Click to learn more about author Lisa Spagnolie. Enterprises today are acutely aware of the exponential growth of data. However, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, only 15% of firms currently have access to the right data needed to achieve their goals. In the face of massive data overload, today’s enterprises don’t have time to […]
Is Advanced Analytics the Next Logical Step Beyond Self-Serve Business Intelligence?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Many organizations have grown comfortable with their business intelligence solution, and find it difficult to justify the need for advanced analytics. The advantages of advanced analytics are numerous and those advantages are based on the ability to further improve the business, increase user adoption (and therefore user empowerment […]
What is Advanced Analytics and What Are the Benefits of Advanced Analytics?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Many businesses are just discovering the benefits of Self-serve Business Intelligence and establishing Data Democratization initiatives but, as every business manager and team member knows, business markets and competition move rapidly and yesterday’s Business Intelligence initiatives are morphing into Advanced Analytics efforts. As businesses consider the transition, it […]
Does Data Democratization Result in Data Anarchy and Bad Business Decisions?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. One of the most common excuses used to avoid Data Democratization and Self-serve Augmented Data Discovery is that the organization cannot guarantee data integrity and that, if business users have access to dated, incorrect or incomplete data, the resulting decisions will not be better but rather worse than […]
Case Study: Unilog Leverages Data Preparation to Monetize Upstream Data
“Paxata has facilitated the monetization of our data,” said Noah Kays, Director of Content Subscriptions, at Unilog. Unilog is a global technology company specializing in e-commerce solutions and content for business-to-business distributors in the industrial products (electrical, plumbing, etc.) market. The solution includes Product Information Management system (PIM), a Content Management System (CMS), helping distributors […]
Analytics Translator vs. Citizen Data Scientist: What is the Difference?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. There is a new business role on the horizon and, at first glance, it may seem very much like a role that was introduced a few short years ago. This new enterprise role is known as an ‘Analytics Translator’ and, while there is some confusion regarding the distinction between this […]
What is an Analytics Translator and Why is the Role Important to Your Organization?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Today, enterprises recognize the critical value of Advanced Analytics within the organization and they are implementing data democratization initiatives. As these initiatives evolve, new roles emerge in the organization. The newest of these analysis-related roles is the Analytics Translator. As the enterprise considers the relevance of this new role […]
How to Encounter the Negative Side Effects of Data Democratization?
Click to learn more about author Daisy Ridley. In recent years, data democratization has spread very quickly across the enterprise. It has brought with it, the slogans from end users all over for an expansion in access to the self-service capabilities. The companies are now evolving to understand that offering line-of-business users with access to data […]