Turning Big Data into Big Intelligence

whitePaper | April 1, 2021

Metadata is more important now than ever. New technologies have enabled businesspeople who have traditionally not been analysts to work with data. The consumerization of IT means people expect systems to be intuitive and require little training. With so many people using data to support so many kinds of decisions, it’s critical that your data is described, defined, and understood.

whitePaper | April 27, 2023

Data analytics are used to test controls and validate that business risks are managed. This would generally occur at a point-in-time when an assurance activity is scheduled. Rather than test a number of transactions, the entire population of transactions can be reviewed for greater coverage. Data analytics includes automated tools such as generalised audit software, test data generators, computerised audit programs, specialised audit utilities and computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs).

whitePaper | June 3, 2022

Analyzing data has been a unique business activity for at least 5,000 years, and possibly as long ago as 20,000 years. We have come a long way in how we count, summarize, analyze, predict, and prescribe upcoming courses of action in science, business, and all fields of human endeavor. In the past 75 years, the progress in how we analyze data has increased exponentially. We now regularly build analytical models and complete applications that analyze massive amounts of data.

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

With the 2022 data and analytics edition, we further expand our series of Horizon Reports to focus on an emerging area of practice that is driving institutional decision-making and strategic planning for the future—the trends, technologies, and practices that are shaping the world of postsecondary data and analytics. Based on a methodology that grounds the findings in the perspectives and expertise of a panel of leaders in higher education data and analytics, in this report we summarize the panel’s input on the major trends shaping higher education, including panelists’ reflections on the implications of this research for the future of higher education for particular institutional roles.

whitePaper | June 23, 2021

Analytical data infrastructure (ADI) platforms underpin key analytics models via processes like data integration, preparation, management, and storage. But with complex cloud architectures, as-a-service offerings, and innovative new analytics and process developments, how can the discerning expert choose the right ADI offerings for their business?

whitePaper | August 18, 2022

The 2022 data connectivity survey pivots somewhat from prior years’ studies. Data connectivity and data integration are well established in the traditional on-premise computing environment. But we’ve seen that as organizations increasingly expand their domains to one or more cloud service providers, it is important to better understand the challenges and opportunities for connectivity presented by modernization initiatives.