AI: The New BI - How Algorithms Are Transforming Business Intelligence and Analytics

Oct 30, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson and with Julian Ereth in Data Strategy Insider

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We’re at the dawn of a new era in decision making made possible by the intersection of business intelligence (BI) and artificial intelligence (AI). Rather than replace BI, AI will make BI more pervasive. AI-infused BI tools will be easier to use, generate more useful insights, and make business...

All You Need is Tableau? The Relentless March of a Data Analytics Platform

Oct 30, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Tableau is fast on its way to becoming not only an enterprise analytics platform, but an enterprise data platform as well. 

Rich Fox: Deliver Data Science, Not Reports

Oct 18, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson and Henry H. Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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In this episode, Wayne Eckerson and Rich Fox discuss what differentiates data science from analytics, why and how data science addresses business needs, why balance scorecards are relevant, and why Excel is a problem. Throughout the podcast, Fox shares many real-life examples and personal...

Delivering an Industry in a Box

Oct 10, 2018 by Stephen J. Smith in Predictive Analytics Trends

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Vendors are now delivering complete industry solutions that replace homegrown or customized in-house technical infrastructures. Like the cloud, they promise to leverage economies of scale and offload many of the mundane tasks of running a company. It may be time to reconsider the promise of these...

Top Mistakes to Avoid (The First 90 Days Part II)

Oct 05, 2018 by Marc-Eric LaRocque in The Analytics Leader's Journey

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In part 1, we covered what to do to be the Data Superstar of your organization within one quarter (3 months). It is a sprint as we clearly saw. In part 2, we will cover "how to be". It is not enough to do the right thing, you have to BE the right person. Call them traps, pitfalls to avoid, the...