As data analysis becomes increasingly important, the debate over which tools to use also increases. However, the most important factor is the actual analytics value a tool provides to the business.
- By Mark Worthen
- September 14, 2017
The priorities of business intelligence and analytics buyers have changed drastically over the last few years. The BI/analytics shopping lists of today look almost nothing like they used to.
Most technology scenarios pit the agility needed by business users against the governance needs of IT. With data, this internecine conflict can disappear.
- By Romi Mahajan
- August 22, 2017
Although technology advances are making a difference, organizations also need to improve practices and leadership to realize value from BI and analytics sooner.
- By David Stodder
- August 21, 2017
Companies that learn how to join their information and decision processes efficiently will be the winners in the marketplace.
- By Kathy Williams Chiang, Andrew Roman Wells
- August 14, 2017
As data warehouse practitioners, we recognize the importance and value of our organizations' data. We must also recognize that it can only be useful if the proper processes and education are in place.
- By Mike Schiff
- August 8, 2017
Bragging rights in IT have long been about performance benchmarks, but today the competition is shifting to who can provide technology solutions that produce better business outcomes.
- By David Stodder
- July 11, 2017
Alteryx Server, a self-service platform for data preparation, is now available via Microsoft's Azure cloud service. Analysts and data scientists now have a way to deploy, manage, and govern their Alteryx practices in Azure.