CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 11, 2023

Whether it’s screwing up a demo in front of the entire leadership team or hiring the wrong person for a role, I can’t even count how many times I’ve made mistakes throughout my career. Below, I share a few common mistakes leaders and organizations are making today and how they can overcome them to drive lasting success.

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Cloudera

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

We all know that step one to solving for any tech issue is to turn it off and then turn it back on again. And could this work not only for technology but for the people behind the technology? Work changed overnight. The ability to work from home presents its benefits such as eliminating commutes and making jeans optional.

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O'Reilly on Data

MARCH 7, 2019

The goal of this article is to share key lessons I learned along the way to help you build similar systems faster and better. That happens because that’s how doctors will answer if you ask them what language they use. states started last night, upper abd, took alka seltzer approx 0500, no relief. are written in English.

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datapine

APRIL 14, 2022

You shrug it off, drive up to the window, and place your order. Here’s how it works: if the line is really backed up, the features will change to reflect items that can be quickly prepared and served so as to move through the queue faster. 3) Self-serve Beer And Big Data. I mean, I’ll still serve you if you’d like.

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Data Science 101

JANUARY 19, 2021

She has organized conferences, served as an editor for numerous publications, and authored 3 books. 9:28 How to prioritize? 11:55 How to use a calendar to prioritize? 18:12 How often to set goals? Bio so that I could read so that I could read about this so I can introduce her and make sure I got everything correct.

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bridgei2i

AUGUST 11, 2020

My name is Aruna Babu, and I’m a transformation consultant who spent a good part of the last decade crafting strategy that marries business, technology and user needs. We’re in the middle of a crisis in almost every aspect of life as we knew has changed in the past couple of months. Is it, can you get it twice?

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Data Science and Beyond

JULY 28, 2017

About two years ago, I read the book The Year without Pants , which describes the author’s experience leading a team at Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com, among other products). Automattic is a fully-distributed company, which means that all of its employees work remotely (hence pants are optional).

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Sisense

JUNE 1, 2020

In Digitizing Events , we explore how companies have successfully pivoted to virtual events and experiences while continuing to build important business relationships among industry leaders, professionals, and enthusiasts. The pandemic is projected to shrink the world economy by an alarming 3% , and that might be a conservative estimate.

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Alation

MAY 19, 2022

Coming off the heels of Data Innovation Summit in Stockholm, it’s clear that in-person events are back with a vengeance, and we’re thrilled about it. But how do you arrive at that end state? And how do you transform data from a liability into an asset? How to use data to drive business results: 1. What a week!

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2023

That means identifying how to use technologies to deliver new products and services, to improve existing products and services, and to streamline processes. Moreover, digital transformation means doing all that work on a continuous basis. Its “Recipe for Growth” blueprint, announced in May 2021, calls for the company to grow 1.5

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Domino Data Lab

JANUARY 6, 2019

This month, let’s explore learning data science. What works better among the range of online materials , in-person classes, MOOCs, bootcamps, and so on? How do options such as mentoring programs fit into this picture, both for organizations and for the individuals involved? First off, congrats to Berkeley. Introduction.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 2, 2013

Sometimes I wonder if we should actually be all that excited about the insanely cool stuff if the sanely cool stuff remains unmastered. report in Google Analytics below includes a small brain dump of quick insights I seek when I'm looking at that report. Yet so few people have mastered what's already there.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

Consequently, we lose sight of where we are, how we are doing and which direction is true north. I have experienced these challenges on numerous occasions myself. Even simple questions like “ How effective is our analytics strategy? elicit a complicated set of answers, instead of a simple picture the CxO can internalize.

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Domino Data Lab

APRIL 3, 2019

This month’s article features updates from one of the early data conferences of the year, Strata Data Conference – which was held just last week in San Francisco. I introduced these themes in “ Three surveys of AI adoption reveal key advice from more mature practices ” and explored them in even more detail in “ Episode 7 ” of this column.

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O'Reilly on Data

JULY 25, 2023

These posts often recount someone trying ChatGPT or Copilot for the first time with a few simple prompts, seeing how it does for some small self-contained coding tasks, and then making sweeping claims like “WOW this exceeded all my highest hopes and wildest dreams, it’s going to replace all programmers in five years!”

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Occam's Razor

JULY 6, 2016

I've written about the biggest mistake web analysts make. Yes, I worry that Analysts, and Marketers, are spending too much time with their head buried in custom reports and advance segments and smart calculated metrics and strategic or tactical dashboards. They are all things I love and have repeatedly asked you to care for.

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Depict Data Studio

MAY 25, 2020

I felt like I had to choose: Be a world-traveling data visualization speaker. But, meanwhile, I had a cute kid at home. I didn’t want to miss bath time or bedtime stories. If only my husband and kids could come along on my trips , I sighed. But I traveled almost every single week. Or be a mother.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The company used technology to cut the time it took to onboard new customers from about nine months to just two, thereby enabling much more rapid growth. Am I using data to drive my transformation strategy? Or put another way: “Do I have a data-driven process for identifying and prioritizing digital transformation programs?”

