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• How to integrate Power BI and SharePoint via embedded reports

  Expert Brien Posey explains two methods for including Power BI reports on pages in SharePoint Online's cloud service: publishing a link to a report, or embedding one. Continue Reading

• Analytics an uneasy balance between data collection and privacy

  In the age of GDPR and privacy regulations, attention must be paid to user privacy. Data management tools that employ AI as part of analytics can help achieve that. Continue Reading

• 3 best practices for harnessing social media analytics data

  How can organizations leverage social media analytics data? Analytics professionals offer tips, starting with picking metrics that track to your goals. Continue Reading

• What to consider when choosing big data file formats

  While JSON may be the go-to data format for developers, Parquet, ORC or other options may be better for analytics applications. Learn more about big data file formats. Continue Reading

• Information Builders CEO on cloud-first approach, machine learning

  Information Builders' new CEO, Frank Vella, said the company's focus on cloud and machine learning will help it solidify a firm position in today's BI and analytics market. Continue Reading

• 5 tips for migrating to BI in the cloud without overpaying

  Moving BI and analytics to the cloud requires a strategy to avoid excessive costs. Get tips from experts and IT pros on what to watch out for and what to address.Continue Reading

• Better sentiment analysis can bolster customer data analytics

  Customer data analytics are easy to gather in the social media era -- but they can be misleading if based on sentiment analysis culled from automated social media monitoring.Continue Reading

• How to make a self-service BI tools deployment less painful

  Self-service BI can be a big change for everyone in an organization. Expert Rick Sherman offers three principles to keep in mind that could make things easier.Continue Reading

• Bolster citizen data scientists with support, training

  As more citizen data scientists take on work traditionally tasked to business analysts, organizations must consider how to support them. Start with a centralized data team.Continue Reading

• 4 ways natural language querying in BI tools can benefit users

  Natural language processing techniques in BI tools can help improve employee insight. Find out how organizations are putting natural language querying to work.Continue Reading

• 5 tips for enabling citizen data scientists

  Self-service analytics tools are enabling citizen data scientists to dig deeper into BI than ever before. Experts offer insights into how to empower data democratization.Continue Reading

• How the rise of augmented analytics tools affects BI vendors

  BI vendors are responding to interest in augmented analytics capabilities with simplified interfaces and features that allow for access to deeper insights.Continue Reading

• Why data literacy skills still matter with augmented analytics

  Democratizing data analytics gives everyone access to tools and information, but data literacy is still required for analyzing data and delivering successful outcomes.Continue Reading

• The benefits and challenges of augmented data discovery tools

  Augmented data discovery tools enable users to gain faster insights into data, via automated data prep and pattern discovery, but they aren't without their challenges.Continue Reading

• 5 self-service BI best practices for larger organizations

  Self-service analytics programs can streamline the BI process by allowing users access to data, but scaling out to thousands of users requires proper planning.Continue Reading