has […]