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Why the Data Journey Manifesto?

DataKitchen

We wrote the first version because, after talking with hundreds of people at the 2016 Strata Hadoop World Conference, very few easily understood what we discussed at our booth and conference session. We all know that our customers frequently find data and dashboard problems. So why another manifesto in the world? Why should I care?

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Business Intelligence and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Paul Blogs on BI

Firstly, let’s talk about the data and the metrics being used to track the pandemic. The three main metrics being tracked in this pandemic are: Confirmed Cases. As more testing becomes available this first metric will increase significantly. Total Deaths. Total recovered.

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Analytics in Emerging Industries: Why ‘Building’ was the Wrong Move for a Cannabis Startup

Jet Global

Jenna Greenfield: During some time off, I realized I was very passionate about the cannabis industry and wanted to get involved once it was legalized in California in 2016. I could only allocate a small portion of my day to working with the dev shop to build out the dashboard which slowed us down.

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The Very Best Digital Metrics For 15 Different Companies!

Occam's Razor

There is no golden metric for everyone, we are all unique snowflakes! :). and tell you what are the best key performance indicators (metrics) for them. In the past I’ve shared a cluster of metrics that small, medium and large businesses can use as a springboard…. If you want to play along. Don’t read what I’ve chosen.

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13 Essential Data Visualization Techniques, Concepts & Methods To Improve Your Business – Fast

datapine

Data visualizations put together in intuitive dashboards can make the analysis process more dynamic and understandable while keeping the audience engaged. While pie charts have received a bad rep in recent years, we feel that they form a useful visualization tool that serves up important metrics in an easy-to-follow format.

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How Sisense Engineered Its Cloud-Native Linux Deployment From the Ground Up

Sisense

The.NET connector-framework was replaced with a new framework based on Java because the support for.NET on Linux is via.NET Core, which was introduced in 2016, and does not contain all the functionality of the.NET framework for Windows. Data connectors. The connector framework acts as a pipe for transferring data. Learnings Along the Way.

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The Top 20 Data Visualization Books That Should Be On Your Bookshelf

datapine

Now that you’re sold on the power of data analytics in addition to data-driven BI, it’s time to take your journey a step further by exploring how to effectively communicate vital metrics and insights in a concise, inspiring, and accessible format through the power of visualization. back on every dollar spent. click for book source**.