CIO
JANUARY 2, 2024
CIOs are readying for another demanding year, anticipating that artificial intelligence, economic uncertainty, business demands, and expectations for ever-increasing levels of speed will all be in play for 2024. Yet, CIOs remain both undaunted by that list and expectant about what they can achieve. They’re articulating ambitions and formulating objectives, turning those would-be challenges into opportunities.
Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 2, 2024
Companies around the world increasingly use business intelligence (BI) dashboards. If you use one or intend to, knowing some business intelligence best practices can help you avoid pitfalls. Here are 10 best practices for usiness intelligence dashboards from which you can choose information to display.
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Aqute Intelligence
JANUARY 23, 2024
Every now and then, we publish a list of competitive intelligence companies. Our criteria include that competitive intelligence has to be their primary, or at least significant, focus. Other agencies graze the edges of competitive intelligence, but it's not their main service. All the companies we listed carry out primary or secondary research for their clients (usually both), and they all have competitive intelligence-focused websites.
Chris Webb BI
JANUARY 7, 2024
A few years ago a new pair of Profiler events was added for Power BI Import mode datasets (and indeed AAS models): the Job Graph events. I blogged about them here but they never got used by anyone because it was extremely difficult to extract useful data from them – you had to run a Profiler trace, save the trace file, run a Python script to generate a.dgml file, then open that file in Visual Studio – which was a shame because they contain a lot of really interesting, useful informat
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Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.
mention
JANUARY 12, 2024
Video content accounts for 80% of all the marketing material we see online today. Focusing on video marketing in 2024 is a great move for businesses and marketers. 2023 has been a great year for marketers who created more video content for businesses. Times are changing, and the video marketing sphere will witness a lot of advancements in the coming years.
FedSavvy
JANUARY 30, 2024
Have you ever seen a parallel from romantic comedies ( Rom-Coms ) and federal contract bids? Here is where we learn this critical lesson that U.S. Government agencies may also be seen as that sought after love interest that is only going to spurn you if you don’t realize something very important. Here we have another Deadly Sin when you fail to realize… They may just not be that into you.
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Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 3, 2024
We have talked about how big data is beneficial for companies trying to improve efficiency. However, many companies don’t use big data effectively. In fact, only 13% are delivering on their data strategies. We have talked about the importance of data quality when you are running a data-driven business.
Aqute Intelligence
JANUARY 17, 2024
The definition of a winning edge in the business world nowadays requires more than just savvy marketing campaigns and brilliant services. It’s about understanding your competition and using that knowledge to drive your business forward. 90% of Fortune 500 Companies use competitive intelligence to get a leg up on their industry competitors – proving that all businesses should work to improve their own CI efforts to develop a winning business strategy.
Chris Webb BI
JANUARY 14, 2024
Following on from my previous post showing how you can visualise the job graph for a Power BI Import mode semantic model refresh, I this post I will look at how you can interpret what the job graph tells you – specifically, explaining the concepts of blocking and waiting. As always, simple examples are the best way of doing this. Blocking Blocking occurs when one job can only start when one or more other jobs have completed because there is a dependency between them.
mention
JANUARY 10, 2024
Email is one of the most widely used digital communication channels. Nearly everyone in a professional setting communicates through this channel. In fact, the average working professional sends at least 40 emails daily. For most people, writing emails is so common that they may forget just how important sending a good email is to their business contacts.
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Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.
FedSavvy
JANUARY 23, 2024
We last looked at Peraton in early 2021 and Peraton has gone through many changes such as organizational restructuring, commitments to building out a cybersecurity workforce, and big wins taking place within the past few years. There are many developments, but FedSavvy Strategies illustrates a few highlights of Peraton’s journey since 2021. Peraton’s Organization Since the first “new Peraton” organization was announced, it has gone through a few changes.
CIO
JANUARY 30, 2024
In today’s dynamic, digitally evolving business landscape, establishing a strong foundation of trust within an organization is more vital than ever. In this article, we look at why trust is so critical in an enterprise and offer some key approaches for establishing a solid foundation of trust. Trust is critical and difficult to maintain In an enterprise, trust can be fragile.
Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 30, 2024
Automation and robotics incorporated into security systems and smart home solutions have revolutionized the field of home security, home automation or domotics, and housework facilitation. The number of smart home users in the US is continuously increasing and is expected to reach nearly 70 million homes in 2024.
Aqute Intelligence
JANUARY 10, 2024
Think about the difference between walking into a high-stakes board meeting with a couple of scrawled notes and walking in with a folder full of market trends, predictive forecasts, and competitor strategies. Competitive intelligence can help mold your business into the confident and prepared leader it needs to be. But the question is: should you handle these responsibilities in-house or consult a specialized agency?
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Chris Webb BI
JANUARY 21, 2024
One of the most important properties you can set in a Power BI DirectQuery semantic model is the “Maximum connections per data source” property, which controls the number of connections that can be used to run queries against a data source. The good news is that the maximum value that you can set this property to has just been increased in Premium.
mention
JANUARY 26, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, there are various metrics and concepts that marketers need to be familiar with in order to stay competitive. One such concept that has gained significant importance in recent years is Share of voice (SOV). Understanding and effectively utilizing share of voice can have a profound impact on a brand’s marketing strategy and ultimately drive success.
