Working with data has increasingly become a business-driven activity rather than purely an IT responsibility. Where traditional BI often focused on reporting and systems, organizations today are moving toward an outcome-driven approach, where data initiatives are closely aligned with business goals and tangible results. I wrote about this shift from traditional BI to outcome-driven BI […]
Everybody knows the saying: let the data speak for itself. But in reality, data only becomes valuable when it’s interpreted through the lens of business context. Without context, data is just numbers. Business Intelligence is very useful in showing data about your daily operations and KPIs, but BI isn’t about simply storing and exploring data. […]
The rise of the Internet of Things has led to many systems generating data. This often leads to a desire to make better use of the data that is available. However, clear objectives are often missing. The process usually starts with building a dashboard instead of formulating a clear question or desired outcome. The result […]