Data #Virtualization Helps Build Self-Reliance | @CloudExpo #BigData #AI #ML

Information self-service is undoubtedly one of the main drivers of Modern Data Management. From “data services marketplaces” to “self-service Big Data analytics,” one of the objectives of most data-related initiatives today is to provide business professionals with new ways to solve their information needs with the goals of achieving self-reliance and minimizing the IT bottleneck. However, is it realistic to expect business users to assume this job? Studies [1] report that more than 60 percent of companies grade their experience with self-service initiatives as “average” or lower, with nearly four out of five (73 percent) claiming that “…it requires more training than expected.” So, what is the problem and what can we do to solve it? Let’s start with the easy part: data visualization, which is the last stage of the data analysis process. Self-service BI tools have been around for some years now, allowing business data analysts to create their own graphical reports. Although those tools are not for every business user, business analysts with data experience, basic knowledge of statistics and a bit of SQL, can use them successfully.

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