Many small and mid-sized companies have found Crystal Reports to be a trusty tool to create custom reports from multiple data sources. While these reports contain a lot of valuable data, however, they aren’t easy to digest. It’s not hard…

Does it seem like you’re constantly fighting to keep your inbox clean? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. 74% of consumers are overwhelmed by the amount of emails they receive, which makes sense considering that 35% of them…

For many people, the term “data scientist” is easy to associate with phrases like “charts,” “graphs,” and “crunching the numbers.” While a big part of data science involves just that, some aspects of the job are anything but scientific –…

Data, Business Transformations, and New Year’s Resolutions — Oh My! The New Year is upon us, and there’s no better time for businesses to start thinking about resolutions. Whether you’re looking to improve a few processes or completely transform the…

We all love data here. But, don’t get us wrong, we also know that data can be frustrating, misleading, and challenging. Nothing reminds you of that fact more than contemplating some interesting statistical paradoxes and puzzles – those seemingly absurd…

The first thing you should know about data architecture is that your organization already has one – whether you realize it or not. That’s because data architecture refers to two things: the way that information flows through and around your…

Introducing new technologies in the workplace can be challenging. With each new business intelligence (BI) tool, there needs to be an accompanying strategy for how that technology will be implemented and communicated. Understanding where this strategy can go wrong, as…

3 Steps HR Can Take to Successfully Lead Change The only constant in life is change, a maxim that is particularly true in the field of human resources. From the beginning of a new employee’s career, until the day they…

How Effective Managers Use Dashboards Management is a balance of getting those under you to work well, while getting those above you to understand how well that work is going. Dashboards help with both. Using some of the most prevalent…

It’s one thing to understand that data is important, but for many organizations the real trick is bridging the gap between having data and using it. If you’ve spent much time working with data, you’ve probably heard (and said) the…