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Ascend.io lands $31M to automate data pipeline orchestration

TechCrunch

Ascend.io , a company developing data automation products for enterprise customers, has raised $31 million in a Series B round led by Tiger Global with participation from Shasta Ventures and existing investor Accel, it announced today. There’s no denying that the pandemic bolstered the adoption of AI and analytics technologies.

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The Good and the Bad of Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization

Altexsoft

In our blog, we’ve been talking a lot about the importance of business intelligence (BI), data analytics, and data-driven culture for any company. Deloitte calculated that companies with data-driven CEOs are 77 percent more likely to succeed) and in today’s business world it’s absolutely self-evident that data is the key to success.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

CIO

The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), a nonprofit professional association, considers the business analyst “an agent of change,” writing that business analysis “is a disciplined approach for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit businesses, governments, or non-profits.”

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What Clean Data Means to Your Business Intelligence and Analytics

Mentormate

Visualizing data is hardly a new tactic for understanding and responding to trends that impact business performance. But competitive markets put new demands on the ways in which business leaders need to derive meaning from growing pools of data. What Business Leaders Lose Without a Data Strategy. Download Our Guide.

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Better, faster decisions: Why businesses thrive on real-time data

CIO

In Foundry’s 2022 Data & Analytics Study , 88% of IT decision-makers agree that data collection and analysis have the potential to fundamentally change their business models over the next three years. Today, we do them at the height of business traffic and can clearly see trends of potential service outages or security incidents.”.

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Are SMBs invited to the business intelligence (BI) party?

CIO

Executive leaders of small businesses and startups frequently lament that they lack the same access to data and insights that enterprise competitors and other more entrenched players enjoy. The solution: business intelligence tools While mindset is a difficult obstacle to overcome, technology and budget are easier ones to surmount.

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Technology Consulting and Solutions: Types and Why It Matters

Openxcell

You can increase operational efficiency Business processes and organizational collaboration are centered around technology. To facilitate team collaboration, IT consultants use DevOps to automate critical business processes and technical workflows. The following are some of the benefits of technology consulting services.