Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 7, 2019
Big data has the power to transform any small business. However, many small businesses don’t know how to utilize it. One study found that 77% of small businesses don’t even have a big data strategy. If your company lacks a big data strategy, then you need to start developing one today. The best thing that you can do is find some data analytics tools to solve your most pressing challenges.
Timo Elliott
AUGUST 9, 2019
Experience management is about combining experience data (x-data) with operational data (o-data) to optimize every experience that matters in the organization, from the customer journey to an upgrade of your IT systems. In this short keynote presentation from the SAP Festival in Brussels, I give examples of real-life organizations that are using X+O data to listen, understand, and act on business opportunities to fix the “experience gaps” that permeate modern life.
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Analyst Catalyst Blog
AUGUST 8, 2019
ElegantJ BI
AUGUST 9, 2019
Why Should Your Business Users Want to Become Citizen Data Scientists? You have probably heard a lot about the benefits of transforming business users into Citizen Data Scientists by deploying an advanced analytics platform. Let’s say you did your homework and found just the right solution so that all your needs are met and your business users can happily embrace the solution and become empowered – and in so doing, add value and accountability to your organization.
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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 8, 2019
Big data is the lynchpin of new advances in cybersecurity. Unfortunately, predictive analytics and machine learning technology is a double-edged sword for cybersecurity. Hackers are also exploiting this technology, which means that there is a virtual arms race between cybersecurity companies and black hat cybercriminals. Datanami has talked about the ways that hackers use big data to coordinate attacks.
Userzoom
AUGUST 8, 2019
“Is my prototype testable?” It’s a frequently asked question when running usability studies with a prototype that isn’t fully functional. The rule of thumb is the more complete the prototype, the better. I’ve run usability testing for over eight years now, and I keep reviewing prototypes that are quite limited. Despite that, some professionals new to UX research expect many insights to validate the design hypothesis based on just a few pages.
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ElegantJ BI
AUGUST 9, 2019
Why Should Your Business Users Want to Become Citizen Data Scientists? You have probably heard a lot about the benefits of transforming business users into Citizen Data Scientists by deploying an advanced analytics platform. Let’s say you did your homework and found just the right solution so that all your needs are met and your business users can happily embrace the solution and become empowered – and in so doing, add value and accountability to your organization.
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 9, 2019
It’s no secret that everything businesses need to grow and accomplish their vision is theirs for the taking. But like anything that yields powerful results, the process doesn’t come easy. This describes the dilemma many organizations are facing when it comes to getting insights out of data. But before enterprises can shore up their analytics processes, they need to understand what’s holding them back.
Userzoom
AUGUST 7, 2019
Every project we do at Natural Interaction starts with discovery. This phase is probably my favourite because it’s about gathering evidence. Like Sherlock Holmes, we go about finding the information we need to solve our client’s problem. We meet with the key stakeholders to workshop and ask questions, and we speak to users about what they expect that thing to do.
Sisense
AUGUST 7, 2019
Blog. Building an effective dashboard according to best practices for dashboard design is the culmination of a comprehensive BI process that would usually include gathering requirements, defining KPIs, and creating a data model. However, the importance of proper dashboard design should not be understated — poorly designed dashboards could fail to convey useful information and insights and even make the data less comprehensible than it was originally.
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The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.
ElegantJ BI
AUGUST 9, 2019
Why Should Your Business Users Want to Become Citizen Data Scientists? You have probably heard a lot about the benefits of transforming business users into Citizen Data Scientists by deploying an advanced analytics platform. Let’s say you did your homework and found just the right solution so that all your needs are met and your business users can happily embrace the solution and become empowered – and in so doing, add value and accountability to your organization.
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 9, 2019
Big data in the gaming industry has played a phenomenal role in the field. We have previously talked about the benefits of using big data by gaming providers that offer cash games, such as slots. However, more mainstream games use big data as well. Fortnite is one of the games that uses big data to offer great service to its customers. Even Forbes Tech Council has written about the benefits of data lakes in Fortnite.
Phocas
AUGUST 8, 2019
For a growing business to remain competitive, it’s important to regularly track how its company-wide goals are progressing. Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) is one of the easiest ways to do this.
Sisense
AUGUST 4, 2019
Blog. Many-to-many relationships can be complicated. Especially when it comes to the data in your tables. That is unless you understand the different scenarios, their resolutions, and how to build a good relationship with your data. Just as a general overview, let’s for a moment get right back to basics and remind ourselves of what we mean by the terms “database” and “relationship”.
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ElegantJ BI
AUGUST 7, 2019
Do You Know the Benefits of Advanced Analytics? Find out Now! The benefits of advanced analytics are many and the current support in the market for business user access and data insight provides expanded advantages of advanced analytics. Access to these crucial tools is no longer limited to IT and data scientists or analysts. Business users can leverage Augmented Analytics advantages by using tools that make suggestions and recommendations to help a user decide how to visualize data, which alg
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 7, 2019
We have talked extensively about the fields that rely most heavily on big data. The insurance industry is one of the companies investing the most in big data technology. Exactly one year ago today, SNS Telecom & IT published a report highlighting the demand for big data in the insurance industry. The report showed that insurers spent $2.4 billion on big data in 2018 alone.
