Zoomdata Enhances Processing Capabilities And More With Version 2.6

Jan 26, 2018 by Henry H. Eckerson in Industry News and Analysis

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This week, Zoomdata shipped version 2.6 of its big data analytics and visualization platform. The new version has several new features that increase analysis capabilities and architecture flexibility.

Mike Masciandaro: Part II - BI Customer Satisfaction and Adoption

Jan 25, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson and Henry H. Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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In this episode, Mike Masciandaro and Wayne Eckerson discuss how to partner with the business and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and adoption. Masciandaro is a veteran business intelligence practitioner who recently retired from an illustrious career at Dow Chemical. He has seen and...

Analytics Needs Explanation: Helping Users to Understand Underlying Data and Processes

Jan 17, 2018 by Julian Ereth in Cutting-Edge Analytics

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A prerequisite for reasonable data-driven decision making is people who understand the origin and composition of data. 

The Ultimate Guide to Natural Language Generation: Definitions, Trends, and Products

Jan 17, 2018 by Henry H. Eckerson in Industry News and Analysis

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This report defines natural language generation, explains how it works, evaluates the market, outlines use cases, and profiles vendors.

Joe Caserta: Exploring Modern Data Platforms

Jan 16, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson and Henry H. Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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In this podcast, Wayne Eckerson and Joe Caserta discuss what constitutes a modern data platform. Caserta is President of a New York City-based consulting firm he founded in 2001 and a longtime data guy. In 2004, Joe teamed up with data warehousing legend, Ralph Kimball to write to write the book...