Gartner technology analysts predict that organizations leveraging augmented analytics solutions will grow at twice the rate of those that do not use these solutions. Those organizations that provide self-serve augmented analytics to their business users can achieve market goals and stay abreast of the competition with fact-based decision-making and a team that leverages analytics daily to make those […]
Are Data Scientists Needed in the Self-Service Analytics World?
As the world becomes increasingly data-driven, businesses are turning to self-service analytics to enable business users to perform their own data analysis tasks. In self-service analytics, business users can access and analyze data without assistance or support from IT personnel or data scientists. Direct access to ML-powered analytics platforms allows them to make better business […]
Augmented Analytics Tools Can Enable Data Democratization
What is business intelligence democratization? Put simply, BI democratization is the open access to business intelligence and augmented analytics tools to enable analysis and understanding of the data within the enterprise systems. The “democratization” component relates to the “who.” Who gets access to the data? The simple answer is: everyone. In an environment where intelligence and […]
Business Use Cases Create Momentum for Citizen Data Scientists
As businesses plan for data democratization, it is essential to include a strategy to ensure that business users will accept augmented analytics solutions and adapt to the new citizen data scientist role. With business users on board, the enterprise can capitalize on its strategy and optimize return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) […]
Create a Thorough Plan and Training Strategy for Citizen Data Scientists
As a business owner, executive, or manager, you are likely aware of the term “citizen data scientists.” Perhaps you have even implemented this type of initiative in your organization. While business journals and industry and technology publications discuss the advantages of the citizen data scientist approach, many businesses fail to get the most out of […]
Self-Serve Advanced Analytics Requires Culture Change
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are often challenged to satisfy all the roles and responsibilities in the organization, and most team members wear more than one hat. That feeling of being overstretched is typical of growing businesses and, in an increasingly competitive market with businesses fighting for skilled resources, it is difficult to meet budget […]
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Need Self-Serve Advanced Analytics
If your small or medium-sized business (SMB) is looking for ways to improve forecasting, problem-solving, and market opportunities, it must embrace self-service advanced analytics that allow business users to leverage their role, their knowledge of their business function, and their collaborative initiatives to gather, analyze, and share information and improve business results. According to Gartner, natural […]
Four Data Analytics Trends to Watch
Now that 2021 has come to a close and leadership teams once again look to position their organizations for opportunities and challenges on the horizon, there’s no shortage of questions about what to expect in 2022 and beyond. Will technology fix the global supply chain crisis? Will “citizen data analysts” become the most important people […]
Citizen Data Scientists: Where Do They Belong?
The phenomenal growth of data technology in recent years has led to the rise of the citizen data scientists (CDS). Developments in augmented analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) automation have now made it possible for ordinary business employees to conduct advanced analytics or business intelligence (BI) which would have required expert knowledge even some years […]
Do Citizen Data Scientists Need Special Analytics Tools?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. When Gartner talks about expanding data analytics to business users, they also talk about how the analytical tools must be suitable for business users. If a business wants to implement a citizen data scientist initiative and encourage their business users to become more productive and valuable within the […]