This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. Big innovations come in unexpected bursts. We grow accustomed to life and work as we know it, until something apparently simple brings about bold change. For example, we used phones for 100 years, but making them mobile transformed the world; we had the Internet for decades before the Web browser […]
This post originally appeared on TDWI Upside. Curiosity — the desire to dig in and learn more — sounds like a luxury or, at worst, a waste of time to some business leaders, like an R&D project without end or payoff. However, if employees have the right environment to explore their business — and it yields
This weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix not only was a victory for driver Lewis Hamilton but also showcased the importance of data-driven decision making in Formula One. Teammate Nico Rosberg yielded to Hamilton after their Mercedes strategists calculated that the current World Drivers’ Championship leader didn’t have a realistic chance of winning. Hamilton also used a bold tire-switching
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Mother’s Day gets me nostalgic for when my children were younger. I seem to remember the adorable handprint art and cute footie jammies more than the diaper changes and overnight wake-ups. But I haven’t quite forgotten the non-stop questions. Toddlers ask nearly 300 questions per day, according to a British study. That’s an average of 23
Stepping into the Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit last month, I was hit with bright lights, large logos, and the unmistakable scent of new carpet. The largest booths – showcasing the traditional powerhouses of BI – were decked out in extra plush carpet. While our booth didn’t have the extra padding, we did have
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We all have those friends or colleagues who are the “go to” person for tough problems, whether it’s car repairs or career advice. The difference between the “go to” person and everyone else is experience and a kind of raw talent. In fact, the very best – the experts – leverage those qualities to innovate.
When it comes to your company’s data and analytics tools, how much does location matter? For years, business leaders have been hearing this debate about cloud versus on-premises data and analytics from their IT and security teams. I understand – at AnswerRocket, we went through the same debate. In late 2013, we began developing AnswerRocket’s
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Name a consumer technology from the past 10 years you can’t live without. Maybe it’s your smartphone. Your Fitbit or other wearable. Or your social media feed. Each is a technical marvel. Get an alert with the score the second the game ends. Study your sleep patterns. Share a video with anybody in the world.
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I love making New Year’s resolutions. The years I’m most successful are when I give myself one specific, measureable goal – as well as the plan for how I will achieve it. (Pat on the back to my 2011 self for giving up Diet Coke permanently.) You may have resolved to make your organization more
Breaking Down Business Intelligence Business intelligence is a broad term that encompasses the technology and techniques that companies use for data analysis. Get a better grasp on business intelligence, BI tools, and where AnswerRocket fits in with this BI guide. Table of Contents What is Business Intelligence? The term business intelligence has been around since the
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I’ve been reflecting on the successes and challenges of this past year, to help plan for the future. I’ve also dusted off my mission statement (yes, I have one). I won’t bore you with the details, but I often consider a passage from Stephen R. Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. In Habit 2:
Your leadership expects this year to be a watershed moment for digital marketing. According to a recent Forbes Insight study, 91% of senior executives agreed data-driven marketing is crucial to their company’s success. And it’s more than just lip service. More than half of the respondents said they plan to invest from $25M to $100M in data
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Jet Ski on Your Data Lake – Natural Language Query on Hadoop from Pete Reilly on The growth of big data has created a whole new set of challenges. Namely, the ability for expanding groups of users to leverage this data to drive profitable action. Self-service analytics has been talked about for decades, but only a handful of
Business intelligence adoption has struggled to get past 25 percent. The arena of workforce management is no different and has likely lagged behind even these statistics. Companies have struggled with traditional business intelligence tools like Microstrategy and Business Objects to answer questions like: Can you answer these questions on a traditional reporting or dashboard tool? Perhaps,
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AnswerRocket enables self service big data exploration and visualization. Despite the proliferation of self service analytics tools, enterprises still struggle with democratizing their data. To answer unanticipated questions, users must enlist the help of technical resources. And wait. We think there is a better way. AnswerRocket empowers people to access their enterprise data without technical
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