CIO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Manufacturing has been a longstanding pillar of progress for humankind. From the Industrial Revolution over 200 years ago to today, manufacturing has had a profound impact on our lives, made possible by its unrelenting innovation. Now, manufacturing is facing one of the most exciting, unmatched, and daunting transformations in its history due to artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI).
Crayon
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Creating competitive enablement assets like battlecards can feel like a futile effort if they aren’t being used by your sales team. Is anyone reading this intel? Are these battlecards making an impact on how my reps compete? Are we seeing results where it matters most — win rates?!
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mention
DECEMBER 25, 2023
4.8 billion people around the world use social media , making up approximately 59.9% of the global population. If you don’t have an online presence, you can’t reach your target audience and make them aware of your business. Social media makes it easy to get your online brand noticed , so you need to have one. With the right social media marketing plan, you can increase your online brand presence.
Smart Data Collective
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Big data technology has been extremely valuable for businesses of all sizes and in all industries. However, many companies still are not using big data to its full potential. According to one survey cited by Dataversity, only 53% of companies report having formalized data strategies.
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As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Chris Webb BI
DECEMBER 17, 2023
One of the coolest features in Fabric is Direct Lake mode, which allows you to build Power BI reports directly on top of Delta tables in your data lake without having to wait for a semantic model to refresh. However not everyone is ready for Fabric yet so there’s also a lot of interest in the new DeltaLake.Table M function which allows Power Query (in semantic models or dataflows) to read data from Delta tables.
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CIO
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The analyst reports tell CIOs that generative AI should occupy the top slot on their digital transformation priorities in the coming year. Moreover, the CEOs and boards that CIOs report to don’t want to be left behind by generative AI, and many employees want to experiment with the latest generative AI capabilities in their workflows. This year’s technology darling and other machine learning investments have already impacted digital transformation strategies in 2023 , and boards will expect CIOs
Crayon
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The leading characteristic of any successful competitive intelligence program is consistent, enthusiastic adoption. But before your sales reps can dive into the competitive assets you create for them, they first need to be able to access them.
mention
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Pinterest can be a powerful platform for savvy marketers, offering access to receptive audiences, intuitive tools, and impactful formats. However, if you want to unlock the full potential of Pinterest marketing, you need to understand the data the platform is giving you. Knowledge is power, and the more you know about the performance of different audiences, tactics, and messages, the easier it will become to boost engagements and skyrocket conversions.
Smart Data Collective
DECEMBER 16, 2023
The rise of artificial intelligence or AI in the past decades has resulted in collective anxiety worldwide. The common apprehension is that there will be a massive loss of jobs as robots and computers eventually replace employees.
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Chris Webb BI
DECEMBER 21, 2023
I don’t know how, but somehow I missed the announcement of the preview of Project Sophia at Ignite (it’s not built by the Fabric product group and I’ve been distracted by all the cool stuff we’re working on at the moment, so…). If you’re a fan of Power BI and data in general you are definitely going to want to check it out though!
Tinuiti
DECEMBER 20, 2023
2023 was yet another huge year for Amazon and the retail media sector as a whole, bringing with it new ad placements, partnerships and measurement capabilities, relaunched platforms, a major IPO and more.
CIO
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Highly regulated, customer-centric, and dependent on layers of human involvement and manual processes, financial services are ripe for automation through artificial intelligence (AI). Those same characteristics, however, reveal the risks AI pose to this sector. So business technology leaders in financial services are carefully navigating a path toward AI.
Aqute Intelligence
DECEMBER 27, 2023
So, you seek comprehensive, insightful, and actionable competitive intelligence to outpace the competition. You're familiar with the industry titans – Gartner, Forrester, IDC – that provide a wealth of data and reports. You've likely seen their broad overviews, which outline the competitive landscape and give you some insight into who's in your niche.
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mention
DECEMBER 8, 2023
If you want to set a room with marketers on fire – not literally, of course – skip the talk about Twitter’s latest transformation or the omnipresence of reels. Instead, kick off a conversation about guest posting, and soon, you’ll see people debating like crazy. While some say that the popularity of guest posting is dropping, it is still one of the most loved techniques for getting backlinks, with 47% of SEO specialists using it religiously.
Smart Data Collective
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Tons of businesses are looking for new ways to utilize AI technology to improve productivity. A report by Content @ Scale was published this summer showing that 80% of businesses are using AI to some degree. However, many businesses are still trying to figure out how to make the most of AI.
Chris Webb BI
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Power Query allows you to merge (“join” in database terms) two tables together in a variety of different ways, including left and right anti joins. Unfortunately, as I found recently, anti joins don’t fold on SQL Server-related data sources, which can result in performance problems. Luckily there is a different way of doing anti joins that does fold.
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Separating hype from reality can be a full-time job in today’s market. And even though the public discussion of generative AI tools like ChatGPT may seem overheated at times, it’s clear that business leaders believe there is a fundamental shift underway. A major Salesforce survey of IT leaders, for example, found that 67% were prioritizing generative AI for their companies over the next year — and a third said GenAI was a top priority.
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CIO
DECEMBER 29, 2023
With the merging of operational efficiency and embracing new technologies, today’s CIOs are under increasing pressure to do more with less and become both technologists and business leaders, says Sunny Azadeh, CIO at digital services company GlobalLogic. “In a world underpinned by change, it remains constant that digital transformation must be a core organizational competency,” she says.
Intelligence Node
DECEMBER 14, 2023
As we step into 2024, the retail industry is poised to witness transformative changes. These are shaped by evolving technology, stiff competition, and changing consumer preferences. To stay ahead of. The post Retail Predictions for 2024: Navigating the Future of Shopping appeared first on Blog.
mention
DECEMBER 20, 2023
We live in a digital world where one of the critical aspects of living a quality life is the inclusivity of online spaces. Approximately 16% of the world’s population (1 in every six persons) experience disability. A whopping 96% of the top million homepages fail to meet the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which means they are not accessible to people with disabilities.
Smart Data Collective
DECEMBER 27, 2023
AI is a clear gamechanger in the financial sector. A number of credit card companies are finding novel ways to apply AI to streamline many of their processes and offer higher quality services to their customers.
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Chris Webb BI
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Something I mentioned in my recent post about the new DeltaLake.Tables M function on the Fabric blog recently was the fact that you can get different versions of the data held in a Delta table using the Value.Versions M function. In fact, the Value.Versions is the way to access different versions of data in any source that has this concept – so long as Power Query has added support for doing so.
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Ask any go-to-market leader about the obstacles they’re facing, and the chances are pretty good they’ll mention sales and marketing alignment. Research from LinkedIn reveals that, for the vast majority of sales and marketing professionals, better alignment is their single largest area of opportunity. Just as many sales and marketing leaders believe greater alignment between sales and marketing is critical for sustained business growth.
CIO
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Service delivery excellence is an attribute that far too many IT leaders fail to prioritize. That’s unfortunate given how much of smooth business operations depends on the efficient delivery of IT services today. IT service delivery enables an organization to give end users access to essential IT services by designing, developing, and deploying key technology resources, including applications and data.
Intelligence Node
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Meet Amar Mandal, a skilled data scientist at Intelligence Node, where he blends analytical expertise with retail innovation. Amar plays a crucial role at Intelligence Node, harnessing his expertise to. The post Employee Spotlight: Meet Amar Mandal, a Talented Data Scientist & the Employee of the Year appeared first on Blog.
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