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Ahana Offers Managed-Services Approach to Simplify Presto Adoption

Posted by Matt Aslett on 29 June 2022
I previously described the concept of hydroanalytic data platforms, which combine the structured data processing and analytics acceleration capabilities associated with data warehousing with the low-cost and multi-structured data storage advantages of the data lake. One of the key enablers of this approach is interactive SQL query engine functionality, which facilitates the use of existing... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data, Digital Technology, data lakes, data operations, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning

Semantic Models Benefit Analytical Processes

Posted by David Menninger on 28 June 2022
I’ve never been a fan of talking about semantic models because most of the workforce probably doesn’t understand what they are, or doesn’t recognize them by name. But the findings in our recent Analytics and Data Benchmark Research have changed my mind. The research shows how important a semantic model can be to the success of data and analytics processes. Organizations that have successfully... Read More

Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Management, data operations, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning

AI Will Create Strategic Advantage for the Office of Finance

Posted by Robert Kugel on 24 June 2022
Artificial intelligence using machine learning has passed through the bright, shiny object stage and software vendors are well into the process of making the concept a reality in their offerings. Ventana Research defines AI as the use of technology to process information in much the way humans do, including improving accuracy in recommendations, actions and conclusions as more data is received. I... Read More

Topics: Planning, Machine Learning, Budgeting, Business Planning, Financial Performance Management, forecasting, AI and Machine Learning

Dremio Embraces Data Lakehouse with Cloud Launch

Posted by Matt Aslett on 24 June 2022
I previously explained how the data lakehouse is one of two primary approaches being adopted to deliver what I have called a hydroanalytic data platform. Hydroanalytics involves the combination of data warehouse and data lake functionality to enable and accelerate analysis of data in cloud storage services. The term data lakehouse has been rapidly adopted by several vendors in recent years to... Read More

Topics: business intelligence, Analytics, Data, data lakes

Total Compensation Imperatives for Every Organization

Posted by ISG Research on 22 June 2022
Compensation management is a key talent management process involving all workers and managers within an organization. Determining and providing the appropriate compensation for each person — whether it involves base pay, merit pay, or variable pay and incentives such as bonuses — is critical to being able to attract and retain productive members of the workforce, including full- and part-time... Read More

Topics: Human Capital Management, Total Compensation Management

Domo Enables Real-Time Collaboration for Analytics

Posted by David Menninger on 22 June 2022
Organizations are constantly trying to streamline and optimize business data to solve complex problems and identify opportunities to increase revenue and accelerate business growth. The data is usually stored in multiple systems with various data governance rules, which makes it complicated to democratize data and analytics within an organization. The most pressing concerns cited by participants... Read More

Topics: Domo, BI platform

MariaDB Offers One Database for All Workloads

Posted by Matt Aslett on 14 June 2022
As I recently described, it is anticipated that the majority of database workloads will continue to be served by specialist data platforms targeting operational and analytic workloads, albeit with growing demand for hybrid data processing use-cases and functionality. Specialist operational and analytic data platforms have historically been the since preferred option, but there have always been... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data, Digital Technology, Analytics and Data

Kyvos Accelerates Business Intelligence in the Cloud

Posted by David Menninger on 10 June 2022
Organizations are scaling business intelligence initiatives to gain a competitive advantage and increase revenue as more data is created. Lack of expertise, data governance and slow performance can impact these efforts. Our Analytics and Data Benchmark Research finds some of the most pressing complaints about analytics and BI include difficulty integrating with other business processes and... Read More

Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Governance

Disentangling and Demystifying Data Mesh and Data Fabric

Posted by Matt Aslett on 02 June 2022
I recently wrote about the potential benefits of data mesh. As I noted, data mesh is not a product that can be acquired, or even a technical architecture that can be built. It’s an organizational and cultural approach to data ownership, access and governance. While the concept of data mesh is agnostic to the technology used to implement it, technology is clearly an enabler for data mesh. For many... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data, data operations, Streaming Data Events, AI and Machine Learning

Amazon Connect Adds Workforce Optimization Capabilities

Posted by Keith Dawson on 01 June 2022
At Enterprise Connect in March, Amazon announced new functionality in its cloud contact center platform, Amazon Connect. The company is now including a full Workforce Optimization component, which includes built-in forecasting, capacity planning and scheduling capabilities. It's no surprise that Amazon is adding these capabilities, as WFO has become a core component of a complete CCaaS platform.... Read More

