Data scientists: What is your job?
It might not be what you expect it to be, depending where you work. Introduction Being a data scientist has become one of the coolest jobs of our time. ... Read More
Not for Profit Industry Trends in Data Management
In order to thrive, not-for-profit organisations have always needed to establish strong relationships with supporters, create innovative ways to engage ... Read More
Power BI Updates - July 2022
This quarter of Power BI Updates has introduced a number of features released to General Availability including the highly anticipated Canvas Zoom, data ... Read More
BizData named Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist for Healthcare and Life Sciences
MELBOURNE, Vic, Australia — June 29, 2022 — BizData today announced it has been named a finalist of Healthcare & Life Sciences 2022 Microsoft ... Read More
What we need to know about Auto ML? — The good, the bad and the ugly
Automating the data science workflow is a good thing to do, but there are many factors to consider. Only stable and well-specified parts of the machine learning ... Read More
BizData Quarterly Newsletter - May 2022
LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT Faster, Streamlined Data Stewardship with Loome Loome introduces improved data stewardship features with the latest enhancement Loome ... Read More
Power BI Updates April 2022
2022 has already brought some incredible new features focused further Power BI App integration with Microsoft Office, amazing mobile design and formatting ... Read More
Challenges in productionising machine learning models
Dr James Pearce, revised March 2022 To prove its value, data needs to be used to drive decisions. One way that’s more prevalent today compared ... Read More
Beware of being too data centric
While we strive for our organisations to become data driven, we must keep in mind the perils of being too focused on the data. Introduction There is a lot ... Read More
BizData Quarterly Newsletter - Summer Edition 2022
LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT: ADML Launch We are proud to announce the launch of the world's first Analytics Design Markup Language (known as ADML). "We've seen many ... Read More
Power BI updates January 2022
A new year and a bucket load of new features, Power BI updates have, by no means slowed down over the holiday season. The last quarter has introduced ... Read More
Organisational Learning and the Data Professional
The scientific method is all about learning — acquiring knowledge. Can we say the same about the ‘data scientific’ method? Does data ... Read More
Can Sentiment Analysis detect sarcasm?
Automatic sentiment analysis of texts has historically struggled to handle sarcasm well. Have advances in machine learning techniques made inroads to the ... Read More
Why we do — and don’t — need explainable AI
Why we do — and don’t — need explainable AI Why explainable AI (known as XAI) is becoming a must-have component of data science and why ... Read More
Power BI Updates - October 2021
The last quarter has seen several updates focused on security, customization and data connectivity. August 2021 brought in the preview of default ... Read More
The Data Quality Imperative in Aged Care
Australia’s aged care sector is facing the consequences of a long-term data vacuum. Recommendations across numerous inquiries, including the 2021 findings in the ... Read More
BizData takes Netwealth to the cloud with Azure Data Lake and Azure Synapse Analytics
"We obviously have some fairly stringent industry requirements around our data security, data sovereignty. A lot of our compliance requirements involve ... Read More
Quarterly Newsletter - July 2021
Latest announcement Data Science and AI: Welcome Dr James Pearce We are excited to welcome Dr James Pearce as the Director of Data Science and AI at ... Read More
Power BI Updates - July 2021
Several features released this quarter have focused on faster deployments, deployment governance, data quality and more embed options with open-source ... Read More
BizData Quarterly Newsletter April 2021
Latest announcement: New eBook Launch We are proud to announce the launch of Felipe Ayora's (Director of Research and Advanced Computing) new eBook ... Read More
Power BI Updates - April 2021
This quarter has seen a vast range of new features, fixes, and enhancements to Power BI. February saw a focus on security, improving Report capabilities, ... Read More
Revolutionising Research: The rise of modern research data platforms
As access to vast amounts of data continues to rise, the creation of modern research data platforms is a critical step for successful health research ... Read More
BizData Quarterly Newsletter - January 2021
BizData Announces Karen White as our new Director of Data Quality and Process Improvement BizData is proud to announce Karen White as the new director of ... Read More
Power BI Updates - January 2021
Power BI Updates in November and December continued to focus on improving usability across a range of different functions including updated iconography for ... Read More
How Poor Data Quality Scuttled a NASA Mars Mission
We have previously written about poor data quality having a real-world negative impact with the recent UK government COVID data loss. There are numerous ... Read More
BizData October Newsletter - WFH Halloween Edition
