Timo Elliott

JANUARY 4, 2021

I recently participated in a web seminar on the Art and Science of FP&A Storytelling, hosted by the founder and CEO of FP&A Research Larysa Melnychuk along with other guests Pasquale della Puca , part of the global finance team at Beckman Coulter and Angelica Ancira , Global Digital Planning Lead at PepsiCo. With advanced analytics, flexible dashboarding and effective data visualization, FP&A storytelling has become both an art and science.

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BA Squared

JANUARY 5, 2021

Review, Renew, and Reconnect in 2021! Don’t let the new year sneak up on you. Now is the perfect time to follow these four simple ways to start the new year off right, and take charge of what you are getting out of your career and life. Take some time to plan your year! I know this sounds funny, but just like product and project planning, we need to have a vision and intention for the year.

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 4, 2021

It should come as no surprise that data isn’t perfect. Just like everything else in life, digital data is subject to human error, inconsistencies, redundancies, spelling mistakes, and incomplete information. Since so much of our life and work now resides in databases, it’s more important than ever to make sure that data is as close to perfect a. Read More.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 6, 2021

If there’s one industry that had previously remained fairly untouched from the technological advancements, it is the sports domain. However, over time the sector is getting introduced with several new generation technologies intended to make it efficient and smart. We have recently seen a number of technological developments that have impacted sports.

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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.

Dataversity

JANUARY 5, 2021

Click to learn more about author Jon Toor. A 2020 survey of senior IT decision-makers and IT security professionals found that 84 percent of respondents’ organizations have accelerated their digital transformation efforts as a direct result ofCOVID-19. Having a modern storage infrastructure is key to these efforts, one that is optimized for a hybrid cloud […].

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Timo Elliott

JANUARY 6, 2021

The “Better Together” program is a series of conversations is where I give the microphone to SAP customers and partners for an unfiltered look at how they are innovating with SAP’s Business Technology Platform to unlock business value. The first episode focused on the Gates Corporation and how the company has been able to reinvent their products experience using the latest internet of things technology.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 5, 2021

We recently talked about the benefits of using big data in marketing. We even discussed some tools that leverage big data to get more value out of marketing strategies. For B2B sales and marketing teams, few metaphors are as powerful as the sales funnel. It’s a near-supernatural, multi-layered vortex that pulls in leads from the wider world, then draws them down toward closing.

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Dataversity

JANUARY 4, 2021

Click to learn more about author Martin Hansknecht. While technological advancements will be numerous in 2021, our prediction for revolutionary transformations is twofold: (I) industries will begin to mass-adopt internal, unstructured analytics, and (II) enterprises will prioritize bridging governance with analytics via in-place solutions. Nineteenth century English novelist Mary Ann Evans, pen name George Eliot, […].

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BA Times

JANUARY 6, 2021

Matrix organizations have prevailed for decades, predominantly in multi-project environments.

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 7, 2021

Python is the most widely used programming language today. When it comes to solving data science tasks and challenges, Python never ceases to surprise its users. Most data scientists are already leveraging the power of Python programming every day. Python is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-debug, widely used, object-oriented, open-source, high-performanc.

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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.

Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 8, 2021

Artificial intelligence has been a huge revolutionary advance for modern consumers and businesses. It has led to some of the most important and pressing discoveries. The market was worth $39.9 billion in 2019 and is growing at a pace of 42% a year between 2020 and 2027. However, there are a few fundamental things that we need to understand to make it work for us.

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Dataversity

JANUARY 4, 2021

Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Globally, some 1.7 billion people are unbanked, with the World Bank estimating the largest number — about 225 million — are in China, followed by India with about 190 million. Other countries with a greater percentage of unbanked citizens include Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, and Bangladesh. Even in the U.S., […].

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Analyst Catalyst Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 3, 2021

As Big Data continues to grow in importance at Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the field of Big Data analytics is a safe bet for any professional looking for a fulfilling, high-paying career. If you’re considering starting or advancing your career in the field of Big Data and data science, we’ve described three popular programming langu. Read More.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 6, 2021

Big data is central to financial management. The market for financial data analytics is expected to reach $10 billion by 2025. One of the biggest uses of big data in finance relates to accounts receivable management. A decent AR (Accounts Receivable) management system is essential for the functioning of any business, no matter what industry you’re in.

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Dataversity

JANUARY 6, 2021

Click to learn more about author Keith Higgins. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate digital transformation into 2021, 73 percent of manufacturers plan to increase their investment in smart factory technology over the next year. However, as manufacturers will favor automation to address social distancing and capacity requirements, people will be critical for digital […].