Dataversity
JANUARY 26, 2024
Data has famously been referred to as the “new oil,” powering the fifth industrial revolution. As our reliance on data-intensive sectors like finance, healthcare, and the Internet of Things (IoT) grows, the question of trust becomes paramount. Trust is a multifaceted issue when dealing with data and events, and one core component is data verification. […] The post Building Trust in the Digital Age: The Role of Data Verification appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
CIO
JANUARY 9, 2024
Few technologies have provoked the same amount of discussion and debate as artificial intelligence, with workers, high-profile executives, and world leaders waffling between praise and fears over AI. Granted, CIOs have not been called before Congress to testify. But they are being grilled in executive suites and boardrooms, as enterprise leaders turn to their technology chiefs with all sorts of challenging questions that CIOs are expected to answer.
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ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu
Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 10, 2024
AI technology has played a crucial role in the future of cybersecurity. According to Grand View Research, cybersecurity providers spent over $16.4 billion on AI in 2022. This figure is projected to grow over 24.3% a year through 2030.
Domo
JANUARY 3, 2024
Ever wondered how a construction software company like Bespoke Metrics stays ahead in the game? Enter their secret weapon: Domo Everywhere. It’s a powerful tool that helps Bespoke Metrics create white-labeled dashboards for their clients, without the technical headaches. Here, we’re sharing our insights with Derrick Decloe, chief innovation officer and head of analytics.
Chris Webb BI
JANUARY 18, 2024
In my last post but one I showed how you could create a DGML file that contains detailed information on what happens during a Power BI Import mode refresh – the “job graph” – and visualise that in Visual Studio or VS Code, to help with performance tuning. In my last post , I explained the concepts of blocking and waiting which are key to understanding this data.
mention
JANUARY 22, 2024
In the dynamic landscape of 2024, the role of social listening has evolved into a pivotal force, shaping the way we understand and engage with the world. Harnessing the power of Mention , an invaluable tool in the realm of digital intelligence, this article explores how we leveraged our tool to meticulously track trends across diverse subjects. We’ve dived into the intricacies of analyzing the trends of 2024, unraveling the insights that social listening provides and offering a glimpse into the
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While the proper governance of data is clearly critical to the success of any business intelligence organization, focusing on data governance alone is a huge mistake. Organizations continually fail to generate ROI on their governance initiatives because they are too narrow in scope. To be effective, Business Intelligence (BI) governance must cover both data and visualizations.
Intelligence Node
JANUARY 24, 2024
A new year has begun, signaling a time for re-evaluation and strategic planning in the retail sector. This period is crucial for understanding evolving consumer preferences and integrating this knowledge. The post The 2024 Consumer Behavior Trends : 40 Stats for Retail Success appeared first on Blog.
CIO
JANUARY 24, 2024
Organizations can’t afford to mess up their data strategies, because too much is at stake in the digital economy. How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Unfortunately, the road to data strategy success is fraught with challenges, so CIOs and other technology leaders need to plan and execute carefully.
Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 3, 2024
AI technology has been invaluable for businesses in all sectors. A growing number of businesses are using AI to improve their marketing strategies, improve compliance, reduce cybersecurity threats and deal with countless other issues.
TDAN BI
JANUARY 17, 2024
Eric Siegel’s “The AI Playbook” serves as a crucial guide, offering important insights for data professionals and their internal customers on effectively leveraging AI within business operations.
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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission
Chris Webb BI
JANUARY 28, 2024
If you’re writing your own M code in Power Query in Power BI or Excel you may run into the following error: Expression.Error: Evaluation resulted in a stack overflow and cannot continue. If you’re a programmer you probably know what a stack overflow is; if you’re not you might search for the term, find this Wikipedia article and still have no clue what has happened.
mention
JANUARY 19, 2024
As we enter 2024, email marketing continues to stand out as one of the most profitable channels of communication between businesses and consumers. With over 77% of marketers claiming that it is their most valued strategy, email marketing is now predicted to generate $38 for every $1 spent. The question is, how do you stand out from the crowd? As our devices are flooded with hundreds of advertorial emails per day, the goal is to no longer engage in an email campaign , but to optimize it to see op
Intelligence Node
JANUARY 24, 2024
A new year has begun, signaling a time for re-evaluation and strategic planning in the retail sector. This period is crucial for understanding evolving consumer preferences and integrating this knowledge. The post The 2024 Online Retail Guide: 40 Statistics for Strategic Success appeared first on Blog.
CIO
JANUARY 31, 2024
Regulators, investors, customers, and even employees are pushing companies to minimize the climate impact of their AI initiatives. Everything from geothermal data centers to more efficient graphic processing units (GPUs) can help. But AI users must also get over the urge to use the biggest, baddest AI models to solve every problem if they truly want to fight climate change.
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Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.
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