Combine Data Literacy and Digital Transformation!

Is Improved Data Literacy Really THAT Important for My Business?

Why do your business team members need to be data literate? If your business is like most, it struggles to keep up with trends and to understand whether, when and how to implement enterprise-wide initiatives. You must convince your senior team and board of directors that these changes (which may be time-consuming and costly) are worth the effort. So, when a business manager says that her/his team needs to be more data literate, these same questions will arise.

Data Warehouses and ETL Can Be Easy!

A Datawarehouse and ETL Expert Can Make Data Management Look Easy!

Planning and executing a datawarehousing project can seem daunting. How does one take all that data and all those software solutions and data repositories and pull them together into a functional, easy-to-use data warehouse, data mart, data hub or data lake? Exactly which type of implementation does the business need? How can the business satisfy the needs of the IT staff, the business user and business analysts or data scientists and, even more critically, how can the business use this type of approach to encourage a transition for improved data literacy and digital transformation?

Plan for Success and Create Great Citizen Data Scientists!

Becoming a Citizen Data Scientist Requires the Right Support and Tools!

If your business has designated you a Citizen Data Scientist, you may feel intimidated and unprepared to take on the role. You are probably a business professional with a lot of knowledge in your chosen career and area of focus and none in the field of data science or business analysis.

Understand the Value of Augmented Analytics for Your Team!

Do You See the Value of Augmented Analytics for Every User?

If you own an auto mechanics business, you know that tools and equipment are key to your business success. Without the right tools, your mechanics cannot perform routine tasks, test modern automobile computerized systems or serve customers. The same holds true for any other type of business. Your team needs the right tools and equipment to perform routine tasks and to analyze and solve problems.

Business Users LOVE Smart Data Visualization!

Can Smart Data Visualization Make My Business Smarter?

All the data in the world can’t help you improve your business results unless you can sift through it and see it in a way that tells a story – a story that leads you to a conclusion, helps you solve a problem or allows you to see how your business can grow, change and succeed. Columnar reports and a sea of data are a barrier to insight. But, that doesn’t have to be YOUR problem.

What is the Key to Citizen Data Scientist Success?

Are You Feeling Less Than Confident in Your Role as a Citizen Data Scientist?

As a Citizen Data Scientist, your journey may have been rocky. If your business did not plan for the cultural shift, the new workflow and processes, or provide support to help you scale up with intuitive, sophisticated augmented analytics, you probably struggled to find your footing. Perhaps you have yet to find that footing and are still looking for support. No matter where you are on the journey, one thing is for sure, if you don’t have the right tools and techniques to accurately and effectively use data, your Citizen Data Scientist role will not be fulfilled.

Digital Transformation Made Easy with Augmented Analytics

Add Augmented Analytics to Your Dx Initiative and Ensure Success

If your business is trying to achieve Digital Transformation, you know how challenging the initiative can be. Digital Transformation (aka Dx) is focused on improving the business by capitalizing on technology and software solutions to increase effectiveness, productivity, collaboration and time to market. If planned and executed properly, it helps the business to achieve agility, improve customer satisfaction and increase scalability as the business changes and grows.

Can I Improve My Shopify Store Competitive Position?

Analytics Can Take Shopify (and your business) to the Next Level!

The Shopify management team has spent a lot of time and effort building its brand and its popularity around the world. Shopify has many features that appeal to eCommerce and online business owners. In today’s competitive online shopping environment, these features, combined with the ability to easily analyze the data within the Shopify application and use that analysis to make business decisions can mean the difference between business success and failure.

Citizen Data Scientists Deliver Business Intelligence!

Why Should My Business Want Citizen Data Scientists?

These days, it seems that every conference I attend, there is a discussion about Citizen Data Scientists. For some of my colleagues, the discussion seems irrelevant or, in some cases, daunting. If you are hesitant to embrace this type of initiative in your business, here are a few Gartner predictions that might convince you to at least consider this crucial shift in business culture and data literacy.