BizData accelerates PathWest 3rd Generation Sequencing in World First BizData builds stem donor matching platform for WA lab and helps create genome matching ... Read More
Power BI Updates - October 2020
Power BI updates over the last quarter have covered a lot of different territory, from underlying changes to how data security is handled to better ... Read More
How can Call Centre Data Analytics Improve Performance
Call Centres are a rich source of customer data and with the right approach, can lead to useful analytics insights. They amass a large volume of ... Read More
UK Health Department COVID Data Loss Highlights the Importance of Data Quality
Lost or incomplete data can be a nightmare for any data-driven organisation. It is even more harrowing when it is discovered that data was lost or ... Read More
Common Data Quality Management Issues and Their Business Impact
When businesses are data-driven, poor data quality management affects business outcomes. Many business analysts are still failing to make the link between ... Read More
BizData July Newsletter - Data Governance and Quality, Real-Time Business Alerts, Online Training and more
Launch: Loome for Business Alerts and Data Quality Management We are excited to announce the availability of Loome for Business Alerts and Data Quality ... Read More
Power BI Updates July 2020
Power BI releases this quarter have included a more powerful deployment process for reports, new capabilities to instil better data governance practices, ... Read More
Retail IoT and AI Technology in the Time of COVID
The COVID pandemic and associated lockdown is affecting the way bricks-and-mortar retailers think about their current and future operations. Even as ... Read More
Australian Cloud Computing Risks in 2020
Cross border risks were once one of the major concerns for organisations in Australia looking to put their sensitive data on the cloud. Where would my ... Read More
BizData April Newsletter - WFH Edition
Special Announcement: Expressions of Interest for Health Datathon The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centres program is an Australian Government ... Read More
Power BI Updates – April 2020
Power BI is a constantly evolving tool which continues to deliver updates to its functionality and usability. We have built a large number of solutions for ... Read More
How is AI and IoT Changing the Retail Industry? (Part 2)
We previously wrote about how AI and IoT are transforming retail analytics. We discussed how new analytics options are being made available to ... Read More
How is AI and IoT Changing Retail Analytics for Physical Stores?
Physical inventories and bricks-and-mortar stores are not immune to being affected by advances in retail analytics. IoT and AI in retail are opening up new ... Read More
Why do you need a Real-Time Recommendation System?
Streaming data analytics systems are being implemented to meet the specific challenges of real-time data mining and processing. Real-time recommendations are ... Read More
What is the Difference Between Real-Time and Streaming Analytics?
Having precise data is valuable for any organisation. However, its utility can be limited unless it is timely, representing the most up-to-date snapshot ... Read More
Exploring Practical Data Governance: Modernising Your Data Discipline
This is an edited transcript of a BizData webinar on Exploring Practical Data Governance created using Microsoft Cognitive Services - Speech Studio. You ... Read More
New Leadership, Power BI Training, Updates - January 2020 Newsletter
BizData welcomes new US Director Welcome to our new Director of North America: Josiah Faas We are excited to announce that Josiah Faas has joined the BizData ... Read More
Power BI Updates - January 2020
We welcome a new year, and as always wrap up another quarter with a look back at some of the more useful, relevant or simply interesting updates Power ... Read More
Intelligent Automation With The Power Platform
This is an edited transcript of a BizData webinar on Intelligent Automation created using Microsoft Cognitive Services - Speech Studio. You can view ... Read More
5 Good Data Governance Principles
Companies are, more than ever, aiming to be “data driven” and for good reason. According to a PwC survey companies that implement a successful data ... Read More
Microsoft Power Platform is a Business Force Multiplier
The three parts of Microsoft’s Power Platform have been taking shape in their own way for some time now, Power BI, Power Apps and Power Automate ... Read More
What is the difference between an OLTP database and an OLAP data warehouse?
There might not seem like there is a big difference between a database and a data warehouse. However, don’t be tempted to use those terms ... Read More
Loome Software Launch, New Zealand Expansion - November 2019 Newsletter
Perspective ILM is now Loome Software We are proud to announce the launch of Loome Software, a suite of products that seamlessly bring ... Read More
Power BI Updates - October 2019
We implement Power BI for a wide range of solutions and are always looking for ways to incorporate the newest features. In this blog post we have ... Read More
How to implement a Data Governance Framework and Maturity Model
A good data governance framework is a desirable aim for any organisation, but the path to establishing and quantifying it can be unclear. When it comes ... Read More
What is Data Stewardship and how does it Contribute to Data Governance?
