Sisense Blog

By Maria Ciampa November 12, 2024

5 Compelling reasons to meet with Sisense at AWS re:Invent

What: Sisense at AWS re:Invent
Date: December 2-6, 2024
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Booth: 225

By Maria Ciampa August 20, 2024

Will AI data analytics tools assist or replace data engineers?

Discover how AI data analytics tools assist data engineers in seven key ways, including automating routine tasks and supercharging data prep and ETL processes.

By Paul Turner and Maria Ciampa August 14, 2024

4 Strategies for success with AI, machine learning, and analytics

Explore top AI machine learning strategies for analytics success. From predictive modeling to explainable AI, unlock key insights for your projects.

By Sisense Team September 29, 2023

5 Techniques to Take Your Data Analysis Methodology to Another Level

Quantitative vs. Qualitative Measuring Quantitative Measuring Qualitative Implementing a Business Intelligence suite in your organization is about more than simply collecting additional data — it’s about converting this data into actionable insights. The amount of data an organization can collect…

By Sisense Team September 29, 2023

10 techniques to boost your data modeling

With new possibilities for enterprises to easily access and analyze their data to improve performance, data modeling is morphing too. More than arbitrarily organizing data structures and relationships, data modeling must connect with end-user requirements and questions, as well as…

By Sisense Team September 25, 2023

Scorecard vs Dashboard – What each adds to Business Intelligence

Tracking your organization’s progress and monitoring KPIs is a key aspect of your business intelligence tools. There are multiple ways to track your success metrics based on your needs and the time frame you’re seeking to monitor. Dashboards offer a…

By Sisense Team September 19, 2023

Everyday Analytics: Data-Driven life at home and work

Terms like databases, analytics, and statistics are ones that most of us associate exclusively with the professional world. However, data analysis isn’t something that’s only meant for data scientists. In reality, most of us exploit the ability to analyze, search,…

By Sisense Team September 13, 2023

SQL cheat sheet: Retrieving column description in SQL server

About sys.tables About sys.columns About sys.types In SQL Server, details regarding a specific table column (e.g., column name, column id, column data type, column constraints) can be retrieved by joining system tables such as sys.tables, sys.columns, and sys.types. Query 1:…

By Sisense Team September 7, 2023

Dashboards vs. Reports – Which do you need?

It’s a fact that today’s organizations need data to thrive and expand. No matter the industry or field, understanding an ecosystem, stakeholders, and clients can help companies make better decisions, act more decisively, and cut down on resource waste. There…

By Sisense Team September 1, 2023

Here’s why Natural Language Processing is the future of BI

Natural language processing (NLP) and search-driven analytics are just a few of the new technologies companies are using to connect their most potent business minds with the right data. To learn how to harness natural language understanding to deliver business…

By Sisense Team August 28, 2023

When (and how) to use surrogate keys

General Guidelines Selecting a Primary Key Combining Natural and Surrogate An Example As those of you who watched my recent webinar Data Modeling Fundamentals With Sisense ElastiCube might recall, a primary key is a unique identifier given to a record…

By Sisense Team August 22, 2023

Quick Guide to Database Technologies

Database technology has seen rapid developments in the past two decades. Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), which gained prominence in the 1990s, gradually lost altitude in favor of in-memory databases at the start of the 21st century. However, the requirements of…

By Sisense Team August 16, 2023

Exploratory and Confirmatory Analysis: What’s the difference?

How does a detective solve a case? She pulls together all the evidence she has, all the data that’s available to her, and she looks for clues and patterns. At the same time, she takes a good hard look at…

By Sisense Team August 10, 2023

MTD, QTD, and YTD values explained

What is MTD? What is QTD? What is YTD? Why are these useful? How do I calculate? Are you trying to find a reliable way to figure out how to answer vital business questions and establish trends over time? For…

By Sisense Team August 4, 2023

7 signs you’re dealing with complex data

We talk a lot about complex data and the challenges and opportunities it poses for your business intelligence. But what is complex data? And how can you tell if your organization’s current data can be considered “complex,” or will be…