Many businesses are considering, or have implemented, business intelligence and augmented analytics solutions. According to renowned technology research firm, Gartner, ‘80% of organizations seeking to scale digital business will fail because they do not take a modern approach...

If you are an avid reader of technical research or industry journals, you probably know about Natural Language Processing or NLP. If you don’t know about it, you certainly use it every day – whether you know it or not! When you search using Google, you are using natural langua...

If you follow the mobile device market, you know that Android and Apple have been in close competition for years and, while every user has a favorite, some users now use both types of devices – perhaps an Android at work and an iPad or iPhone at home. Whatever your preference,...

Consulting firm Deloitte states that, ‘Companies that have higher digital maturity reported 45% revenue growth compared to 15% for lower maturity companies.’ If your business is considering a Digital Transformation (Dx) initiative, it is with good reason – the transition can i...

The renowned technology research organization, Gartner, states that ‘30% of organizations will harness the collective intelligence of their analytics communities, outperforming competitors that rely solely on centralized analytics or self-service.’ To achieve these goals, busi...

Futurum reports that IT, customer care functions and marketing departments are currently focused on technology adoption, and that HR, manufacturing and legal functions are most likely to adapt to technological change in the coming years. When a business decides to address new...

If your business is considering Angular or Angular JS for application development or cross-platform applications, it will find that Angular is quite popular among developers and programmers. When surveyed, Angular developers report the following as the main benefits of working...

World-renowned consulting firm, Deloitte, states that, ‘The implementation of digital technologies can help accelerate progress towards enterprise goals such as financial returns, workforce diversity, and environmental targets by 22%.’ If your business is considering expanding...

If your business is struggling to forecast and predict outcomes and results, your management team is probably considering predictive analytics. The technology research firm, Gartner, states that, ‘50% of data scientist activities will be automated by artificial intelligence, e...

According to recent research by Statista, ‘Android maintained its position as the leading mobile operating system worldwide, controlling the mobile OS market with a close to 70 percent share, while iOS accounted for around 25 percent of the mobile operating system market.’ ‘Wh...

Gartner research states that, ‘90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as a critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.’ This prediction is supported by initiatives in businesses around the world, as the average enterprise recogn...

The technology research firm, Gartner, has predicted that, ‘…more than 40% of data science tasks will be automated, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage by citizen data scientists.’ While one might consider this new approach to affect only productivity, in fac...

There are a lot of things to like about the MEAN cross-platform development environment! This article explores just two of the things developers (and by extension, businesses) like about using the MEAN cross-platform development approach. Before we point out the two best thing...

With over 67,000 reported global websites, there is no doubt that Java is one of the most popular programming and development frameworks in the world. If your business is considering a development project, Java may be the choice for you. In this article, we outline some of the...

If your business is considering a Business Intelligence or BI tool or an augmented analytics tool for its business users, the addition of this type of tool can and will improve user adoption of analytics, data democratization and data literacy. As you consider your requirement...

Gartner has predicted that, ‘90% the world’s top 500 companies will have converged analytics governance into broader data and analytics governance initiatives.’ If you wish to compete, your business will want to follow the lead of these top companies. By incorporating analytic...

According to BusinessOfApps, Android is the most popular operating system in the world, with over 2.5 billion active users spanning over 190 countries. Smart Phone and mobile device manufacturers using the Android platform include Samsung, Motorola, LG, Huawei, Vivo, Oppo and...

There has been a lot of press about the concept of Data Democratization and the resulting improvement in data literacy across the enterprise and yet, many businesses still see this democratization effort as restricted to middle managers or to the use of analytics within the fo...

We all know the saying, ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ When it comes to business problems, opportunities and reporting, images and pictures can tell a story that dry data cannot match. As your business moves toward metrics and measurable results and embraces analytics,...

Gartner has predicted that, ‘30% of organizations will harness the collective intelligence of their analytics communities, outperforming competitors that rely solely on centralized analytics or self-service.’ What does this mean for business Citizen Data Scientist initiatives?...

It is no secret that mobile devices are everywhere. If you take a moment to look up from your smart phone, you will notice that everyone around you is looking at THEIR phone! So, if you are a business manager or senior executive, it is likely you are looking to expand your mar...

The research and technology consulting firm, Gartner predicts that ‘By 2023, overall analytics adoption will increase from 35% to 50%, driven by vertical and domain-specific augmented analytics solutions.’ Whether your software business produces solutions or modules for a vert...

Technology research and consulting firm, Gartner, predicts that, ‘By 2023, data literacy will become an explicit and necessary driver of business value, demonstrated by its formal inclusion in over 80% of data and analytics strategies and change management programs.’ One of th...

If your business is considering a Digital Transformation initiative, it may be mired in questions about the value vs. the cost and time to make this change. While it is true that a Digital Transformation initiative takes some effort, there are numerous long-term benefits to th...

Recent research reveals that digital business initiatives benefit businesses in numerous ways. No matter your market, industry or business size, digital transformation (Dx) is important to results, competitive positioning and productivity. ‘According to a study performed by PT...

This article should serve as a plea on behalf of the average business user. Business users are business professionals who have expertise in an industry or market arena or perform a function to support the ongoing operation of the business – professionals who may be front line...

According to a West Monroe Partners’ survey, 68% of business and technology leaders surveyed don’t believe their competitors are leveraging data successfully. Obviously, when it comes to your competitive market space, your business does not want to exist in that 68% of the pie...

According to Python, 1.4% of sites on the internet use Python. While that may not seem impressive, consider this: 1.3% rank in the top 1,000,000 sites available on the internet. So, what does that mean? It means that of the sites available (and that’s a lot), sites that use Py...

The technology research and consulting firm, Gartner predicted that ‘By 2023, 60% of organizations will compose components from three or more analytics solutions to build business applications infused with analytics that connect insights to actions.’ If your business is softwa...

Your business has decided to create a hybrid mobile application – perhaps for the consumer market, perhaps for a business application to be used by your team members within the enterprise. No matter the type, industry, purpose or concept, a mobile application development proje...