How Data Analytics can Improve Call Centre Performance
October 21st, 2020
Call Centres are a rich source of data for customer analytics. They amass a large volume of unstructured data which is generated from recorded voice...Read More
UK Health Department COVID Data Loss Highlights the Importance of Data Quality
October 15th, 2020
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...Read More
The Business Cost of Poor Quality Data
August 21st, 2020
When businesses are data-driven, poor data quality management affects business outcomes. Many business analysts are still failing to make the link...Read More
BizData July Newsletter - Data Governance and Quality, Real-Time Business Alerts, Online Training and more
July 31st, 2020
Launch: Loome for Business Alerts and Data Quality Management We are excited to announce the availability of Loome for Business Alerts and Data...Read More
Power BI Updates July 2020
July 29th, 2020
Power BI releases this quarter have included a more powerful deployment process for reports, new capabilities to instil better data governance...Read More
Retail IoT and AI Technology in the Time of COVID
June 5th, 2020
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
May 13th, 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
April 30th, 2020
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
April 27th, 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...Read More
How is AI and IoT Changing the Retail Industry? (Part 2)
March 30th, 2020
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?
March 19th, 2020
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...Read More
Why do you need a Real-Time Recommendation System?
March 6th, 2020
Streaming data analytics systems are being implemented to meet the specific challenges of real-time data mining and processing. Real-time...Read More
What is the Difference Between Real-Time and Streaming Analytics?
February 11th, 2020
Having precise data is valuable for any organisation. However, its utility can be limited unless it is timely, representing the most up-to-date...Read More
Exploring Practical Data Governance: Modernising Your Data Discipline
February 7th, 2020
This is an edited transcript of a BizData webinar on Exploring Practical Data Governance created using Microsoft Cognitive Services - Speech Studio....Read More
New Leadership, Power BI Training, Updates - January 2020 Newsletter
February 3rd, 2020
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...Read More
Power BI Updates - January 2020
January 29th, 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
January 14th, 2020
This is an edited transcript of a BizData webinar on Intelligent Automation created using Microsoft Cognitive Services - Speech Studio. You can...Read More
5 Good Data Governance Principles
January 6th, 2020
Companies are, more than ever, aiming to be “data driven” and for good reason. According to a PwC survey companies that implement a...Read More
Microsoft Power Platform is a Business Force Multiplier
November 27th, 2019
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...Read More
What is the difference between an OLTP database and an OLAP data warehouse?
November 18th, 2019
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
November 1st, 2019
Perspective ILM is now Loome Software We are proud to announce the launch of Loome Software, a suite of products that seamlessly...Read More
Power BI Updates - October 2019
October 30th, 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
October 14th, 2019
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...Read More
What is Data Stewardship and how does it Contribute to Data Governance?
September 2nd, 2019
Data Stewardship is a vital part of Data Governance. It represents the allocation of specific roles and responsibilities within and organisation in...Read More
Zero to Insight with Snowflake, Power BI and Azure Updates - Newsletter August 2019
August 5th, 2019
Read the Full Newsletter Release Here Azure introduces greater security, performance and super computing. This quarter saw the announcement of a...Read More
Power BI Updates May - July 2019
July 31st, 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...Read More
Customer Churn Prediction and Prevention
July 15th, 2019
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...Read More
What are the NLP Sentiment Analysis Basics?
June 28th, 2019
NLP sentiment analysis (Natural language processing) is a challenging but increasingly viable prospect for business, especially for sales and...Read More
Why is a Single Customer View and a Customer Data Platform a Big Deal?
May 20th, 2019
Smarter database design and improved validation helps with data stewardship. However, a more ambitious approach would involve an ongoing Customer...Read More
The Costs of Data Redundancy and Data Inconsistency
May 14th, 2019
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
May 1st, 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...Read More
Power BI Updates – 2019 Roundup
May 1st, 2019
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...Read More
Why you Shouldn't Perform Financial Planning in Excel Spreadsheets
April 11th, 2019
A large number of companies use Excel spreadsheets as a all-in-one solution for financial planning and forecasting. The unintended consequences of...Read More
Data Governor Online Accelerates your Snowflake Data Migration
April 9th, 2019
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
March 22nd, 2019
Exploring the techniques for successful Big Data implementations Establishing a Data Lake is an important foundation for a Modern Analytics Platform...Read More
How can you Establish a Good Data Lake Governance Strategy?
