Cloudera

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As Halloween night quickly approaches, there is only one question on every kid’s mind: how can I maximize my candy haul this year with the best possible candy? This kind of question lends itself perfectly to data science approaches that enable quick and intuitive analysis of data across multiple sources.

Data mining 81

Data mining Machine Learning Data Science Sales 81

Cloudera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Imagine you’ve just started a new job working as a business analyst. You’ve been given a new burning business question that needs an immediate answer. How long would it take you to find the data you need to even begin to come up with a data-driven response? What do they mean? What a nightmare!

Optimization 69

Optimization Sales Data Warehouse Measurement 69

Sisense

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Everyone wants to get more out of their data, but how exactly to do that can leave you scratching your head. Our BI Best Practices demystify the analytics world and empower you with actionable how-to guidance. A well-constructed and organized dashboard empowers users to make better data-driven decisions.

Dashboards 89

Dashboards Visualization Metrics Contextual Data 89

datapine

APRIL 8, 2020

Companies need to collect, store, monitor, and analyze massive volumes of data in order to manage business performance and successfully deliver profitable results. There is still lots of relational database management included when it comes to online data analysis and different possibilities to perform the same.

Dashboards 209

Dashboards Software Visualization Sales 209

Cloudera

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As Halloween night quickly approaches, there is only one question on every kid’s mind: how can I maximize my candy haul this year with the best possible candy? This kind of question lends itself perfectly to data science approaches that enable quick and intuitive analysis of data across multiple sources.

Data mining 105

Data mining Machine Learning Data Science Sales 105

Sisense

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Everyone wants to get more out of their data, but how exactly to do that can leave you scratching your head. Our BI Best Practices demystify the analytics world and empower you with actionable how-to guidance. In the right hands, data is the ultimate means to answer important business questions.

Dashboards 97

Dashboards Metrics Visualization IT 97

datapine

AUGUST 21, 2019

Feritta, what’s the number one mistake you see small businesses making in the modern economy?”. They don’t know their numbers, so they don’t know how to analyze where they’re having issues and what’s causing them to be profitable or not profitable,”. Because after all – a business dashboard is worth a thousand Excel sheets.

Sales 235

Sales Dashboards KPI Visualization 235

Alation

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In this day and age, regardless of industry, keeping data protected and its uses understood is vital. No business wants to have the PR nightmare of a data leak or personal data being used without the correct permissions. This is where successful data governance programs can act as a savior to many organizations.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance ROI Metrics Cost-Benefit 52

Sisense

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are the future of every industry, especially data and analytics. In its 2020 report “Top 10 Trends in Data and Analytics,” Gartner predicts that only 10% of companies will be using augmented analytics to their full potential. AI makes data analysis easier.

Analytics 59

Analytics Forecasting Metrics Data-driven 59

datapine

APRIL 10, 2019

It’s not too hard to recognize why videos are popular these days. It’s a no surprise videos can serve as a strong and stable base for a successful marketing strategy. Whether you are an eCommerce business, a dentist, a heavy equipment manufacturer, or an attorney, video marketing can surely help you take your business to new heights.

Marketing 121

Marketing Strategy Recreation/Entertainment Publishing 121

O'Reilly on Data

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In June 2021, we asked the recipients of our Data & AI Newsletter to respond to a survey about compensation. There was a lot of uncertainty about stability, particularly at smaller companies: Would the company’s business model continue to be effective? Would your job still be there in a year? Executive Summary. Demographics.

Machine Learning 363

Machine Learning Statistics Reporting Consulting 363

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Marketers use ML for lead generation, data analytics, online searches and search engine optimization (SEO). ML algorithms and data science are how recommendation engines at sites like Amazon, Netflix and StitchFix make recommendations based on a user’s taste, browsing and shopping cart history.

Machine Learning 49

Machine Learning Marketing Forecasting Modeling 49

Cloudera

JUNE 2, 2022

Since 2015, the Cloudera DataFlow team has been helping the largest enterprise organizations in the world adopt Apache NiFi as their enterprise standard data movement tool. This need has generated a market opportunity for a universal data distribution service. Why does every organization need it when using a modern data stack?

