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The 7 most common big data challenges in data analytics

Galina Lapteva
What are the most common big data challenges when it comes to your data analytics? How to use a holistic data strategy to make big data and data analytics child’s play and maximize your return on data?

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Data is the gold of digital transformation. A holistic data strategy is necessary to unearth this treasure. Learn how to identify and avoid the 7 most common pitfalls of big data challenges in data management. Big data and data analytics are child’s play and you can maximize your return on data. Continue reading “The 7 most common big data challenges in data analytics” →

Big Data Design Thinking

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Solving problems and developing innovations for Big Data

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Data is the new oil. But while the use of oil was relatively clearly defined, there are much more possibilities in data. It’s an endless story.
Almost all companies are facing the challenge of having tons of data from very heterogeneous sources. But often, they lack a clear vision of what the data could be used for. What are new business models that can be fueled with the data? Which data products can be defined and sold by the company? The solution is big data Design Thinking.
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WHY DASHBOARDS ARE A GOOD FIT FOR DATA SYSTEMS?

Galina Lapteva
Why Dashboards is a good fit for Data Systems ?
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Dashboards for data systems

Why exactly do dashboards and data systems go so well together? That is the topic of the article by Benedikt Droste, Senior Data Analyst at MSR Consulting Group, and Holger Geißler, CMO of DataLion, which was published on Marktforschung.de as part of the topic dossier “Plattformen und Datensysteme 2019”. First, the authors explain how data systems are created in the first place. The way to create a data system is described in five steps: Continue reading “WHY DASHBOARDS ARE A GOOD FIT FOR DATA SYSTEMS?” →

Data visualization tips: these chart types are worth a thousand words

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In Data visualization, dashboards are a great way to make sense of complex data. How effective a dashboard is, however, ultimately depends on the specific composition. In modern dashboard systems like Datalion, the compilation of charts is easy, but how to choose the right chart types? Check our Data visualization tips to make your dashboards perfectly. Continue reading “Data visualization tips: these chart types are worth a thousand words” →

Machine learning: Best 4 free math books for deepening your skills

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The best things in life aren’t things – but free books. At least if you want to spend the next few weeks taking your machine learning to another level.
We’ve selected four great books that help you to understand one important aspect of machine learning in a very profound way. Thanks to the Open Access initiative, all of these works are available for free: Continue reading “Machine learning: Best 4 free math books for deepening your skills” →

Dashboard solution: Six tips to build a perfect dashboard

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In the age of big data, business intelligence and artificial intelligence, data plays an increasingly important role for companies. Dashboard solution is now widely used, bringing data to the point and thus becoming an important basis for decision-making. If you are visualizing your data, these dashboard tips might be helpful for you.

But the optimal visualization of data still is a challenge. With the following six tips in the dashboard solution, you will be able to build a great dashboard and save time. Continue reading “Dashboard solution: Six tips to build a perfect dashboard” →

KPI Reports: Unfolding the full power of KPIs in dashboards

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Key performance indicators or KPIs are not just a big issue in most companies since the growing importance of business intelligence software. However, it is very controversial which KPIs actually lead to success. Which are superfluous? Which indicators are more misleading than helpful? Even dashboard solutions are an indispensable part of KPI reports, as they are the only ones that develop their full potential here. Imagine you are still late in the office finishing your presentation for the next morning’s board meeting. That’s where it helps if you can easily pull up the real-time KPI dashboard in the BI system.

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Space visualization: The 5 most beautiful data visualizations

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These days we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and focusing on a possible new lunar conquest by 2023. But let’s dream a bit and look at the most beautiful space visualizations of the universe the Internet can offer today!
For all skywatchers out there, here’s a list of the sites to visualize data related to galaxies, space visualization and the world around us.

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Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Let’s experience Apollo 11’s way to the moon.

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Dashboard software released: DataLion dashboard solution Ver 1.10.6

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Improvements and new features in Dashboard software released:

DataLion team is proud to introduce our newly dashboard software released: Dashboard solution Ver 1.10.6. You will find the following new features to improve your KPI report’s quality, the dashboard in real-time, data visualization, insight analysis, dashboard design in the latest DataLion Dashboard software version:

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DataLion Dashboard software Version 1.10.5 released – update data analysis tools

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In our updated data analysis tools/ dashboard platform:

Calculated columns and PowerPoints with several charts on one slide are now available in the new version of data analysis tools.

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Powerful and user-friendly statistics software – a contradiction? Not at all! Now, the web-based DataLion analysis software allows you to evaluate even large amounts of data quickly and easily and display the results in a very concise and comprehensible dashboard. Continue reading “DataLion Dashboard software Version 1.10.5 released – update data analysis tools” →