Category: Data Analyst

May 31, 2023

Unlocking the power of geospatial data can give organizations a competitive edge, from optimizing supply chain logistics and enhancing customer experience to mitigating fraud and improving public health outcomes. But despite its far-reaching benefits, many organizations fail to fully harness […]

May 26, 2023

Suppose you’re in charge of maintaining a large set of data pipelines from cloud storage or streaming data into a data warehouse. How can you ensure that your data meets expectations after every transformation? That’s where data quality testing comes […]

May 25, 2023

First came the data analyst, then came the Data Quality specialist. Data analysts require accurate data to develop business intelligence and, unless someone else is cleaning the data, they must also perform this task. It is time-consuming and interferes with […]

May 24, 2023

The first published data governance framework was the work of Gwen Thomas, who founded the Data Governance Institute (DGI) and put her opus online in 2003. “Frameworks were already being used, but they weren’t publicly available,” she says. “I had […]

May 18, 2023

Democratizing data use within an organization empowers employees, fosters greater collaboration, and enables them to make more informed, data-driven decisions. By giving data and analytics tools and solutions to the many, companies can take accurate and timely decision making out […]

April 28, 2023

As a team member within a business environment, you may be familiar with the term “citizen data scientist.” This term has been around for some time and was popularized by Gartner, which defines a citizen data scientist as “a person […]

April 24, 2023

In a recent research survey from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group, we found that only 4% of organizations have the ability to get real-time insights from their data. For another 28%, it takes days, and 45% report that it takes weeks […]

April 19, 2023

The rapid growth of the digital landscape has driven an increased demand for data scientists and chief data officers (CDOs) across a multitude of industries. As these roles become crucial components of business strategies, a CompTIA report projects a 5.5% […]

April 13, 2023

Analyzing data in real time is an enormous challenge due to the sheer volume of data that today’s applications, systems, and devices create. A single device can emit data multiple times per second, up to every nanosecond, resulting in a […]

April 4, 2023

Research reveals that the global natural language processing (NLP) market size is projected to grow by $33 billion within the next five years, an annual growth rate of 25%. The use of natural language processing for search capability is ubiquitous […]

March 31, 2023

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. Business analysts are in high demand, with 24% of Fortune 500 companies […]

March 27, 2023

Devops teams build their infrastructure as code, automate deployments with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and establish continuous testing as some of the steps to avoid technical debt. Too much technical debt smells like rotting cheese and slows down agile development […]

March 27, 2023

A recent Gartner survey of data and analytics leaders found that fewer than half think their teams are effective at providing value to their organizations. Here’s how to change that equation. Chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) are poised to […]

March 2, 2023

Just as vendors rely on U.S. mail or UPS to get their goods to customers, workers count on data pipelines to deliver the information they need to gain business insights and make decisions. This network of data channels, operating in […]

March 2, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is able to combine and analyze data from various sources in order to create more targeted customer segments than traditional customer data analysis. Generative AI is also able to discover distinct patterns in customer behavior, enabling […]

February 23, 2023

It may seem counterintuitive to think of data engineers needing to improve Data Literacy, the ability to read, work with, analyze, and argue with data. After all, data engineers apply technical Data Literacy skills to build and optimize operating systems […]

February 22, 2023

Many data analysts are getting a raw deal. For all the optimism around cloud-based systems promising to make Data Management easier, analysts often wind up playing detective ­– battling through huge information stores on the hunt for useful data, instead […]

January 24, 2023

As we enter 2023, it is a good time to explore the biggest data analytics and BI trends for this new year. This article will look at the top 12 trends in data analytics and BI, which collectively guide the […]

January 19, 2023

The new year is chock-full of exciting possibilities for data and its workers, though also with ongoing challenges as the needs of data continue to evolve. As data advances, so too must data engineering teams in order to keep up […]

December 15, 2022

With the field of Data Management constantly evolving and becoming increasingly competitive, getting certified as a data professional helps you stand out from the crowd. The certification process requires applicants to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of various areas of […]