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Analyst Catalyst Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Did you use the Internet today? Visit Facebook? Buy from Amazon? Check the weather on your smartphone? Watch a YouTube video? Use Uber? Connect on LinkedIn? Text your coworker? If you did any of these activities, you generated data. And you’re only one of the billions who is also generating data. In fact, Internet users now generate 2.5 quin. Read More.

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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

Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 5, 2021

As the needs and goals of a business change, so does the way it utilizes technology. Moving to the cloud and, in turn, leveraging different cloud configurations to run operations is a sound strategy for success. Hybrid cloud solutions, in particular, are experiencing a global surge in adoption. Per a comprehensive report by IBM, hybrid cloud solutions reduce total ownership costs by 54%, hybrid clouds create innovation, make the operation more efficient, and ultimately improve relationships with

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Dataversity

JANUARY 4, 2021

Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. Being forced to perform a complete disaster recovery under duress is an incredibly difficult thing; it’s also a great way to learn. On my Restore it All podcast, I recently interviewed an IT professional who was the man on the ground after a hurricane took out […]. The post Lessons from a Real Disaster Recovery: You’ve got to Recover the Network First appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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BA Times

JANUARY 7, 2021

The business and economic environment is incredibly tough right now, and I know from conversations with some of my connections that it’s a tricky time to be a BA jobseeker.

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 8, 2021

Plenty of people have some notion of search as a tool, because it’s an integral part of marketing, both for small mom-and-pop operations and for massive global conglomerates. Yet very few people understand it in detail, especially search engine optimization or SEO. Most marketers tend to think a few keywords sprinkled throughout some webpages wil. Read More.

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Whizlabs

JANUARY 2, 2021

It has been over 3 years when Microsoft announced and released a few major changes in the existing Azure certification path, in 2018 at Ignite Conference. This announcement was no less than the beginning of the modern era of technology. The changes in the certification tracks were made to make the Azure certifications more role-based. Along with the arrival of the new Azure certifications , the news contains the retirement of some of the existing Microsoft Azure exams at the end of 2018.

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Dataversity

JANUARY 6, 2021

Click to learn more about author David Leivesley. We live in an era of big data. Amazingly, statistics show that around 90 percent of this data is only two years old. That indicates that businesses, moving forward, will need to anticipate using more and more of it. However, Data Management and structuring are notoriously complex. […]. The post The Need for Flexible Data Management: Why Is Data Flexibility So Important?

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Insight Software

JANUARY 8, 2021

What is an Operations KPI? An Operations Key Performance Indicator (KPI) or metric is a discrete measurement that a company uses to monitor and evaluate the efficiency of its day-to-day operations. These operations KPIs help management identify which operational strategies are effective, and those that inhibit the company. Why Your Company Should Be Using Operational Metrics to Stay Competitive.

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 4, 2021

Considering the fundamentals of Data Science, it is the organization and analysis of large amounts of data. Gaining more knowledge around data science is a terrific practice for any professional in the field or hoping to be in the field. But you must demonstrate an ability to use that knowledge, or prospective employers may be hesitant to hire you. Read More.

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In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

Tim Mitchell

JANUARY 8, 2021

SharePoint lists are popular and simple tools for storing modestly-sized discrete sets of data. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) includes a source component to allow reading data from SharePoint lists. In this post, I’ll demonstrate how to use SSIS to read from a SharePoint list using the OData source. SharePoint lists A SharePoint list is a simple collection of related.

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Dataversity

JANUARY 8, 2021

Click to learn more about author Simon Tindal. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the buzz around AI has hit a fever pitch. Already on a mind-boggling growth trajectory with IDC forecasting the worldwide spend on AI systems to grow at a 28.4% CAGR from 2018 to 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic has supercharged the amount […]. The post AI, Communications, and COVID: Leveraging New Tools to Deliver Smarter Conversations appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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ElegantJ BI

JANUARY 7, 2021

How Can I Decide Whether My Team Would Actually Benefit from Augmented Analytics? Sometimes it is difficult to imagine how a new process, technique or software solution might help your business. You see the demos, you read the marketing messages and you wonder if there is true value in adopting these new ideas and concepts. When it comes to Advanced Analytics and the benefits of predictive analytics, the same conundrum can often present itself to an enterprise.

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 5, 2021

When you plan training and development for your organization, you expect to gain improved skills and productivity, greater retention rates, and an improved brand. After you deliver any type of corporate training, you must ask these questions: How effective was the training in helping learners gain relevant knowledge and skills? Were the learners a. Read More.

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