An emerging field of data science uses time series metrics to develop an educated estimate of future developments in business such as revenue, sales, and demand for resources and product deliverables. A forecast is based on historical data of a given metric plus other relevant factors. Accurate forecasts are an important aspect of corporate planning.
Data Privacy is becoming the main buzz word in technical circles day by day. Sometime back, we thought that illegal gathering personal identifiable information from data servers can happen only in James Bond and Mission Impossible movies. But technology is changing quite rapidly and in this era of global virtual connectivity, customer private information is becoming more and more insecure. The news of customer data getting misused by data analytics companies, data theft from major banks, etc.
As a company known for our anomaly detection, we know a thing or two about spotting irregularities. So as we reached the end of 2019, we couldn’t help but think back on the 2010s and the anomalies that shook the world. Once we got to listing them, it really became tough to pick just 10. Ultimately, after much debate, we ranked them based on their impact, newsworthiness and how utterly unexpected they were.
Business users haven’t adopted the dashboard wholeheartedly. Some of that is history, some of that is data illiteracy, and some of that is the fault of dashboard platforms themselves - how and who they’re designed for.
One of the challenges with being a fast-growing SaaS vendor is that you're so consumed with running your business that you're unlikely to stop and take a breath. If you’re growing quickly, there can also be a perception that you don’t really need to look at what’s happening in your business. Instead, you may divert resources to building a new product or marketing rather than actually thinking about your business.
In just a couple of days, the new year will be upon us and the California Customer Privacy Act (CCPA) will be in full effect. This means, going forward, businesses that collect personal data from people who reside in the Golden State must now honor their requests to access, delete, and opt out of sharing or selling their information.
Presentations. Slide decks. Do these words elicit yawns? Even if they do, we all know that presentations are central in the business world for keeping people up to date and informed of organizational progress and changes. One of the frequently used presentation formats is the end of month/quarterly update that is full of numbers and charts. But putting data in your presentations presents some issues.
This year has been a really terrific one for Yellowfin. The highlight for me was having an ‘aha’ moment where I could really understand our value proposition and see what we offer our customers. This may sound odd, but I think we’ve made a complete step-change in the way we think about our organization this year.