Enterprise 105

Enterprise Data Lake Data Collection Data-driven 105

Alation

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

To be competitive, organizations are trying to create a data culture. But what IS a data culture ? A data culture empowers everyone in your organization with data-driven insights, which enable you to easily collaborate around shared goals to improve your organization. But creating a data culture is not easy.

Data-driven 52

Data-driven Metadata Dashboards Technology 52

BizAcuity

MAY 16, 2022

Fast food companies like Domino’s, McDonald’s and KFC collect massive amounts of data which includes customer data and other key business metrics for their own operations. That is how they ensure their taste is consistent throughout. Data allowed Guinness to hold their market dominance for long.

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Data mining Visualization Data Lake 52

Sisense

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Sadly, many companies are stuck using outmoded analytics that give them static, historical reports that only describe what has already happened and are useless in planning for the future. Predictions like those, indeed predictive analytics itself, rely on a deep understanding of the past and present, expressed by data.

Predictive Analytics 66

Predictive Analytics Business Intelligence Analytics Manufacturing 66

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 13, 2022

Since 2015, the Cloudera DataFlow team has been helping the largest enterprise organizations in the world adopt Apache NiFi as their enterprise standard data movement tool. This need has generated a market opportunity for a universal data distribution service. Why does every organization need it when using a modern data stack?

Enterprise 88

Enterprise Data Lake Data Collection Data-driven 88

Sisense

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Digging into quantitative data Why is quantitative data important What are the problems with quantitative data Exploring qualitative data Qualitative data benefits Getting the most from qualitative data Better together. Almost every modern organization is now a data-generating machine. or “how often?”

Statistics 98

Statistics Unstructured Data Data-driven Visualization 98

datapine

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A business dashboard offers at-a-glance insights based on key performance indicators (KPIs) and is an intuitive and visually pleasing way to consume data. Unlike early predecessors, they give presenters the ability to engage audiences with real-time data. How To Create A Dashboard – 6 Best Practices.

Dashboards 146

Dashboards Visualization Sales Metrics 146

Sisense

MARCH 12, 2020

Every company is becoming a data company. In Data-Powered Businesses , we dive into the ways that companies of all kinds are digitally transforming to make smarter data-driven decisions, monetize their data, and create companies that will thrive in our current era of Big Data. We live in an era of startups.

Enterprise 83

Enterprise Data-driven Digital Transformation Contextual Data 83

Occam's Razor

MARCH 30, 2017

It’s implications are far and wide, even in the narrow scope that I live in (marketing, analytics, influence). Machine Learning | Analytics. AI also seems so out there, so hard to grasp. Photos can keep track of him from baby to today. It looks a little further out into the future than I normally tend to. Google Photos.

Marketing Analytics 166

Marketing Analytics Marketing Analytics Deep Learning 166

Occam's Razor

MARCH 19, 2018

I worry about data’s last-mile gap a lot. As a lover of data-influenced decision making, perhaps you worry as well. A lot of hard work has gone into collecting the requirements and implementation. Your biggest asset in closing that last-mile gap is the way you present the data. On a dashboard in Google Data Studio.

Visualization 130

Visualization B2B Dashboards Marketing 130

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

The universe of digital analytics is massive and can seem as complex as the cosmic universe. With such big, complicated subjects, we can get lost in the vast wilderness or become trapped in a silo. We can wander aimlessly, or feel a false sense of either accomplishment or frustration. The Implications of Complexity.

Analytics 93

Analytics Metrics Strategy Measurement 93

Alation

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Data product managers are in high demand these days. This makes it more important for aspiring data product managers to stay ahead of the competition. So what sets data product managers apart from the pack? This post will unpack the top 7 traits that successful data product managers have in common. Sounds exciting?

Management 52

Management Data-driven Visualization Strategy 52

Alation

JULY 30, 2021

6 Business Problems Data Catalogs Solve. CIOs seek salespeople who use plain language to describe complex business problems. The question I ask now is: What business problems does a data catalog solve for business customers? 1: Biz Problem – Making Data Accessible & Scalable in the Cloud.

