Data Storytelling: An Intersection of Art & Science

Data Storytelling: An Intersection of Art & Science

A few years ago I met Walter Isaacson, former Chairman of CNN, Editor of TIME, and author of Steve Jobs' biography. If you can’t tell from his pedigree, Isaacson is a great storyteller. He also wrote about other famous innovators including Benjamin Franklin, Albert...

Data Culture Matters (part 1)

Data Culture Matters (part 1)

Gartner currently covers over 250 analytics vendors in their research. By the time you are done reading this article, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were two new vendors or tools. With the recent explosion of business intelligence and analytics tools on the market,...

Data Culture Matters (part 2)

Data Culture Matters (part 2)

4. Data Champions and Culture Catalysts If your efforts to create a rich data culture are going to be successful - identifying, recruiting, and partnering with enthusiastic data champions within the organization is an absolute must. C-Suite mission statements and...

Higher Education Is Hurting – Data Can Help (COVID 2020 )

Higher Education Is Hurting – Data Can Help (COVID 2020 )

Those of us preaching the power of data - on LinkedIn, on stage at keynotes, and at yearly budgeting meetings - prescribe data as the solution to all problems. However, we all know the execution of a powerful analytics strategy is often more challenging than...

Gartner Cool Vendors 2020 Announced

Gartner Cool Vendors 2020 Announced

Digital Hive has been named a 2020 Gartner Cool Vendor in Analytics and Data Science With the average organization using 3.8 different BI solutions, and the number of different business roles wanting to analyze the data increasing, it’s critical that businesses make...

Increase Customer Retention | Customer Analytics Portal

Increase Customer Retention | Customer Analytics Portal

As companies race to find value in their data and improve the customer experience, many have overlooked an obvious value-add: providing analytics for the customer. Client-facing analytics differentiates companies from the competition, helping increase market share,...

How are Triathlons and Analytics Similar?

How are Triathlons and Analytics Similar?

Recently, I finished my second Ironman 70.3 triathlon (for the record, that is NOT me in the photo). The triathlon is made up of three segments: swim, bike, and run. While the finishing time is reflected as a single value, there are 5 distinct times that comprise the...

“Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts”

“Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts”

Today I had the opportunity to attend Tableau’s “Design tricks for great dashboards” webinar. The speaker was Andy Cotgreave, a visualization expert and Tableau veteran. During the webinar, Andy touched on ‘framing’. As a level set, framing is about the context in...

Predicting the 2019 Masters

Predicting the 2019 Masters

April showers brings May flowers … but more importantly, April brings the Masters. My name is Scott, and I’m an analytics nerd, with a golfing habit. Although I enjoy the PGA tour, the Masters has always been special to me. Trevor and I (having both been fortunate...