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Business users want the power of analytics – but analytics can only be as good as the data being analysed. A survey by TDWI has revealed best practices to improve data preparation, finding 76% of businesses hope to increase data-driven decision making and 37% are currently unequipped to do so.
It’s common for businesses to rely on spreadsheets to collect and record their data, but spreadsheets can be shockingly unreliable (88% of spreadsheets contain errors), especially considering we use them daily.
If you are encountering problems regarding data analytics in your organisation, then you may need to rethink your strategy for gathering and processing data. Optimising the way in which your business collects data will improve efficiency and make it much easier to analyse the data.
Is there a better way?
It is crucial the data utilised and analysed by your company is accurate. New analytical software and services have been introduced in recent years that revolutionises analytics. These services create a central system for collecting, storing and interpreting data, including powerful analytics and visualisation tools that configure and present meaningful reports and insights.
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