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Feed: Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI. Author: . We have a very exciting Power BI Desktop update for you this month! We have several highly-requested features in this month’s release, including textbox font color, several visual improvements, and previews of three highly requested features: report theming, a new matrix visual with major experience updates, and a numeric range slicer.Here’s the complete list of March updates: Report view Analytics Data connectivity Query editing For a summary of the major updates, you can watch the following video: We are very excited to announce a preview of report theming, which ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI. Author: . MB3M is a French software company founded in 2007 that builds applications for travel agencies. Its flagship product, MB3M Travel, covers a vast array of CRM, financial, and accounting needs of travel agencies. Travel managers use it to analyze travel expenses and respond to their customer needs. Challenge In MB3M Travel’s original design, travel managers would receive PDF and Excel reports by email or through a portal. With the digital transformation that is being brought about in every industry and the pace at which travel agencies are requesting analytics, ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Tom Keane. To further our commitment to providing the latest in cloud innovation for government customers we’re excited to announce the general availability of HDInsight and Power BI Pro in Microsoft Cloud for Government.  HDInsight and Power BI bring exciting new capabilities to Azure Government that enable organizations to manage, analyze, and visualize large quantities of data. HDInsight unlocks the ability to build data and machine learning applications that run-on Apache Spark and Hadoop.  Power BI allows for the aggregation of data and visualization with easy to operate dashboard functionality. We are also announcing a ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI. Author: . Power BI is a modern business intelligence solution that brings data and analytics to more people than ever before, across all roles and disciplines within organizations. We started this endeavor intending to fundamentally shift how BI is delivered for organizations using a cloud service that is “five seconds to sign up and five minutes to wow”. Gartner has recognized our vision and execution for ten consecutive years, positioning Microsoft as a Leader in the 2017 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms, including farthest to the right on ‘vision’ ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Shay Pal. Contributed by Richard Gartner. Richard is a data scientist with greater interest in database management. Currently, he runs a private DBA firm in California.  Taking advantage of analytics in the business world goes beyond consuming terabytes of data and using ‘easy-through’ techniques to arrive into conclusions. An analysed data, well presented, should be able to help in real-time decision-making process. Transforming raw data into crisp insights that can be used in the decision making process is the complicated part. Presenting the final outcomes in palatable ways for the board of directors, ... Read More

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Chris Kocher, Co-Founder and Managing DirectorGrey Heron I wrote IoT’s adolescence: five predictions for 2017 to kick off the new year. Your many comments and a rash of news over the last month led me to share this update. 1. IoT 2017: rise of the clever business model  As one reader said: “lots of talk about IoT but most of the technologies are similar to previous waves. I agree. IoT is a mashup of sensors, computational devices, storage and communications – all remixed. For more, see my LinkedIn post, “Is the Internet of Things the Fifth Wave ... Read More

Monday, January 2, 2017 Alan Griffiths, Principal ConsultantCambashi As cloud technology becomes more mature, software providers of Project Lifecycle Management (PLM), Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) products offer a wider range of cloud-based solutions; and adoption by engineering and manufacturing customers is increasing dramatically. But the rich selection of cloud-based offerings and cloud platforms throws up some challenges too. For the engineering and development groups that use this software, cloud options and subscription pricing can sometimes simplify their software investment decision process. But cloud can also complicate decision making. For example, it can trigger involvement of the ... Read More

Monday, January 23, 2017 Jake Parks, Co-founder and VP of EngineeringScout RFP We all know that data drives the enterprise. It’s instrumental in helping teams single out new opportunities and make better decisions, faster. In the enterprise-wide drive to harness the power of data, it’s up to sourcing professionals to ensure that they keep up with the pack. Sourcing departments that prioritize high-quality data see a huge business impact on the enterprise with far-reaching benefits that go beyond the obvious (and not insignificant!) cost-saving advantages. Sourcing is rife with data-rich opportunities. Indeed, a single sourcing event can turn into a big ... Read More

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Dinesh Venugopal, President, Digital and Strategic CustomersMphasis It’s no secret that the largest players in the banking industry are focused on making the right technology investments. In 2016, retail banks were expected to increase their technology investments by an estimated 40-50 percent, particularly in compliance, online banking, “bring-your-own-device” management and payment software. Digital analytics is no exception. Retail banking, like any other services industry, lends itself perfectly to digital analytics as the industry seeks to continually improve customer service, ensure compliance, reduce operating costs and increase revenue for its business in 2017.  Banking especially is a reservoir ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Vincent Granville. Monday newsletter published by Data Science Central. Previous editions can be found here.  The contribution flagged with a + is our selection for the picture of the week. Announcements The degree that data-driven companies covet -- Use data to drive decisions—and your career. Advance your knowledge through Northeastern University’s Graduate Programs in Analytics—all led by faculty practitioners and innovators from across the analytics industry. Emerge from the program with deeper insights and a portfolio of real-world projects that proves to employers—you're ready to hit the ground running. Learn more. How Fluid Intelligence Makes ... Read More