Click to learn more about author Ashok Sharma. Do you want to be a data analyst? If so, great career choice! Data analysts are in high demand: From technology giants like IBM and Microsoft to our favorite media streaming providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime, organizations are increasingly relying on data analytics to make smart business decisions. […]
How Companies Can Adapt to Global Data Privacy Regulations
Click to learn more about author Joe Gaska. On August 20, 2021, the People’s Republic of China passed its first comprehensive data privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). The law, set to take effect on November 1, 2021, includes several new obligations for companies handling personal information collected from the country’s citizens. It stipulates […]
Data Ethics: What, Why Now, and Where Do We Start?
Click to learn more about author Peter Jackson. We have to make ethical decisions every day when working with data. The problem is, a lot of the time we might not realize when this is the case. Data professionals and organizations are often so focused on what can be done with data and at what scale, that […]
How Low-Code Analytics Will Democratize Data
Click to learn more about author Dan Robinson. I’d wager that most people who build websites today know very little HTML. That’s fine – most websites are built via low-code tools that hide code-level details behind GUIs. This lets website builders focus on creating products instead of worrying about CSS formatting. Web design has gone […]
4 Risks of Storing Large Amounts of Unstructured Data
Click to learn more about author Gary Lyng. In 2013, the big data headline was the incredible statistic that 90% of all data in the history of the entire human race had been created in the previous two years. The amount of structured and unstructured data we’ve created was so mind-boggling that we deemed it […]
How to Use Your Data to Deliver a First-Rate Customer Experience
Click to learn more about author Arun Kumar. Excellent customer experience (CX) is no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s a must. Fortunately for marketers, brands have access to droves of data to drive their CX. They just need to know how to optimize it. Today’s consumers are seeking a seamless and personalized CX. According to […]
Is Unstructured Data the Future of Data Management?
Click to learn more about author Nahla Davies. In an increasingly tech-reliant world, data informs and powers much of our day-to-day lives. Data can be used to enhance AI capabilities, create personalized experiences, or be applied in medical research to help save lives. However, the biggest question remains: What is the best method to store, […]
5 Critical Factors to Consider When Choosing a Data Warehouse Solution
Click to learn more about author Ammar Ali. We have seen an unprecedented increase in modern data warehouse solutions among enterprises in recent years. Experts believe that this trend will continue: The global data warehousing market is projected to reach $51.18 billion by 2028. The reason is pretty obvious – businesses want to leverage the power of data […]
The Declarative Approach in a Data Playground
Click to learn more about author Michele Iurillo. One of the most fascinating things I’ve found at my current organization is undoubtedly the declarative approach. It is something so simple and so powerful. In my first business intelligence endeavors, there were data normalization issues; in my Data Governance period, Data Quality and proactive Metadata Management were the critical points. But […]
Seeing the Forest for the Trees – Cohort Analysis
Click to learn more about co-author Maarit Widmann. Click to learn more about co-author Felix Kergl-Räpple. A marketing campaign or publication of a new release can make numbers of customers boom for a while. But what are the effects in the long run? Do the customers stay or churn? Do any of them return at […]