Samuel Greengard

Looker and Tableau are two premier business intelligence and data analytics applications. Both deliver a remarkable array of powerful features and capabilities, including strong data ingestion, sophisticated dashboards, rich data visualizations and leading-edge features that tap machine learning (ML). In addition, both Looker and Tableau are highly rated by user communities, including in key areas such […]

Data modeling tools play an essential role in business, as the volume, velocity and variety of data that organizations manage has reached a tipping point. Identifying the right data at the right time, understanding relationships that extend across data points, and putting data into motion is critical for effective data analytics, and for efficient digital […]

Business intelligence (BI) software tools enable companies to analyze events, trends and market changes to gain competitive advantage. These BI tools collect, manage and interpret mountains of structured and unstructured data. They construct models that deliver answers and insights through reports, charts, graphics and other data representation methods. BI software is the foundation of digital […]

Cloud computing providers play a foundational role for businesses. Virtually every enterprise uses cloud computing in some manner, whether it’s to deliver key infrastructure and services, host applications or a content delivery network (CDN), or handle machine learning and software development. The convenience and economics of cloud providers make them increasingly appealing. Cloud deployments are: […]

Organizations face steep obstacles related to finding answers amid growing mountains of data. Somewhere between the promise of broader and deeper insights and far more powerful tools for delivering answers lies ETL (extract, transform and load) software. It aids in copying or moving data from one source or repository to another and ensuring that the […]

The complexities of running a business with enterprise resource planning software aren’t lost on today’s executives. But ERP is at the center of everything a company does. It tackles the core tasks of managing and integrating core business processes in real-time. The enterprise software typically addresses project management, scheduling, procurement, production, sales, order management, distribution, […]

Visual analytics have emerged as a major tool for data science and business. The field has roots in information visualization and scientific visualization techniques that display complex data sets in ways people can better understand. These representations can encompass a wide array of tasks that intersect with computer science, information visualization, cognitive and perceptual sciences, […]

Predictive analytics has emerged as a major force in the business world. These solutions—which typically encompass data mining, business intelligence and machine learning components—help organizations understand how to better focus research, development, marketing, maintenance, cybersecurity and numerous other tasks. Using statistical techniques and specialized algorithms, they provide insights and models that would otherwise fly beneath […]

The web and mobile technology have profoundly changed the way organizations do business. The ability to collect more and more granular data about consumers, including existing customers, changes the way businesses market, advertise and sell products and services. In some respects, web and mobile analytics has made it easier to establish closer relationships. But the […]

Business intelligence (BI) and advanced analytics are now at the center of operating a successful enterprise. They deliver insights into complex issues, patterns and trends that would have once flown beneath the radar. As a result, savvy organizations are increasingly tapping these tools along with rich data sets—originating from point of sale (POS) systems, ERP […]

Data is now at the center of everything digital—and protecting it is a growing headache for organizations large and small. One of the keys to addressing this challenge is data loss prevention (DLP). It relies on software algorithms to detect potential anomalies, ex-filtration transmissions and data breaches. DLP protects against misuse and abuse—as well as […]

Mobile technology has arrived at the center of the enterprise. Almost every business process, workflow and task intersects with mobility in some way. What’s more, as the internet of things (IoT) takes shape and Industry 4.0 technologies take hold, the need for secure mobile devices and systems grows. Protecting devices and data is no simple […]