We’ve started a series of episodes about getting back to basics and the value of simplicity. We’re looking at the benefits of refocusing attention on the key concepts and practices that can get overlooked or forgotten as analytics and testing...
A new implementation can be exciting! It’s a fresh canvas to work with. A new client can present opportunities to try out ideas you’ve only thought of. These are just two of the scenarios that analytics implementation engineers are presented with...
Architecting data collection for multiple tools within a single vendor solution can be appear to be beneficial from the stand-point of reduced logic and streamlined integrations. It can seem simplified and streamlined resulting in a solution that...
Vendor lock-in occurs when a customer is made dependent on a vendor for products & services, unable to utilize other vendors without substantial cost. How can organizations fall into a vendor lock-in situation? What are the costs that are...
Risks of point analytics solutions include myopic vision and teams working in isolation. Teams implement solutions that fit a small amount of needs that do not take the needs of the organization, or the impacts to the organization, into account. The...
When people think of analytics data, many often think of “cold hard facts”, but this is can be very inaccurate. Like many other things in life, data can be skewed, biased, or even outright corrupted. Everyone has a bias and for an analytics team to...