5 Leading Data Analytics Trends You Should Know About
By Ramya Srinivasan
The days when the person with the most experience in the room made the big decisions are gone. Today it’s data, and not instinct, that drives most business decisions.
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And the abundance of data and its growing complexity mandates harnessing it for fast and sound decisions. In fact, IDC estimates that by 2025 we’ll have created more than 175 zettabytes globally. Data leveraged by citizen analysts alone is a $49 billion opportunity. What are the forces driving this massive opportunity? Here are five key trends in analytics worth noting.
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One aspect of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget that received little attention was his plan to launch a new management programme to upskill the 30,000 plus UK based small and medium-sized enterprises over the next three years.
This Budget came only a week after the Institute of Directors and Chartered Management Institute called on the Government to invest further into management and leadership skills training in order to aid economic recovery.
It is of course positive that the UK Government recognises the importance of learning to upskill talent, but while it is currently focusing on management skills, it should not neglect the importance of digital skills and data literacy.
Reflections on 2020: Olivia (Libby) Duane Adams, co-founder, Alteryx
Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California s high tech community. We ll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. Today, we have
Olivia (Libby) Duane Adams, co-founder and chief advocacy officer at
Alteryx (www.alteryx.com) who is based in Irvine. You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate? Contact our editors for details.
What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?