Companies are drowning in data. This is a swelling trend that businesses have no choice but to act on, and security teams are likely to feel the greatest consequences moving forward. There are myriad shiny solutions and schools of thought that seek to make sense of the data influx, but leaders must first ensure the […]
What to Look for When Hiring a Data Analyst
Data analysts are specialists in statistics, mathematics, and computer science, enabling them to serve in a variety of departments, including operations analysis, financial analysis, and marketing analysis. A data analyst interprets data to influence business strategy, permitting firms to make data-driven pricing, scheduling, and other operational choices. Why Hire a Data Analyst? As declining margins, increased commoditization, […]
How to Correct the Top Reporting Issues That Harm Your Business
Agility and flexibility are the keys to succeeding in today’s demanding economy. But to achieve both these goals, organizations must delve deep into their reporting capabilities to ensure they can generate accurate and timely information for key decision-makers. Perhaps the greatest deficiency in modern reporting is the inability to differentiate raw data from the kind […]
Improving Customer Experience with Data Storytelling
Each day, one in four health care customers becomes stuck in their customer journey, unable to resolve their issue. This situation creates tremendous frustration for the customer; even worse, the customer might give up, switch providers, or miss a treatment or therapy, risking their health and leaving with a negative customer experience. By uncovering the root causes […]
Five Tips for Telling a Compelling Data Story
Running a business is impossible without data. Data clarifies the facts, revealing insights that help everyone from top executives to front-line employees make better decisions. Nonetheless, it is as much an art as a science to make sense of data and use it to maximum effect. Information overload is one reason. The amount of data […]
Why Data Storytelling Matters to Data Scientists
In an increasingly data-driven world, companies worldwide have transformed the way they operate. Much of this is thanks to their ability to access a volume of data that was not available in the past. However, more recently, organizations have realized that simply collecting data is not enough, with many struggling to master the language of data. […]
The Data Storytelling Toolbox: Data Management, Digital Transformation, and Master Data
Scott Taylor believes in data storytelling. More to the point, he believes that telling a “data story” leads to Data Governance success. Taylor is a consultant and “Data Whisperer” at MetaMeta Consulting, and author of the book, Telling Your Data Story. In his presentation “Data Storytelling for Data Management” at DATAVERSITY®’s Enterprise Data World Conference, […]
Still Not Convinced About Data Storytelling? Read This
Data on how organizations operate can inform how they make decisions across the board, no matter their size. Gartner’s Data & Analytics Trends Report for 2021 included the use of “data and analytics as a core business function,” while IDC suggests that almost two-thirds (64%) of businesses believe data collection and analysis has “fundamentally changed the way […]
Data and Analytics: The Pandemic Lessons
Since the onset of the pandemic, when the world plunged into a state of suspended animation, “touchless business” has become more than a boardroom buzzword, a survival mechanism. Customer interactions have been digitized at a pace accelerated by three years, while enterprises’ speed of response to changes, such as increasing the use of technology in […]
The Reskilling Revolution: Enterprise and Education Must Work Hand in Hand
We are on the brink of a “reskilling revolution,” according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The new jobs emerging in the global economy will require a different set of skills, more in tune with the digital era. As a result, the demand for workers with specialist data education and skills, like data scientists and data […]