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2017 State Of Business Intelligence And Predictive Analytics
These and many other insights are from 2017 Advanced and Predictive Analytics Market Study

The study is based on insights gained from interviews with Dresner Advisory Service's research community of over 3,000 organizations, in addition to vendor customer community interviews. 57% of respondents are from North America, 31% from Europe, the Middle East & Africa, with the remaining 12% from Asia-Pacific (8%) and Latin America (4%). For additional details regarding the methodology, please see page 11 of the study.  + Read More
Tableau acquires a startup that lets you analyze your data using natural language
BI and analytics firm Tableau announced that it has acquired ClearGraph

Tableau expects to integrate this technology with its own products as it looks to make it easier for its users to use similar queries to visualize their data. Typically, you'd have to know SQL or a similar database query language to pull information out of most enterprise databases. Recent advances in natural language processing and machine learning now allow services like ClearGraph to understand more about the underlying database and then take these sentences and essentially translate them into database queries.  + Read More
Microsoft's top execs use this app almost as much as they use e-mail
Power BI was the first product Microsoft released under CEO Satya Nadella


The idea behind Power BI is simple: Take data from anywhere - from Excel spreadsheets to accounting systems to outside software like Salesforce and Oracle - and mash it all up into charts and graphs that show how your business is doing right now.  + Read More
What can you do with a career in data science?
The need for data scientists is on the rise, but what can you do with a career in the industry?

What would your typical day involve? Data science is still one of the most popular job sectors at the moment and it is replete with opportunity. Last month, a report showed a 57pc increase in data science roles across the globe in just one year. While the data science sphere is growing at an exponential rate, many people are still left scratching their heads wondering what exactly a data scientist does or how they can become one. For a start, the vast majority of data scientists hold a master's degree, with many also having a PhD.  + Read More
10 Best Ways to Learn Analytics Online
Business analytics are crucial to the success of your organization

You know you need to improve your working BI knowledge. But you don't know where to start.  Don't panic. Here are our top ten (totally objective) picks for great online courses and resources to help you master the fundamentals of business analytics and take advantage of the tremendous opportunities better business intelligence can offer. After all, access to easy learning is a key perk of the info revolution.  + Read More
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