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The Future Of Analytics Is Now: Unifying Siloed Tools
It’s no secret that the volume of data being generated in 2023 is absolutely staggering. With this deluge of data, analytics tools have sprouted like mushrooms after a heavy rain, each promising to provide the most actionable insights to take your business to the next...



The Top 5 Benefits of Analytics Catalogs You Need To Know
Analytics Catalogs have been listed as a Gartner Critical Capability since the 2022 version of their Critical Capabilities for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. The goal of an Analytics Catalog is to unify and centralize all of a company’s analytics....



Everything You Need To Know About Analytics Catalogs, Data Catalogs, And Metrics Stores In One Easy Cheat-Sheet
Three technologies that are being talked about but mistakenly intertwined and overlapped. 1. Data Catalog: What it is:A data catalog is a centralized repository that contains metadata about data assets within an organization. It serves as a comprehensive inventory of...



Time to Say Goodbye to The Era of BI Standardisation!
Let's face it. Every provider of Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics would love nothing more than to see organisations consolidate and unify under their platform or brand. It's the reality of standardisation. The expectation is a seamless transition, but is...



Standardisation is Bullsh*t!
*Sorry readers, we used a bad word. There may be more throughout this article, but if it encourages you to critically examine the concept of standardisation and its negative impact, then it’s worth it. Sorry, not sorry.* Introduction Yeah, you heard us right the first...



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...



Centralize and cut costs: Is it time to rethink an Enterprise Portal?
Organizations today are faced with more decision-making challenges than ever before. This is due to the sheer volume of data, disparate sources, and breadth of information that they must process to operate effectively—not to mention their competitors’ efforts to...




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)
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 )
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...
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