Topics: Customer Experience, Contact Center

Kinaxis Optimizes Agile Supply Chain Planning

Posted by Robert Kugel on 26 May 2022
Kinaxis is a sales and operation planning software company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Its RapidResponse is an S&OP platform for concurrent planning, designed to integrate an organization’s supply chain planning silos, accelerate planning cycles and optimize supply chain execution to match customer demand. At its recent users’ conference, the company emphasized its continued progress in... Read More

Topics: Continuous Planning, Business Planning, Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, continuous supply chain

SingleStore Positions Hybrid Data Processing for Data Intensity

Posted by Matt Aslett on 25 May 2022
I recently described the use cases driving interest in hybrid data processing capabilities that enable analysis of data in an operational data platform without impacting operational application performance or requiring data to be extracted to an external analytic data platform. Hybrid data processing functionality is becoming increasingly attractive to aid the development of intelligent... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data, Digital Technology, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning

Data and Analytics Processes: Can We Get Personal?

Posted by David Menninger on 24 May 2022
There is a fundamental flaw in information technology, or at least in the way it is most commonly delivered. Most technology systems are developed under the assumption that all people will use the system primarily in the same way. Sure, there are some options built in — perhaps the same action can be initiated by either clicking on a button, selecting a menu item or invoking a keyboard short-cut.... Read More

Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Management, natural language processing, data operations, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning

Accelerate Business Outcomes with Immuta Data Access Governance

Posted by David Menninger on 19 May 2022
The data governance landscape is growing rapidly. Organizations handling vast amounts of data face multiple challenges as more regulations are added to govern sensitive information. Adoption of multi-cloud strategies increases governance concerns with new data sources that are accessed in real time. Our Data Governance Benchmark Research shows that organizations face multiple challenges when... Read More

Topics: Data Governance, Data Management, data operations

Personalization is Key to Employee Experience and Retention

Posted by ISG Research on 18 May 2022
Personalization is everywhere, from clothes that are selected for us and delivered to our homes, to the ads we see, to the movies we stream. It’s no surprise that employees expect that same level of curated experience in the workplace. And yet, evidence abounds to the contrary. The proverbial black hole of recruiting is still the bane of existence of everyone who has applied for a job online and... Read More

Are Serverless Databases the Best Fit for Your Organization?

Posted by Matt Aslett on 18 May 2022
The server is a key component of enterprise computing, providing the functional compute resources required to support software applications. Historically, the server was so fundamentally important that it – along with the processor, or processor core – was also a definitional unit by which software was measured, priced and sold. That changed with the advent of cloud-based service delivery and... Read More

Topics: Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Data, Digital Technology, Analytics and Data

The Member of the Sales Team that Technology Forgot

Posted by Stephen Hurrell on 17 May 2022
Many – myself included – have written about the growth in technologies designed to aid in business-to-business sales and sales management by serving sales reps, line managers, executives and operations. But one area that has been ill-served is technical presales, or sales engineering. You may ask why this should matter. Aren’t presales engineers all about demonstrations? How could technology –... Read More

Topics: Office of Revenue

Using External Data in Planning

Posted by Robert Kugel on 12 May 2022
Organizations need to use external data in planning and budgeting, both data and third-party forecasts. This need also extends to external data in training artificial intelligence systems to assist in planning and for predictive analytics. Companies do not live in a vacuum and things occurring outside physical facilities have a direct impact on how an organization performs. Incorporating external... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Financial Performance Management

Yugabyte Targets Developers to Accelerate Distributed SQL Database Adoption

Posted by Matt Aslett on 11 May 2022
Over a decade ago, I coined the term NewSQL to describe the new breed of horizontally scalable, relational database products. The term was adopted by a variety of vendors that sought to combine the transactional consistency of the relational database model with elastic, cloud-native scalability. Many of the early NewSQL vendors struggled to gain traction, however, and were either acquired or... Read More

Topics: Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Data, Digital Technology, Analytics and Data

Work-From-Anywhere Has a Communications Impact

Posted by Keith Dawson on 10 May 2022
Contact centers are undergoing a radical reshuffling of the workforce, partly because the pandemic shifted agents to remote work. But the trends were in place to reorganize the world of work long before the pandemic. Digital contact channels, which are gaining in popularity, require workers that are better informed and capable of handling more complex and interdependent interactions and... Read More

Topics: Customer Experience, Voice of the Customer, Contact Center, agent management

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