Data Stewardship is a vital part of Data Governance. It represents the allocation of specific roles and responsibilities within and organisation in order ... Read More
Zero to Insight with Snowflake, Power BI and Azure Updates - Newsletter August 2019
Read the Full Newsletter Release Here Azure introduces greater security, performance and super computing. This quarter saw the announcement of a number of ... Read More
Power BI Updates May - July 2019
Power BI continues to evolve, rolling out new additions to its feature set. Over the last couple of months there have been some noteworthy developments. As ... Read More
Customer Churn Prediction and Prevention
Customer churn, also known as customer attrition or customer drop-off, is the process by which an individual who was formerly a repeat or subscription user, ... Read More
What are the NLP Sentiment Analysis Basics?
NLP sentiment analysis (Natural language processing) is a challenging but increasingly viable prospect for business, especially for sales and marketing. ... Read More
Why is a Single Customer View and a Customer Data Platform a Big Deal?
Smarter database design and improved validation helps with data stewardship. However, a more ambitious approach would involve an ongoing Customer Data ... Read More
The Costs of Data Redundancy and Data Inconsistency
Even modestly sized organisations can suffer from customer data fragmentation, leading to data redundancy and inconsistency. Users are providing their ... Read More
Native Hubspot, Salesforce and MYOB Integration - Newsletter April 2019
Read the Full Newsletter Release Here This quarter saw a number of new features and updates released for Data Governor Online, making it easier and faster ... Read More
Power BI Updates – 2019 Roundup
Here at BizData, Power BI is frequently an important part of the solutions we deliver to our clients. Because of this, we keep a close eye on updates and ... Read More
Why you Shouldn't Perform Financial Planning in Excel Spreadsheets
A large number of companies use Excel spreadsheets as a all-in-one solution for financial planning and forecasting. The unintended consequences of this ... Read More
Loome Accelerates your Snowflake Data Migration
A Snowflake Data Warehouse is a powerful and flexible web-based platform for handling your enterprise data migrations. It offers a number of distinct ... Read More
Accelerating the Benefits of a Data Lake
Exploring the techniques for successful Big Data implementations Establishing a Data Lake is an important foundation for a Modern Analytics Platform that ... Read More
How can you Establish a Good Data Lake Governance Strategy?
Good Data Lake Governance strategy is a vital part of maintaining a healthy and well-functioning data ecosystem in your organisation. To properly ... Read More
What can SEO reporting in Google Analytics gain from Power BI?
As I walked into the boardroom for BizData’s Power BI Desktop training session I couldn’t shake the feeling that, compared to the other ... Read More
Under the Hood of AI Document Classification
As introduced in our previous post, AI for document processing is a potential tool in streamlining workflows, minimising delays and reducing the ... Read More
How do you solve a Document Processing Bottleneck?
Document processing is usually the lifeblood of an enterprise workflow. Whether they’re physical, digital, standardised, structured, or unstructured, ... Read More
New Brisbane office, Perspective product releases and Power BI Updates. BizData Newsletter January 2019
Read the full Newsletter here. BizData opens new office in Brisbane An exciting start to 2019, we are pleased to announce the opening of our new ... Read More
Perth Office Launch, new Microsoft Partnership, Power BI updates and more all in October Newsletter
Read the full newsletter here BizData expands to Perth We are pleased to announce the opening of our new office in Perth, Australia. Starting the launch with a massive Power BI Training session delivered by our Director of Big Data Engineering, James ... Read More
Analytics scope creep and why it’s a good thing.
