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January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22
Self-service capabilities crucial to analytics success

According to a new report from the Harvard Business Review and ThoughtSpot, empowering employees with self-service capabilities is fuel for a strong business intelligence program.
December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
Data catalogs fuel increased efficiency, speed-to-insight

By collecting and arranging data assets in a single environment, organizations are able to reduce the time to reach the insights that lead to data-driven decisions.
December 01, 2021 01 Dec'21
Cloud, self-service BI capabilities fuel agile analytics

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of agile data-driven decision-making, and key to that agility are a deployment in the cloud and self-service BI capabilities.
September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21
Modern data strategy includes cloud, domain federation

Analytics strategies should include overarching organizational best practices blended with teams empowered to build interoperable data assets, according to one industry expert.

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data mining

Data mining is the process of sorting through large data sets to identify patterns and relationships that can help solve business problems through data analysis. Continue Reading
How to develop a data literacy program in your organization

This handbook examines the need for data literacy in organizations and offers advice on boosting the data literacy skills of self-service BI and analytics users. Continue Reading
ad hoc analysis

Ad hoc analysis is a business intelligence (BI) process designed to answer specific business questions by using company data from various sources. A report helps stakeholders assess an event and formulate actionable next steps. Continue Reading

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The benefits of embedded analytics

The top business benefits of embedded analytics and BI include improving sales, gaining competitive advantages and getting maximum value from data to improve performance. Continue Reading
How to structure and manage a data science team

Data science teams typically include various analytics and data professionals and can be set up in different ways, as explained here along with tips on managing them. Continue Reading
What is data science? The ultimate guide

Data science is the process of using advanced analytics techniques and scientific principles to analyze data and extract valuable information for business decision-making, strategic planning and other uses. Continue Reading

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How to identify and implement embedded analytics opportunities

Business users need to consider data science workflows and software development to identify opportunities for implementing embedded analytics for business value. Continue Reading
6 strategies to tap into data warehouse BI

Data warehouse BI benefits include data storage, summarization and transformation and can be unlocked with these six strategies leveraging cloud architectures. Continue Reading
Why do enterprises outsource analytics?

As business data complexity increases, enterprises are turning to third parties for their analytics needs. Here are 10 reasons why companies are choosing to outsource analytics. Continue Reading

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Experts lay out data illiteracy's dangers, propose remedies

In this excerpt from their new book 'Data Literacy,' top data management experts Peter Aiken and Todd Harbour outline a new way to gauge data learnedness. Continue Reading
Top 8 business intelligence challenges and how to handle them

BI teams face various technical and project management challenges on deployments. Here are the top BI challenges, with advice on how to address them. Continue Reading
Overcoming the top 3 analytics adoption challenges

Analytics is a growing part of many businesses. Experts talk about some of the most pressing challenges enterprises may face when implementing new analytics strategies. Continue Reading