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Data Science 101

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Threads Dev Interviews I am finding developers on Threads and interviewing them, right on Threads. “Being able to understand both the technical and business sides of a program is my sweet spot, and I really love working with people across the organization to push initiatives forward.”

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Michael, politely, says in an email: "I have done web analytics for five years, I have mastered Omniture, WebTrends and Google Analytics, I provide analysis and not just reporting. I feel like am an Analytics God. 3) I am simply assuming you are good at tools and some technical stuff and some business stuff.

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Depict Data Studio

DECEMBER 19, 2022

3 months off. I’ve talked about data storytelling a bajillion times, and this video encapsulates some of those key points. 5 Questions to Ask : If you’ve been analyzing data for decades, then you already know how to spot useful nuggets that deserve to get graphed. Just 1 podcast interview this year.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 2, 2023

You’ll need to persuade employees and middle management to leave their comfort zones and change how they operate. As a five-foot-zero woman in a field dominated by men, Joanne Friedman has had to work harder than most to get people’s attention over the course of her career. I can’t play golf for love or money. And they love it.

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The Data Visualisation Catalogue

JANUARY 24, 2023

So I finally got around to looking into ChatGPT and while I may be a month or so behind, it has allowed me to see what others are saying on this topic before I write about it. So it’s not hard to see the appeal of ChatGPT and how it could become massively popular.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 29, 2022

That focus includes not only the firm’s customer-facing strategies but also its commitment to investing in the development of its employees, a strategy that is paying off, as evidenced by Capital Group’s No. 3 for employee satisfaction among large financial services companies, according to Global BPO research firm The Everest Group.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

As a Digital Marketing Evangelist you can imagine how much that pains me. When I work with companies, I do my very best to bring my deep and undying passion for creativity and digital awesomeness to them. In this blog post I want to try and do something similar by sharing some of my favorite digital experiences with you.

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Andrew White

JANUARY 7, 2022

After the dust has started to settle and after reading as much as I can find on the topic, I am not so sure there is much to be discussed, yet, that is really new. I doubt it. If you have ever played Warcraft – and I have for too many hours I care to admit – then you used a good example of a metaverse.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 11, 2015

I've expressed it often. :). Why would a report created for everyone work for the special someone that you are? I've shared a whole bunch of custom reports in the past. Today, I want to share a few of my recent favorites that solve day-to-day challenges in clever ways. Custom reports rock!

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Domino Data Lab

JUNE 2, 2019

The conference more than doubled from last year: 2 days, 3 tracks, 5 sponsors, 39 sessions, 65 speakers, 600 attendees. First item on our checklist: did Rev 2 address how to lead data teams? As one of the co-chairs for Rev, I felt bad that I did not get to see each of the talks. First off, her slides are fantastic!

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Jen Stirrup

JANUARY 1, 2023

In this post, I’ll share some New Year Resolutions that I think Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science teams should start doing from today. I get to see both sides; the business and the technology. I get to see both sides; the business and the technology.

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Domino Data Lab

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In Paco Nathan ‘s latest column, he explores the role of curiosity in data science work as well as Rev 2 , an upcoming summit for data science leaders. This month, let’s explore two themes in detail: take an in-depth look at Rev 2 and exploring how curiosity plays a vital, and perhaps non-intuitive, role in data science work.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 30, 2012

I mean really use the tools. I love that phrase "Blank Canvas." But by naming it, I am giving it a purpose; and a purpose requires asking questions and focusing. I named my dashboard: VP, Digital. " That will lead to: "And how will you know if we've successfully executed on priority x? "

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Occam's Razor

MAY 31, 2016

An off-topic post this week, to celebrate this incredible outpost you've helped create on the web, Occam's Razor. This month my beloved blog is ten years old. But, I've already celebrated the blog being five years old ! I had to go check how long I've been at this. The Story In Numbers.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

This I Believe was one of my favorite NPR programs. " In honor of that spirit, I'll take a step away from our mutual obsession with marketing and analytics and share with you the philosophies and values that guide me when I go to work every day. ." This I Believe: Balance: Passion +/- Money +/- Work.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

You are doing i am wasting earth's precious oxygenalytics. And, then I started to redefine what daily, weekly and monthly even means. This beautiful daily, weekly, monthly blog post I was drafting in my head to share my excitement with you about thinking analysis differently went poof. And, that is how it should be.

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Domino Data Lab

AUGUST 8, 2019

In mid-July I got to attend Sci Foo , held at Google X. First and foremost: there’s substantial overlap between what the scientific community is working toward for scholarly infrastructure and some of the current needs of data governance in industry. Latest in how to grow mini-me brains in a vat? Introduction. Sci Foo 2019.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Evolution works. At some point, she would love a Harley (as her father that might freak me out, but I digress). Step 3: Assisted Conversions. I have a huge smile on my face as I'm typing this sentence, I get so excited about this stuff. Revolutions in our context, almost always fail. Closing Thoughts.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

What if I was given the login and password to someone's web analytics data and asked to "find something interesting?" " How would I start the process of web data analysis right? Can I add any business value? What data should I look at first?) Where am I wasting money?). See how it looks.

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