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What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

CIO

Shared data assets, such as product catalogs, fiscal calendar dimensions, and KPI definitions, require a common vocabulary to help avoid disputes during analysis. It includes data collection, refinement, storage, analysis, and delivery. Establish a common vocabulary. Curate the data. Cloud storage. Data streaming.

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Steps taken to build Sevita’s first enterprise data platform

CIO

But because of the infrastructure, employees spent hours on manual data analysis and spreadsheet jockeying. We’re doing KPI visualization and trend analysis, and highlighting variances over time. We had plenty of reporting, but very little data insight, and no real semblance of a data strategy.

KPI 449
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Data Analytics Optimizes Shipping through KPI Tracking

Smart Data Collective

This typically requires further analysis. A certain amount of damage to shipments is to be expected (after all, transportation can be unpredictable) but using KPIs can identify preventable situations and reduce losses due to damage. Inventory accuracy is another KPI to track. The lower these numbers, the more problems you have.

KPI 216
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Digital KPIs: The secret to measuring transformational success

CIO

The culture transformation and evolutions in digital core competencies that CIOs target as their new collaborative operating models require KPIs to guide executives on where to focus leadership efforts, communications, and process improvements.

KPI 529
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At risk of being left behind on AI, SMBs focus on the art of the possible

CIO

It also automates some marketing functions, purchasing, and KPI management. While chatbots and digital assistants can provide value to SMBs, they can also use AI for data analysis, inventory management, personalized marketing, and fraud detection. The first phase of the AI development took less than three months.

KPI 493
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Overcome the Challenges of Cloud Optimization & FinOps to Drive Business Value

CIO

Overcoming these challenges goes back to KPIs and OKRs. Organizations must define and track KPIs that meet efficiency and utilization objectives and deliver value-creation. For example, if the goal is to reduce hot storage, a KPI must be defined to meet the efficiency objective and deliver value creation—and it must be measured.

KPI 343
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What Data Metrics Should Be Incorporated Into a Marketing Dashboard?

Smart Data Collective

All about Dashboards: Put in simple language, dashboards are marketing data analytics tools that collect and organizes KPIs. Key performance indicators are critical metrics and data that are easy to read and display for further analysis. KPIs overview how well one is working toward goals, very much like a monitoring tool.

KPI 313