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What is business analytics? Using data to improve business outcomes

CIO Business Intelligence

Research firm Gartner defines business analytics as “solutions used to build analysis models and simulations to create scenarios, understand realities, and predict future states.”. Descriptive analytics uses historical and current data to describe the organization’s present state by identifying trends and patterns.

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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Overview: Data science vs data analytics Think of data science as the overarching umbrella that covers a wide range of tasks performed to find patterns in large datasets, structure data for use, train machine learning models and develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

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Birst Named to Constellation ShortList™ for Cloud-Based Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms for 4th Straight Time

Birst BI

The user can’t be assumed to be an internal user who can be trained, so intuitive visualization and interfaces are a must.”. Consistency comes from a unified semantic layer, which maintains common definitions and key metrics, no matter where users sit. Mobile reporting, visualization, analysis.

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Jet Global

Bottom line is that analytics has migrated from a trendy feature to a got-to-have. Plus, there is an expectation that tools be visually appealing to boot. In the past, data visualizations were a powerful way to differentiate a software application. Their dashboards were visually stunning.