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March 2020

The Rise of AI in Analytics

Dashboards are great for monitoring your business, but they aren’t able to provide you with actionable insights in real-time. AI analytics is on the rise, and it’s changing the way we consume information. Join us on 12th February to understand more about the current use and adoption of dashboards and AI analytics. You’ll also hear about Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust’s analytics journey, and how they are looking at automated data discovery to optimise their A&E services.

Is Your Data Story Safe?

As we navigate unprecedented times together, we inevitably find ourselves to be participants in a global data storytelling exercise; either as an author, contributor, or a reader. There are now hundreds, if not thousands, of data storytelling examples out there. It’s a riveting data story that’s been read over 40 million times, receiving over 230,000 claps, and translated into 30 languages. But is this data story ’safe’?

Show me the data. The importance of Data Storytelling in an uncertain world.

Right now, we are seeing the importance of trusted data in helping people navigate the situation we are currently facing. And by people, I mean everyone! A lot of people who would normally never look at a report or use a dashboard, are sharing reams of data on social media, discussing #flatteningthecure and infection/mortality rates. The list goes on.

What is happening in augmented analytics

Augmented analytics is when you take what was traditionally a very manual workflow and automate it. This gives you the ability to analyze data far more rapidly and to package up changes for humans to interpret. Essentially you’re augmenting a human experience, so rather than spending all your time looking for a needle in the haystack, the machine finds the needle and gives it to you.

What is happening in augmented analytics?

Augmented analytics is when you take what was traditionally a very manual workflow and automate it. This gives you the ability to analyze data far more rapidly using machines and to package up changes for humans to interpret. Essentially you’re augmenting a human experience, so rather than spending all your time looking for a needle in the haystack, the machine finds the needle and gives it to you. By bringing the human and the machine together you can create something very special and deliver that to an end user.

What consulting firms need from analytical software

Consultancy firms and system integrators are starting to productize analytics. They’re creating turnkey solutions for customers and adding value to them by offering managed services. If you’re thinking of creating an analytics solution for your customers, there are three things you need to think about when choosing a BI vendor to partner with.

Why every consultancy is now a product business

One of the really interesting trends that I’m seeing in the marketplace relates to consultancies. Historically, the primary business model for consultancies was to sell their expertise and services. Every customer would get a unique service offering that was defined specifically for them. Now analytical consultancies are shifting away from purely being body shops and starting to think about how to productize their business by offering pre-packaged solutions and managed services to their customers.