Phocas
AUGUST 6, 2019
Midway Dental is a second-generation company and the fastest-growing full-service dental supply company in the United States. This growth has come from the consolidation of the industry and Midway supplying much larger customers. It is also a result of Midway having greater visibility of its data, which was achieved by adding Epicor Data Analytics (EDA), powered by Phocas, to the company’s Epicor Prophet 21 (P21) backbone.
Data Pine
AUGUST 7, 2019
In the Age of Information, digital technologies have evolved to such an extent that a wealth of tools, applications, and platforms exists to enhance the way businesses operate in a number of areas. Software as a service (SaaS) has blossomed in the last five years, and the public SaaS market is expected to grow to $76 billion by the year 2020, according to FinancesOnline.
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ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu
ElegantJ BI
AUGUST 7, 2019
Do You Know the Benefits of Advanced Analytics? Find out Now! The benefits of advanced analytics are many and the current support in the market for business user access and data insight provides expanded advantages of advanced analytics. Access to these crucial tools is no longer limited to IT and data scientists or analysts. Business users can leverage Augmented Analytics advantages by using tools that make suggestions and recommendations to help a user decide how to visualize data, which alg
Managed Agile
AUGUST 3, 2019
What is the relationship of Design Thinking and Agile? “Design Thinking” is becoming a hot buzz word and many companies want to jump on the Design Thinking bandwagon. However, I’m not sure that many people are really sure what it is and how it might relate to their existing development process. What Is Design Thinking? There are actually multiple definitions of “design thinking” Here is a definition from IdeoU: “ Design thinking has a human-centered core.
Phocas
AUGUST 4, 2019
While most executives understand that their data is an asset, many haven’t harnessed the valuable insights accessible with a data analytics solution. The immense amount of data you generate may seem impossible to understand, but data analytics will transform it into clear, actionable information. Another way at looking at data, if you closed your doors tomorrow, what would the new owner be most interested in?
Actian
AUGUST 7, 2019
Over the past few years, we’ve seen an increasing trend of regional governments applying unique restrictions and controls on where data is stored and how it is managed for users and businesses in their jurisdiction. The EU and Japan have recently imposed some strict rules about data export. A cloud data warehouse can be an effective tool in helping your company remain compliant with regional regulations by keeping data within the region it was created.
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In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
ElegantJ BI
AUGUST 7, 2019
Do You Know the Benefits of Advanced Analytics? Find out Now! The benefits of advanced analytics are many and the current support in the market for business user access and data insight provides expanded advantages of advanced analytics. Access to these crucial tools is no longer limited to IT and data scientists or analysts. Business users can leverage Augmented Analytics advantages by using tools that make suggestions and recommendations to help a user decide how to visualize data, which alg
The BA Doc
AUGUST 6, 2019
Are you trying to understand how your organization provides value to customers? Or perhaps you're trying to determine how the various components of your company fit together. In either case, a business model canvas is a.
GlowTouch
AUGUST 6, 2019
New Community Center at Mangalore Temple Celebrated by Religious Leaders, Benefactors, and Community. For more information, contact GlowTouch at 502 410 1732. June 15, 2019 (Mangalore, India) A series of grand religious and celebratory events were held to honor the opening of the Shri Guru Raghavendra Matha Temple on Kulur-Kavoor Road in the Karnataka district.
Actian
AUGUST 7, 2019
Over the past few years, we’ve seen an increasing trend of regional governments applying unique restrictions and controls on where data is stored and how it is managed for users and businesses in their jurisdiction. The EU and Japan have recently imposed some strict rules about data export. A cloud data warehouse can be an effective tool in helping your company remain compliant with regional regulations by keeping data within the region it was created.
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In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.
ElegantJ BI
AUGUST 5, 2019
Business Analytics Tools Are the Secret Weapon of the Wise Enterprise! Data analytics is a necessity in today’s competitive business market. It isn’t enough to guess at the cause of a problem or guess at the results you expect next year. In order to compete, you will need business analytics and self-service BI tools that allow each one of your business team members to see and use data in a way that is meaningful to them and that will help them to do their job more accurately, to make better deci
Managed Agile
AUGUST 3, 2019
Overview. The “Lean Startup” approach is based on a book by Eric Ries of the same name. The fundamental problem that the book addresses is that many companies: Think that they know what the market and their customers want, Make a lot of assumptions based on that thinking Launch a long and expensive product development effort to meet what they think are those needs, and Then find out that those assumptions were wrong.
Userzoom
AUGUST 6, 2019
Katja Borchert, Senior Product Owner & UX Researcher, and Pietro Romeo, UX Researcher, reveal practical and leftfield examples of user research at FlixBus in their presentation ‘Don’t Guess It, Test It!’. In the following video and transcript of their talk at BetterUX London 2019 , Katja and Pietro discuss how they democratized UX and took a journey towards a corporate UX majority, by running two concurrent teams: Team Hive, which is focused on the development of design systems, and Team Swa
Actian
AUGUST 5, 2019
Most modern companies have fully embraced the cloud as the preferred place to host the applications that their businesses use. Many new applications are “cloud-native” or are designed specifically for operating in the cloud, while many of the legacy applications that your company uses today may have been designed to run on hardware in your company’s data center, i.e., on-premise.
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