I’m not sure I know anyone in the data and analytics field whose platform doesn’t face budget scrutiny. Analytics is expensive. And when cost-cutting is the order of the day, analytics is a big target. Up shields. Time for another business value inventory. I’ve spoken with consultants who have completed analytics business value inventories at […]
AAA Webinar: Intelligent Automation with AI
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar In this webinar, we discuss the best practices for automating repetitive tasks with AI and automation platforms. We will learn how to design and integrate AI and automation components, how to optimize and monitor their efficiency and effectiveness, and how to handle exceptions and errors. About the Speaker […]
The Hidden Language of Data: How Linguistic Analysis Is Transforming Data Interpretation
From Fortune 500 companies to local startups, everyone’s swimming in a sea of numbers, charts, and graphs. But here’s the thing: While structured data like sales figures and customer demographics have long been the backbone of analytics, there’s a growing realization that unstructured data is the real goldmine. Think about it. Every tweet, email, customer review, and social […]
From Instincts to Data-Driven Success: The AI-Powered Path to Product-Led Growth
Have you noticed the way that businesses grow is changing? We are moving away from standard sales-driven models to more innovative product-led tactics. And what is fueling this shift? You guessed it: AI and predictive analytics. These tools are not just fancy jargon; they are transforming how we understand customer needs, customize experiences, and upgrade […]
Data Visualization in the Era of AI/ML
How will data visualization evolve in the era of AI/ML? While AI is rapidly evolving, it is ironic that business users are still using “dumb” dashboards. The challenge is to move beyond these unintelligent dashboards to a genuinely transformative visual analytics solution that harnesses the power of AI/ML. While some vendors offer a ChatGPT-like querying […]
Data Product vs. Data as a Product (DaaP): Understanding the Difference
Data quality (DQ), which ensures that data is fit for business and consumer needs, remains a significant challenge and is growing more complex. According to a dbt Labs 2024 report, 57% of survey respondents identified data quality as a challenging aspect to data preparation, up from 41% in 2022. To address these data quality challenges, companies increasingly […]
ADV Webinar: AI Language Models for Enterprises
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar An AI language model is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that is trained on a massive amount of text data. This data can include books, articles, code, and other types of text. Once trained, the AI language model can be used to generate text, translate languages, write […]
What Is a Data Fabric?
Data fabric is an innovative approach to data architecture, and simplifies data management. At its core, data fabric is built on the principle of unification. This standardization serves two purposes: It creates a single-entry point for data consumers, and it enables seamless access to information, regardless of where that data is stored, computed, or administered. These outcomes happen through data […]
EEDL Webinar: Analytic Translators – How Do They Fit in the Literacy Discussion?
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar There will be times when, despite efforts to increase literacy overall, there is a communication gap between those creating analytic output and those consuming it. Analytic translators are professionals who understand both analytic and business concepts and are trained in communication techniques that promote alignment. In this session, […]
Mind the Gap: Start Modernizing Analytics by Reorienting Your Enterprise Analytics Team
… and your data warehouse / data lake / data lakehouse. A few months ago, I talked about how nearly all of our analytics architectures are stuck in the 1990s. Maybe an executive at your company read that article, and now you have a mandate to “modernize analytics.” Let’s say that they even understand that just […]