If your small or medium-sized business (SMB) is looking for ways to improve forecasting, problem-solving, and market opportunities, it must embrace self-service advanced analytics that allow business users to leverage their role, their knowledge of their business function, and their collaborative initiatives to gather, analyze, and share information and improve business results. According to Gartner, natural […]
Unlocking the Value of Hidden, Unstructured Data
Data is the fuel of the fourth industrial revolution. Data is the lifeblood of the enterprise. Data powers the information age. We’ve heard these statements so many times that they’ve almost lost their meaning. But what if I were to tell you that you are only using 10 to 20% of this fuel to power […]
5 Ways Data Can Help Save the Planet
A sustainable and equitable world is the holy grail – a world in which planet comes before profit; where equality, diversity, and inclusion are a prerequisite; and where ethics are baked into every aspect of our society and business. While this may seem like decades away from becoming a reality, there is hope. If the UN […]
How Low-Code Is Bridging the Gap Between Data Scientists and Businesses
Coding is a foreign language for many high-level and C-suite executives who lead corporations today. However, it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t understand the importance of technology and how our future will hinge on mastering it. Although many computer scientists argue in favor of low-code software for data scientists, there is an argument to […]
10 Actionable Steps to Create a Data-Driven Culture
By capitalizing on your data assets, do you want to acquire fruitful outcomes and actionable insights to make more informed and rational business decisions? To make your business a purely data-driven entity with a highly streamlined and targeted approach, you must embrace the change dictated by the valuable insights from the correct data analysis. By […]
Five Ways Decision Intelligence Helps Accelerate Data-Driven Decision-Making
With 2022 well underway, many businesses are deploying new data-driven strategies and models to promote growth, accelerate digital transformation, and increase operational efficiency. However, to maximize success, enterprise leaders must incorporate decision intelligence and data-driven insights into their decision-making processes. Decision intelligence is an approach that can help ease the burden of data analysis and […]
Data Ethics – From Abstract to Action
It’s not surprising businesses are starting to sit up and take note of data ethics. The headlines provide a stark reminder of why it’s important. Whether that’s certain customers paying much higher insurance premiums, AI hiring systems favoring white men, risk assessment tools sending the wrong people to prison, or credit card companies giving lower credit ratings to women. Any organization […]
Guide to Building a Data Strategy Framework
Your data strategy is only as good as the framework supporting it. If you don’t have a framework in the first place, you won’t have a strategy. This isn’t something that is necessarily complicated to plan out, but it can be confusing to know what exactly constitutes a good data foundation. With that in mind, below […]
The Semantic Layer Goes Mainstream
The semantic layer concept within the data stack is not new but is an increasingly popular topic of conversation. I predict that in 2022, we’ll see mainstream awareness of the semantic layer, especially as enterprises begin to see real-world examples of its benefits. The fact that industry leaders are discussing the need for a semantic […]
How Analytics Shapes Our Music Tastes in the Era of Digital Streaming
Next in our blog series exploring interesting analytics use cases, we examine how machine learning algorithms dictate the music we listen to every day. In 2019, the music streaming market was valued at $12,831.2 million – a figure that’s expected to nearly double by 2027. Music streaming has become the most popular medium for music consumption, significantly outperforming […]