Click to learn more about author Or Lenchner. How do we define bots? Why were they developed? Bots are about enhancing efficiency, and efficiency can be used to free up resources for further growth. They automate manual work to make us faster. What was once a day-long or even week-long task is now reduced to mere […]
A Brief History of Data Science
The term “Data Science” was created in the early 1960s to describe a new profession that would support the understanding and interpretation of the large amounts of data which was being amassed at the time. (At the time, there was no way of predicting the truly massive amounts of data over the next fifty years.) […]
Translating Data into Action
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. To collect data is to collate data: arranging intelligence by exercising intelligence; analyzing intelligence based on experience; applying intelligence in accord with wisdom. No algorithm can do these things well, just as no amount of artificial intelligence (AI) can supplant the wants of people to interact – to […]
So You Want to be a Data Manager?
A data manager develops and governs data-oriented systems designed to meet the needs of an organization or research team. Data Management includes accessing, validating, and storing data that is needed for research and day-to-day business operations. Currently, a wide array of organizations are using big data to gain insights into customer behavior and to provide […]
Guide to Digital Transformation: Data-first Architecture
Click to learn more about author John Ottman. The goal of digital transformation remains the same as ever – to become more data-driven. We have learned how to gain a competitive advantage by capturing business events in data. Events are data snap-shots of complex activity sourced from the web, customer systems, ERP transactions, social media, […]
How to Improve Data Quality by Using Feedback Loops
Click to learn more about author Eva Murray. In this blog, we will take a look at: The impact poor Data Quality has on organizations and practical advice for how to overcome this challenge through the use of feedback loops. Poor Data Quality can cost organizations millions each year. It can lead to incorrect decisions, […]
When It Comes to Data Collection, Transparency and Ethical Standards Are Not a Matter of Choice
Click to learn more about author Or Lenchner. Online data collection is an incredibly powerful tool. It enables you to gather real-time market intelligence effectively. By nature, online data is sourced from a wide variety of websites. Therefore, it’s essential that the companies collecting and leveraging the data have a strong ethical standard for how […]
California’s Proposition 24 Confirms the Fate of Data Privacy
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. The rolling thunder of data regulations rumbles on — much to the dismay of companies and the delight of consumers. The latest rainmaker (or taker) is California’s Proposition 24. This consumer privacy ballot initiative, containing the Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), was passed on November 3, 2020, […]
Software Usage Data: Efficient Collection for Actionable Insights
Click to learn more about author Victor DeMarines. How are your customers using your software? How effectively are you capturing revenue? How do you know? Clear insights about how software is being used can help software suppliers and device manufacturers address the common challenges of how to effectively price, deliver, and monetize their products. Usage data […]
The Future of Online Data Collection Supercharged
Click to learn more about author Ron Kol. The digital community is growing by the minute. In fact, over the past eight months it’s grown by more than 30 percent. It’s no wonder, then, that data – online data, to be precise – has taken center stage. When the market is moving so rapidly and […]