How can founders and entrepreneurs work on producing a data foundation as they scale up? Business metrics guide founders and decision-makers to make the right call to push their ventures towards their goals. In the initial launch of a startup, the focus tends to be on revenue and profits. However, if a startup wants to scale up, it is important to broaden what metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) are monitored at each stage so that they can grow the business by using data instead of just intuition.
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Levelling the Playing Field No Code webinar today!
Join me today! I'm thrilled to be joining No Code Labs for a webinar on how No Code can improve career prospects, particularly in the area of Diversity and Inclusion. This topic is close to my heart and I've previously blogged about it here. It is great to be working with strong female leadership in… Continue reading Levelling the Playing Field No Code webinar today!
AzureML and CRISP-DM – a Framework to help the Business Intelligence professional move to AI
Azure ML can become a part of the data ecosystem in an organization, but this requires a mindshift from working with Business Intelligence to more advanced analytics. How can we can adopt a mindshift from Business Intelligence to advanced analytics using Azure ML? Although CRISP-DM is not perfect, the CRISP-DM framework offers a pathway for machine learning using AzureML.
SQLBits: The Data Lifecycle: Decision making with data in Power BI and Fast Focus: Azure Notebooks for Artificial Intelligence
SQLBits Business Intelligence presentation. Data can be viewed as having a product lifecycle, where it can be collected, analysed, visualized, utilized and then monetized. In this session, aimed at business intelligence leaders, we will look at generating ideas and formulating a strategy that could benefit your organization by adding information as an asset to the organization.
I’m speaking at #ITDevConnections 2018!
I'm speaking at #ITDevConnections 2018! Join me in Dallas and learn on topics such as: Blockchain Demystified for Business Intelligence Professionals Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners There is also a Women in Technology lunch and I'm excited about that, too! Join me in… Continue reading I’m speaking at #ITDevConnections 2018!
10 Golden Rules of MVP Summit
After seven years as an MVP, I'm still starry-eyed because I'm privileged to be part of the program. Thank you Microsoft for having me to the MVP party, and for providing me with this great award. I'll continue to strive to be worthy of your trust and acknowledgement. If you're attending MVP Summit for the… Continue reading 10 Golden Rules of MVP Summit
Doing the Do: the best resource for learning new Business Intelligence and Data Science technology
How do you get started? The online and offline courses, books, MOOCs, papers, blogs and the forums help, of course. I regularly use several resources for learning but my number one source of learning is: Doing the do
See you at Techorama?
Techorama is a yearly international technology conference which takes place at Metropolis Antwerp. We welcome about 1500 attendees, a healthy mix between developers, IT Professionals, Data Professionals and SharePoint professionals.
Data Preparation in AzureML – Where and how?
One question that keeps popping up in myc customer AzureML projects is 'How do I conduct data preparation on my data?' In this blog, we explore this topic in more detail.
PASS Business Analytics Day, Jan 11, Chicago
PASS’ first Business Analytics Day, which will be held in Chicago on January 11, 2017. You can choose one of two full-day, in-depth sessions for $595: In-Database Analytics with R and SQL Server 2016 and Mastering Power BI Solutions. These are unique learning opportunities to get more advanced in R or data visualization with Power BI. And as… Continue reading PASS Business Analytics Day, Jan 11, Chicago
Guess who is appearing in Joseph Sirosh’s PASS Keynote?
Joseph Sirosh's keynotes always contain amazing demos. The future is here, now. You can have this technology too.
WPC Day One: Translating Digital Transformation into Solutions
I blogged over at my 'official' company blog about strategic considerations regarding Digital Transformation. There is a lot of messaging directed at sales, partners and CEO level conversations. For the techies, however, how does the strategy translate into a technical implementation that you can actually deliver, to facilitate Digital Transformation within the organisation? In other… Continue reading WPC Day One: Translating Digital Transformation into Solutions