Analytics

Best business analyst certifications to level up your career

Business analysts blend data skills and business acumen to the benefit of analytics-driven organizations. Here are 13 noteworthy certs to help you get ahead as a business analyst.

Enterprises aren’t using data to make business decisions: Salesforce survey

A majority of business leaders in enterprises worldwide are unable to use data to make strategic business decisions, according to Salesforce’s Untapped Data Research survey.

Straumann Group is transforming dentistry with data, AI

The global manufacturer and supplier of dental implants, orthodontics, and digital dentistry is turning petabytes of data into an asset by augmenting its businesses with machine learning and AI.

Top 6 roadblocks derailing data-driven projects

From budgeting issues to buy-in challenges, data initiatives all too often fall short from the very start. Here’s how to overcome those hurdles and set your org up for success.

What is business intelligence? Transforming data into business insights

What is business intelligence? Transforming data into business insights

Business intelligence (BI) is a set of strategies and technologies for analyzing business information and transforming it into actionable insights that inform strategic and tactical business decisions.

How FiveStars re-engineered its data engineering stack

Faced with increasing demands on his data engineering team, FiveStars CTO Matt Doka had a choice: drive for abstraction or be driven to distraction.

What is DataOps? Collaborative, cross-functional analytics

DataOps (data operations) brings together DevOps teams with data engineers and data scientists to provide the tools, processes, and skills to enable the data-driven enterprise.

6 BI challenges IT teams must address

Business intelligence (BI) enables companies to harness insights from massive amounts of data. But doing so requires overcoming a range of strategic and tactical challenges.

5 tips for excelling at self-service analytics

Organizations are accelerating their ability to make data-driven decisions by offering analytics capabilities directly to business users. Here’s how to do it right.

Data storytelling: A key skill for data-driven decision-making

IT and analytics leaders seeking to convey actionable insights from their organization’s data must learn how to tell compelling stories with data, emphasizing context and narrative.