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Manufacturing is in the midst of its fourth industrial revolution. Experts are calling it Industry 4.0. This means that emerging technologies are helping to streamline business practices, which [...]

The number one priority for businesses large and small is meeting their sales targets.  For many of those companies, the problem is a disconnect between marketing and sales teams, one driven by [...]

Combining data and real-world locations through GIS technologies is a powerful way to gain customer and user insight. It tells businesses where to apply their resources, lets researchers discover [...]

When it comes to managing the human assets of a company, there’s a new game afoot. If you’re not familiar with Human Capital Optimization – how businesses are making their [...]

Data science projects are being used by leading companies to grow business models and expand opportunities. How so? In general, data science efforts produce two results – they help produce [...]

It’s not unusual for leaders to approve a change initiative as a means to create a brand-defining customer experience that, in turn, will contribute to a company’s growth. But 70 [...]

Infographics are a great way to convey statistics and complex concepts simply. By consuming just a dozen visual representations, one can gain an understanding of the current trends and challenges [...]

Most people are aware that computers are getting even smarter, but they’re probably not familiar with how frequently artificial intelligence is used. Today, we will look at Machine Learning and [...]

One of the most common tasks in IT today is the creation of reports.  More often than not, a skilled report developer is required for this, because reports are generally written in a reporting [...]

1. They use technology to implement and monitor business initiatives Have you ever wondered why your recent sales, marketing, or operations initiative failed to have the impact you hoped?  Is it [...]

A lot of people probably have heard the IT guy in their company mention a “data warehouse” before, but exactly what is a business data warehouse? The easiest way to put it is there are [...]

As I’ve discussed in previous posts, there are several key requirements for implementing a digital dashboard successfully in your company.  In addition to displaying actionable data that has a [...]

Someone sent me a link to an interesting use of data for a hospital data visualization today – the Detroit Medical Center’s Emergency Room wait time dials. There are a few things that I [...]

In my last post, I spoke about the importance of actionable data to a business intelligence dashboard for your company.  In this post, I’ll address another key aspect that’s needed for a [...]

Once your organization has implemented an electronic document storage solution (storing documents, paper images, and/or emails in a repository) what can you do with all this new-found data? [...]

A big problem that has started to occur in many “wired” organizations is data overload.  Every Monday, we are flooded with reports for this financial metric, this workflow performance number, not [...]

Introducing Databases and Web Applications When Excel files store critical data or business process logic, they need to be treated with care. Likewise, the loss of a document, data corruption, or [...]