best practices for choosing a technology stack

Best Practices: Choosing a Technology Stack

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At one time or another, we’ve all railed against the tech stack choice used by our organization to deliver a software application. But once we get in the driver’s seat on choosing what to use, it’s not that easy of a decision.

Between the ascent of .NET Core projects and the persistence of Java, evangelism for frameworks and other stack foundations seems at an all-time high.

The truth is that the best technology stack is the one that serves your company’s needs at the given moment. Perhaps Ruby on Rails helped your company build a platform that made it what it is. But today you may need the flexibility and control afforded by C# to meet your current goals. Read More

Business Intelligence: Definitions, Use Cases, Benefits, and More

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Business is changing. The rise of technology like machine learning and predictive analytics has fundamentally altered the way businesses examine the past and plan for the future. Across all industry verticals, organizations are seeing exponential growth in data volumes, creating the need to access, organize, and apply that data in a meaningful way.

As a result, methods of managing “big data” has created a whole new world of opportunities and challenges. Many organizations understand the inherent value in their data, but it’s unlocking is where the challenges lie. Today, learning to navigate data in an organized and accurate way has given companies the competitive edge needed to make data-driven decisions.

How do they do it? With the right Business Intelligence software.

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How the Top Companies Are Using Big Data Analytics

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Big Data is all the rage, but finding the right tools to turn your data into effective strategies can be daunting. Harnessing the power of all this new technology begins with a data-driven mindset, one that recognizes the capabilities of data.

Businesses can use insights gained from data to improve efficiency and growth in many different ways. Here are some examples of how the most innovative top companies have used data analytics to their advantage. Read More

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Today’s Problems are Tomorrow’s Products

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“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” 

While there’s debate as to whether Henry Ford actually said this, the fact remains that customer feedback is valuable. Had Ford asked what they wanted, his customers may have said, “faster transportation,” but not necessarily have made the leap to “a combustion engine.” This leap is where the innovator must interpret the feedback and apply it to the final solution. Read More

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Companies Embedding BI See Insight at the Point of Decision

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Organizations need the ability to empower every employee to make real-time, data-driven decisions. Business users need insight at the point of decision to create value.

To empower business users requires giving them access to the data they need when they need it. We can’t forget to give them the means to act on it. Software companies that embed self-service BI and analytics into core business application workflows let end-users see data in real-time for analysis. This enables them to make better business decisions by using the application’s analytics. That’s giving them insight at the point of decision.

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Pharma BI: Embedded Analytics for the Pharmaceutical Industry

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Big Pharma is only getting bigger. Along with healthcare services and medical equipment, the pharmaceutical industry is growing at an accelerated pace. By 2021, the market is estimated to reach $1170 billion globally. And a data-driven market such as healthcare has pharmacies and drug companies looking to embedded analytics to boost profitability, prescription volume, and patient health outcomes.

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