Artificial Intelligence is a prevalent part of our lives, but as we progress forward, it’s essential that we optimize our approach to developing it. Rather than focus on the models, we should be focusing on feeding it good data. A data-centric AI method will lead to faster development, increased accuracy, and higher return on value. — Artificial intelligence (AI) is a topic of discussion we often hear in business innovation, but what does that mean for the data science measures that have already taken place in many organizations? More importantly with many of these technologies having specific costs associated with them, how do business decision-makers assess…

Smartbridge developed a custom Configure, Price, Quote(CPQ) solution with a 3D product configurator to reduce the configuration and manufacturing time for this medical device manufacturer while improving the customer experience. — The Client The client is a medical device manufacturing company that creates breakthrough treatments to improve the quality of life for patients affected by many conditions related to the head and heart. …

These days, we expect everything to be mobile accessible including our business intelligence and analytics dashboards. Luckily for Power BI users, that isn’t a problem with Microsoft’s Power BI Mobile app. — Mobile technology plays a major role in everyone’s life. It is very difficult to imagine a day without having a phone or tablet in hand. Especially in today’s world with our unforeseen circumstances, it has played an important role in keeping people connected. …

For consistent messaging and lead hand-off between Marketing and Sales, Smartbridge deployed a HubSpot integration with Salesforce to synchronize lead management for a medical device manufacturer. — The Client This client is a global, medical device manufacturing company with a presence in more than 100 countries and a team of approximately 3,000 people working relentlessly to help advance and support patients’ quality of life. Their objective is to revolutionize lives with products and therapies for the head and heart.

Have you deployed or are thinking about deploying Power BI in your organization? Before you dive in too deep, there are some best practices you should consider following. — Access to data for business users through self-service business intelligence (BI) has gained momentum in every industry. Digitalization is a primary strategic initiative for organizations of every size today to stay nimble and competitive. Self-service business intelligence with Power BI has democratized access to data for business users and is…

Before 2022, people had a fear-based mentality, approach, and lack of acceptance when it came to deploying automations. Now in 2022, fear is no longer the barrier to RPA. One of our directors shares the 2022 automation trends and barriers we’re now seeing in for RPA. — The progression in which companies have adopted automation has accelerated so much that the perspective of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has changed drastically. For 2022 automation trends, it’s obvious the barriers to entry for RPA have greatly evolved in just the last 12 months alone. Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index…

Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) is transforming the analytics space by allowing non-Machine Learning experts to develop and build ML models. With AutoML implemented into business intelligence tools you already use, like Power BI, users are given a more integrated ML experience. — These days, advanced analytic techniques are becoming more and more common when creating business solutions. Two fields in particular, machine learning and artificial intelligence, have become prominent in solving issues such as: predictive sales, fraud detection, transportation optimization, and countless others.

Microsoft’s Azure Synapse Analytics is a one-stop shop for your data management and analytics needs. We’ll dive into a few key features it has to offer, and how it can make handling data a little easier. — As Microsoft describes, Azure Synapse Analytics is a limitless, analytics service that brings together data integration, data warehousing, and big data analytics in a single, consolidated view. …

As we start to ease into 2022, let’s take a look at some of the trends and predictions we can expect from data & analytics this year. — Fittingly, the AI, Data & Analytics Network released an AI, Data & Analytics 2022 Outlook Annual Report after surveying hundreds of leaders to uncover what the next 12 months will hold. We’ve cherry-picked our favorites from this report that we have seen first-hand interest and implementations for mid-market and…