Posts Tagged ‘Data analytics’
Taking Advantage of Data Analytics
For years, businesses have been organizing information on spreadsheets to run analytics, such as summary statistics by group. Of course, to get value out of the tool, the user needed to understand the output, otherwise, the exercise was meaningless and provided no direction for strategic decision making. This interesting and important information came to us…
Read MoreA Career Driven by Data
Employment and the lack of available employees is a common topic these days. The national unemployment rate in the United States is currently at 3.5%. For the tech market, it is at 1.7%. This interesting topic came to us from CNBC in their article, “Why data analytics is the hottest skill recruiters are looking for.“…
Read MorePersonalizing Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a figment of the imagination of science fiction authors, the technology is now paving its way to establishing itself subtly or not so subtly in our everyday lives. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How to use data analytics to improve quality of life.”…
Read MoreData Driven and Digital
Digital analytics provides insights about user navigation and behavior across company digital assets. These insights enable data-driven strategies to help users find the information they need when they need it. Tech Target brought this interesting information to us in their article, “How IT departments enable analytics operations.” When a company employs a data-driven approach, it means…
Read MoreThe Importance of Data Analytics
Simply put, data analytics is critical to the success of modern businesses because data analysts themselves are responsible for reviewing key performance metrics, interpreting that data and using it to determine an effective strategy for driving organizational performance. This interesting topic came to us from Techaeris in their article, “Data analytics models that can help…
Read MoreEmerging Tech and Analytics
Real-time data and analytics. What are they and do we need them? This interesting topic came to us from Protocol in their article, “Do businesses really need real-time analytics? Data startups are counting on it.” “Real-time analytics” refers to the process of preparing and measuring data as soon as it enters the database. In other…
Read MoreInsight from Analytics
Many industries use big data to learn about their customers and tailor their products or services accordingly. In health care, big data sources include patient medical records, hospital records, medical exam results and information collected by healthcare testing machines. Health IT Analytics brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How to Create…
Read MoreData Analytics and AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a figment of the imagination of science fiction authors, the technology is now paving its way to establishing itself subtly or not so subtly in our everyday lives. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How to use data analytics to improve quality of life.”…
Read MoreData and Diversity
The rich variety of data that enterprises generate contains valuable insights, and data analytics is the way to unlock them. Data analytics can help an organization with everything from personalizing a marketing pitch for an individual customer to identifying and mitigating risks to its business. Data analytics can also help an organization take positive steps toward diversity.…
Read MoreControlling the Power of Data Gravity
New data-intensive technologies like data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are driving huge growth in enterprise data. With this growth comes a new set of IT architectural considerations that revolve around the concept of data gravity. Computer Weekly brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Data gravity:…
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