Cloud computing has had an enormous impact on the analytics and data industry in recent decades, with the on-demand provisioning of computational resources providing new opportunities for enterprises to lower costs and increase efficiency. Two-thirds of participants in Ventana Research’s Data Lakes Dynamic Insightsresearch are using a cloud-based environment as the primary data platform for analytics.
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Topics:
Analytics,
AI,
data platforms,
Analytics & Data,
Generative AI,
AI and Machine Learning,
Data Intelligence
I have previously written about the impact of intelligent operational applications on the requirements for data platforms. Intelligent applications are used to run the business but also deliver personalization, recommendations and other features generated by machine learning and artificial intelligence. As such, they require a combination of operational and analytic processing functionality. The emergence of these intelligent applications does not eradicate the need for separate analysis of...
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Topics:
Analytics,
Artificial intelligence,
data platforms,
Analytics & Data,
Generative AI,
AI and Machine Learning
We live in an era of uncertainty, not unpredictability. Managing in uncertain times is always difficult, but tools are available to improve the odds for success by making it easier and faster to plan for contingencies and scenarios. Software makes it possible to manage ahead of any future event, connecting the tactical trees to the strategic forest. The purpose of planning is not just to create a plan: Enterprises spend time thinking ahead because it enables leadership teams, executives and...
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Topics:
Office of Finance,
Continuous Planning,
Data Management,
Business Planning,
data operations,
digital finance,
AI and Machine Learning
Unstructured data has been a significant factor in data lakes and analytics for some time. Twelve years ago, nearly a third of enterprises were working with large amounts of unstructured data. As I’ve pointed out previously, unstructured data is really a misnomer. The data is structured; it's just not structured into rows and columns that fit neatly into a relational table like much of the other information enterprises process. Consequently, it requires different skills, different technology...
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Topics:
Artificial intelligence,
Analytics & Data,
AI and Machine Learning,
Computer Vision
The increasing importance of intelligent operational applications driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is blurring the lines that have traditionally divided the requirements between operational and analytic data platforms. Operational data platforms have traditionally been deployed to support applications targeted at business users and decision-makers to run the business, with analytic data platforms typically supporting applications used by data and business analysts to analyze the business.
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Topics:
embedded analytics,
Cloud Computing,
Analytics & Data,
operational data platforms,
Analytic Data Platforms,
AI and Machine Learning
We’ve been saying for years that natural language processing (NLP) and natural language analytics would greatly expand access to analytics. However, prior to the explosion of generative AI (GenAI), software providers had struggled to bring robust natural language capabilities to market. It required considerable manual effort. Many analytics providers had introduced natural language capabilities, but they didn’t really resonate with enterprise requirements. They required significant effort to...
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Topics:
business intelligence,
Artificial intelligence,
natural language processing,
Analytics & Data,
AI and Machine Learning,
GenAI
In recent years, many enterprises have migrated data platform workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments, attracted by the promised benefits of greater agility and lower costs. The scale of cloud data platform adoption is illustrated by Ventana Research’s Data Lakes Dynamic Insights research: For two-thirds (66%) of participants, the primary data platform used for analytics is cloud based. As the quantity and importance of the data platform workloads deployed in the cloud...
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Topics:
business intelligence,
Cloud Computing,
data operations,
robotic automation,
Analytics & Data,
Analytic Data Platforms,
AI and Machine Learning
Ventana Research recently announced its 2024 Market Agenda for Analytics and Data, continuing the guidance we have offered for two decades to help enterprises derive optimal value and improve business outcomes.
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Topics:
embedded analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Data Governance,
Data Management,
natural language processing,
data operations,
Process Mining,
Streaming Analytics,
Analytics & Data,
Streaming Data & Events,
operational data platforms,
Analytic Data Platforms,
AI and Machine Learning
Ventana Research recently announced its Market Agenda in the expertise area of Customer Experience. CX has emerged as a way for enterprises to demonstrate value and stand out in the marketplace. The technology underlying modern CX is transitioning from tools that are based on communication to those centered on data analysis and process automation. No technology has had as dramatic impact as quickly as Generative AI, which has upended the industry. It allows enterprises to build great...
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Topics:
Customer Experience,
Voice of the Customer,
Self-service,
Analytics,
Contact Center,
agent management,
Customer Experience Management,
Field Service,
AI and Machine Learning