data analytics

Securing Competitive Advantage with Machine Learning
Business dynamics are evolving with every passing second. There is no doubt that the competition in today’s business world is much more intense than it was a decade ago. Companies are fighting to hold on to any advantages. Digitalization and the introduction of machine learning into day-to-day business processes have

Steering Big Data Projects in the Modern Enterprise
Just a few years ago, enterprise organizations had to be convinced that Big Data was a real-world opportunity worth investing in. By 2016, 63% of those enterprise leaders were saying they considered Big Data and advanced analytics initiatives a necessity in order to remain competitive. This year started with even

Big Data is changing the future of NBA scouting
Big data and sports analytics are changing the ways many things in sports have traditionally been done. They are allowing for new processes that have the potential to alter the way that organizations conduct their scouting. This is because data science and sports analytics are opening up new data points

How to Combat ‘Non-Subscription Churn’ with Predictive Analytics
Simply put, non-subscription churn happens when users or customers, who can end their relationship with your business at any time, leave your website or sales funnel. These types of customers may gradually reduce their purchase frequency over time, or they may all of a sudden never buy again. Companies in nearly

What is really driving public opinion? – The next level in data analytics
Agility and reactivity. These are two words more likely now than ever to feature in a corporate strategy session. Today’s business landscape is, after all, highly dynamic: increasing competition, margin pressures and the threat of disruptive innovation all conspire to erode the market shares of the complacent. The public sector

Data Analytics and Behavioural Science Applied to Retail and Consumer Markets
Technological innovations have the greatest success in business when they are entirely ‘client- focused’. Developments in the retail sector, which is consumer-led, are addressing client demand for more personalised, faster and more competitive services. Data Analytics is changing the way in which these services are offered. This trend is now

How to get Business Insights from Artificial Intelligence (when you really need them)
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Data Analytics Is The Key Skill for The Modern Engineer
Many process manufacturing owner-operators in this next phase of a digital shift have engaged in technology pilots to explore options for reducing costs, meeting regulatory compliance, and/or increasing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Despite this transformation, the adoption of advanced analytics tools still presents certain challenges. The extensive and complicated tooling

Seizing Opportunities with Data-as-a-Service Products
We’ve published a white paper, where we look back at the big data and business intelligence trends over the past years and highlight examples of successful Data-as-a-Service products with deep dives into Social Media Monitoring, Self-Service BI and Visual Data Discovery and Analytics Merging the Physical and Virtual Worlds, complete with lessons

Data Science vs. Data Analytics – Why Does It Matter?
Data Science, Data Analytics, Data Everywhere Jargon can be downright intimidating and seemingly impenetrable to the uninformed. While complicated vernacular is an unfortunate side effect of the similarly complicated world of machines, those involved in computers, data and whole host of other tech-intensive sectors don’t do themselves any favors with