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Will Embedding Analytics Increase Adoption?

A recent survey report states that access to self-service is rising, but adoption is falling. However, their findings imply that overall use is relatively steady.

Q&A: Nonprofits Have Huge Need, Little Understanding of Analytics

An expert in nonprofit management discusses how nonprofits of all sizes can benefit from the strategic use of analytics.

Q&A: Simpler Analytics Can Reach More Users

Driven by business demands, easy-to-use tools are pushing analytics deeper into the enterprise. By stressing ease of use, vendors strive to deliver more insights and reach more users.

Data Digest: 2017 Big Data and IoT Predictions, Big Data Myths, Causes of Analytics Failure

Today read 10 predictions for big data and IoT, a discussion of the biggest myths about big data, and the most common reasons big data and analytics initiatives fail.

Data Stories: Create Better Tables, Violin Plots, and Infographics

Learn to create clearer tables, when and how to use violin plots, and why infographics might improve BI adoption.

7 Vendors at Strata/Hadoop World 2016: First Impressions

Fern Halper, vice president and senior director of TDWI research for advanced analytics, offers her perspective on announcements from seven vendors.

CASE: A Clue About How Self-Service Could Ultimately Evolve

Do the high-level lessons of the computer-aided software engineering craze of the 1980s apply to self-service? The effects of CASE tools are similar to self-service tools, and the fate of CASE suggests how self-service might ultimately evolve.

Data Digest: IoT Standards, Security Advice for Users and Developers

Learn why IoT developers should embrace standards, how you can protect your IoT devices, and how developers and vendors can help users protect themselves.

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