We’ve all been there: you’re on track to deliver your amazing Analytics project and the business changes their mind. The user acceptance criteria ... Read More
How to Manage Stakeholder Expectations in Analytics Projects
Nothing strikes fear into my heart faster than the sight of a stakeholder looking at me, frozen with their own fear, like a deer in headlights. Never ... Read More
How to Create Good Business Dashboards
Making valuable decisions is one of the most important functions in business. Business dashboards are a tool that are used to help make the right decisions ... Read More
July Newsletter: Power BI Updates, New Training and More
Read the full Newsletter Here. Power BI Turns 3 and introduces more exciting features! Can you believe it has been 3 years since the release of ... Read More
Solution Webinar: Channel Optimisation
To truly understand the success of a business requires an accurate and consolidated view of their share of a market. Multi-Channel Sales and ... Read More
New Training Courses, Azure Cloud Regions, Certifications and more. Quarterly Newsletter April 2018
Read the full Newsletter Here. GDPR Compliance in Azure From the 25th of May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be in effect. ... Read More
BizData NYC, New Business Solutions, Cats and AI and more. BizData Quarterly Newsletter.
Read the full Newsletter here. BizData launches in NYC Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! We are excited to announce the opening of our brand new ... Read More
New Release of Enterprise BI Portal, Drill Through with Power BI and more. BizData Quarterly Newsletter
Read the full Newsletter Here. Introducing Ezra - An Intelligent Chat Bot Accelerator Businesses are increasingly looking to Artificial Intelligence ... Read More
New Sports Performance Platform, Power BI in Azure Analysis Services and more. BizData Quarterly Newsletter
Read the full Newsletter here. BizData awarded Finalist at the Worldwide Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards Program Microsoft announced the 2017 ... Read More
Back it Up. Disaster Recovery in Azure
Hi Everyone. I hope you had a good week. The topic for the next few weeks is Backup / Disaster Recovery / Migration of workloads to Azure VM's. ... Read More
The complete Script: Create a VM in Azure
Hi Everyone and Happy Friday. Before starting a new topic next week, you can find below a complete script to create VM's in Azure Resource Manager: ... Read More
Power BI Pricing Changes, Power BI On-Premises and more - BizData Quarterly Newsletter
Read Full Newsletter Here. Power BI Premium has Arrived Microsoft announced today the launch of "Power BI Premium" which brings with it a number of ... Read More
Creating a VM in Azure: Naming Conventions and Limitations
Hi Everyone. Today I will link couple of the previously discussed subjects together: · Naming ... Read More
Setting up an Azure VM. You're almost there!
Hi everyone. It's time to start looking at the component level of Azure IaaS. So, Where do we start? If you do not have an Azure subscription, you can ... Read More
Azure 360. Managed Disks vs Storage Accounts
Today, I would like to discuss a subject that all my clients asking me about: Managed Disks vs. Storage accounts. Should you make the move or not? Yes, but ... Read More
Azure 360. Understanding Azure Resources
Welcome back and Happy Friday. First quarter of 2017 is already gone! One of the main selling point of the cloud is the "unlimited resources" pitch. But is ... Read More
Azure 360. Tags in Azure
Welcome Back. I hope you had a great week. Let's pick up from where we left last time. After planning carefully the naming convention and grouping assets ... Read More
Azure 360. Governance in Azure
Hi Everyone. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. I will be writing weekly about Microsoft Azure public cloud. This blog is not aimed at ... Read More
Power BI Custom Visuals
We are proud to announce the launch of two brilliant Custom Power BI Visuals available for you to download today. Created by our talented Solution ... Read More
Parallel Co-ordinates
The Parallel Coordinates visual is a line chart which plots values over multiple dimensions rather than over a continuous series. Each data point has its ... Read More
BizData makes the AFR top 50 Most Innovative Companies 2016
The Australian Financial Review Most Innovative Companies List was announced last night, and we are proud to announce that BizData came in at number 32 ... Read More
How To Create a Calendar Table in Power BI
Calendar dimensions are necessary to enable time intelligence functions in Power BI to work. However, they are not always available from the source system you ... Read More
BizData — MAPA 2016 Finalist
BizData has again been named a finalist in the 2016 MAPA Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for the category of Excellence in Business ... Read More
BizData recognized as winner for 2015 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Business Intelligence
BizData recognized as winner for 2015 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Business Intelligence [Melbourne, VIC], [Australia] — June 3rd, 2015 ... Read More
BizData announced as Microsoft Business Intelligence Partner of the Year and Data Platform Partner of the Year
Watch the Video Here BizData has been announced as both Business Intelligence and Data Platform partner of the year by Microsoft Australia. The ... Read More