March 19th, 2019
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?
February 20th, 2019
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
February 14th, 2019
As introduced in our previous post, AI for document processing is a potentialtool in streamlining workflows, minimising delays and reducing the "...Read More
How do you solve a Document Processing Bottleneck?
February 6th, 2019
Document processing is usually the lifeblood of an enterprise workflow. Whether they’re physical, digital, standardised, structured, or...Read More
New Brisbane office, Perspective product releases and Power BI Updates. BizData Newsletter January 2019
January 31st, 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...Read More
Perth Office Launch, new Microsoft Partnership, Power BI updates and more all in October Newsletter
October 31st, 2018
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,...Read More
Challenges in productionising machine learning models
October 26th, 2018
There are three main steps in productionising a machine learning model: Getting the data into the model Running the model algorithm against the...Read More
Analytics scope creep and why it’s a good thing.
October 16th, 2018
We’ve all been there: you’re on track to deliver your amazing Analytics project and the business changes their mind. The user acceptance...Read More
How to Manage Stakeholder Expectations in Analytics Projects
October 2nd, 2018
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. ...Read More
How to Create Good Business Dashboards
September 14th, 2018
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...Read More
July Newsletter: Power BI Updates, New Training and More
August 1st, 2018
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...Read More
Solution Webinar: Channel Optimisation
June 27th, 2018
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
May 1st, 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...Read More
BizData NYC, New Business Solutions, Cats and AI and more. BizData Quarterly Newsletter.
January 31st, 2018
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...Read More
New Release of Enterprise BI Portal, Drill Through with Power BI and more. BizData Quarterly Newsletter
October 31st, 2017
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
July 31st, 2017
Read the full Newsletter here. BizData awarded Finalist at the Worldwide Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards Program Microsoft announced...Read More
Back it Up. Disaster Recovery in Azure
May 25th, 2017
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
May 18th, 2017
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
Azure 360: PowerShell Commands
May 12th, 2017
Hi Everyone. Let's explore some PowerShell commands to make our VM creation script more functional and scalable. Once we logged into Azure...Read More
Power BI Pricing Changes, Power BI On-Premises and more - BizData Quarterly Newsletter
April 30th, 2017
Read Full Newsletter Here. Power BI Premium has Arrived Microsoft announced today the launch of "Power BI Premium" which brings with it a...Read More
Creating a VM in Azure: Naming Conventions and Limitations
April 27th, 2017
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!
April 20th, 2017
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...Read More
Azure 360. Managed Disks vs Storage Accounts
April 6th, 2017
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...Read More
Azure 360. Understanding Azure Resources
March 30th, 2017
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....Read More
Azure 360. Tags in Azure
March 24th, 2017
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...Read More
Azure 360. Governance in Azure
March 16th, 2017
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
November 20th, 2016
We are proud to announce the launch of two brilliant Custom Power BI Visuals available for you to download today. Created by our talented...Read More
Calendar KPIs
November 20th, 2016
The Calendar visual allows you to display your data on a Calendar. Displaying one calendar month at a time, each date shows the value of the selected...Read More
Parallel Co-ordinates
November 20th, 2016
The Parallel Coordinates visual is a line chart which plots values over multiple dimensions rather than over a continuous series. Each data point has...Read More
BizData makes the AFR top 50 Most Innovative Companies 2016
August 19th, 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...Read More
How To Create a Calendar Table in Power BI
July 5th, 2016
Calendar dimensions are necessary to enable time intelligence functions in Power BI to work. However, they are not always available from the source...Read More
BizData — MAPA 2016 Finalist
July 5th, 2016
BizData has again been named a finalist in the 2016 MAPA Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for the category of Excellence in...Read More
BizData recognized as winner for 2015 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Business Intelligence
June 2nd, 2015
BizData recognized as winner for 2015 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Business Intelligence [Melbourne, VIC], [Australia] — June 3rd...Read More
BizData announced as Microsoft Business Intelligence Partner of the Year and Data Platform Partner of the Year
September 26th, 2014
Watch the Video Here BizData has been announced as both Business Intelligence and Data Platform partner of the year by Microsoft Australia....Read More