According to a new IDC report, demand for business analytics software -- particularly advanced or predictive analytics -- is growing at a healthy clip. Demand for traditional query and reporting technologies is relatively flat.
- By Steve Swoyer
- September 22, 2016
Since it introduced Power BI publisher for Excel, Microsoft has been working to enhance it with new features and to fix bugs highlighted by users.
- By Steve Swoyer
- September 21, 2016
Tactics and advice for securing cloud data, problems with data lakes, and myths about self-service BI tools.
- By Quint Turner
- September 21, 2016
These three interactive visualizations allow you to make your own discoveries about people’s relationship with food, the impact of where we live, and baby-naming trends.
- By Lindsay Stares
- September 21, 2016
Collecting customer data has provided benefits to both consumers and businesses, but there are costs to using personal data. What are the trade-offs between personal data privacy and customer analytics?
- By Matt Lindsay, Ph.D.
- September 20, 2016
Today learn why users turn to shadow IT solutions and why trusting blindly in data analytics may perpetuate biases.
- By Quint Turner
- September 20, 2016
If your team has been taking "too long" to finish its big data project, here are five steps to take now to regain trust and respect and show the business benefits of your work.
- By Jill Dyché
- September 20, 2016
Tableau officials are adamant that the transition of cofounders Christian Chabot and Chris Stolte to new roles won't disrupt ongoing product development. If anything, they claim, customers should expect more from Tableau.
- By Steve Swoyer
- September 19, 2016
MyScript uses machine learning to build highly accurate handwriting recognition algorithms. The company says its technology works with 95 percent of written languages as well as mathematical equations and music.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- September 19, 2016