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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: Customer-Centered Big Data Strategy, Cloud Computing Myths, Open Source in the Enterprise

Merge different data sources with customer data for smarter analytics, five persistent misconceptions about cloud computing, and the pros and cons of open source software for business use.

Adjusting Metadata Management to the New World of BI

Implementing an updated strategy for metadata will be critical as users move toward self-service BI and analytics.

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.

Data Digest: Evolving Analysts, 4 Cybersecurity Practices, Multiple Cloud Deployments

How to train current analysts in advanced analytics, 4 ways to prepare for a data breach, and myths about using more than one cloud platform.

Solving Security Fatigue: Four Ways to Improve Password Use

Passwords are no longer enough to adequately secure a system. Here's what your enterprise needs to do to improve security without antagonizing users.

At re:Invent, Amazon Enhances AWS Yet Again

At the re:Invent conference, Amazon announced a slew of new products, services, and features, including a technology for querying against its S3 storage service and a new AI framework.

The Hyperconvergence of Microsoft BI and Analytics

Microsoft's cloud-based BI and analytics stack isn't just evolving -- it's converging with its established, on-premises BI and analytics stack.