Data Warehouse 52

Data Warehouse Data Governance Machine Learning Data-driven 52

O'Reilly on Data

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And everyone has opinions about how these language models and art generation programs are going to change the nature of work, usher in the singularity, or perhaps even doom the human race. Our survey focused on how companies use generative AI, what bottlenecks they see in adoption, and what skills gaps need to be addressed.

Enterprise 271

Enterprise Modeling Testing Reporting 271

Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This article is based on a podcast Ron Powell conducted with Sharon Graves, Enterprise Data and BI Tools Evangelist for GoDaddy, about data curation, data stewardship, and data catalogs. His focus is on business intelligence, analytics, big data, and data warehousing. Sharon Graves: Certainly.

Digital Transformation 52

Digital Transformation Data-driven Business Intelligence Big Data 52

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

There is one difference between winners and losers when it comes to web analytics. Winners, well before they think data or tool, have a well structured Digital Marketing & Measurement Model. Step two is to identify crisp goals for each business objective. Losers don't. It is not even (often) the people involved.

Measurement 166

Measurement Marketing Modeling Key Performance Indicator 166

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 12, 2015

The world of digital analytics seems to be insanely complicated. I led a discussion the other day with a collection of people who were brand new to the space and some who were jaded long-term residents of Camp Web Analytics. The process involved slowly laying out each piece of the puzzle and how it fit the piece next to it.

Analytics 150

Analytics Slice and Dice KPI Metrics 150

Cloudera

AUGUST 30, 2018

Digital technologies are changing business models, reshaping how companies go-to-market, win new customers and drive new revenue-producing opportunities. Cloud service architecture – storing and accessing data and services over the Internet instead of your data center or local computer’s hard drive.

Enterprise 40

Enterprise Data-driven Digital Transformation Machine Learning 40

Sisense

JUNE 12, 2019

At Sisense, our mission is to empower users of all kinds with deep insights from even the most complex data. In addition, providing a world-class analytics platform requires a deep understanding of how to best leverage AI/ML to support the needs of all users from the novice to the most technical. Living in a World of Big Data.

Analytics 75

Analytics Data-driven Dashboards IoT 75

Alation

MARCH 8, 2022

And once I started talking to the people and learning more about the company, it was hard to resist. I had previously worked at Xactly for 5 years (who went public) and Host Analytics for 6 years (got purchased) and was looking for a similar environment. Our CEO provides quarterly updates on how we are measuring against our goals.

Sales 52

Sales Data Processing Finance Metrics 52

Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Andreas Kohlmaier, Head of Data Engineering at Munich Re 1. --> Ron Powell, independent analyst and industry expert for the BeyeNETWORK and executive producer of The World Transformed FastForward Series, interviews Andreas Kohlmaier, Head of Data Engineering at Munich Re. Sometimes they didn’t really know about each other.

Data-driven 52

Data-driven Data Lake Enterprise Analytics 52

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

As Facebook is a very young channel, it is not surprising that everyone's struggling with the answer. As Facebook is a very young channel, it is not surprising that everyone's struggling with the answer. This blog post is about the above recommendations, and their merit. Gets more Likes. It was huge. Facebook works.

Advertising 165

Advertising ROI Metrics Marketing 165

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 8, 2011

99.9996253% of Web Analytics reports produced are utterly useless. Partly because of a lack of any tie to business strategy (ensure you have a Digital Marketing & Measurement Model !), Here’s a blog post: 3 Awesome, Downloadable, Custom Web Analytics Reports. Enchanting Analysis: Rule 1: Business Context.

Reporting 122

Reporting Metrics Key Performance Indicator Optimization 122

Occam's Razor

MAY 5, 2016

I am not, and this post is all about getting the data to show you that I am indeed not being sarcastic. I am insanely excited that we can track ad blocking behavior in Google Analytics, so easily. This post covers these key elements: Here's how this post unfolds… 1. Ad block: #wth. Honestly, it is that easy.

Metrics 103

Metrics Reporting Analytics Advertising 103

Occam's Razor

JULY 23, 2012

When we are young, the answers to everything are simpler because, of course, we know everything. How can I improve my business? of age is the wisdom of realizing how much you don't know. Suddenly you don't have concrete answers because you realize: 1. The Web Analytics Consultant Quandary.

Consulting 126

Consulting Analytics Reporting Measurement 126