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...

Self-Service Triumvirate: The New Data Analyst Workbench

Oct 03, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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A data analyst workbench that integrates data catalog, data preparation, and data analysis functionality is inevitable. 

Rich Galan: Real-Time Analytics is Necessary and Anomaly Detection is Rad

Oct 03, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson and Henry H. Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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Rich Galan discuss the obstacles to delivering timely analysis, the problems that large volumes of data create, and solutions to those issues.