Author Archives: togamau

Turning the promise of AI into a reality for everyone and every industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way in the past few years. But for AI to truly fulfill its promise, it needs to do one more thing. It needs to be easy to use. This is just as important as all the computational and technical components that make AI happen in the first place.Continue reading “Turning the promise of AI into a reality for everyone and every industry”

Improving business performance through data literacy — Dataliciously Ella

At the beginning of December 2021 I had the pleasure of co-hosting a webinar about data literacy with a few of my data friends Steve Adams, Steve Prokopiou and Neil Richards. Steve A and Steve P approached me back in August 2021 about putting together a webinar and I jumped at the chance to work […]Continue reading “Improving business performance through data literacy — Dataliciously Ella”

Report: 80% of employees say they’ll stay at a company offering data training — VentureBeat

A new survey by Tableau and Forrester Research shows that data skills are increasingly vital, yet training lags. Eighty-two percent of decision-makers surveyed expect basic data literacy from employees in every department — including product, IT, HR and operations. And expectations are only increasing. By 2025, close to 70% of employees are expected to use […]Continue reading “Report: 80% of employees say they’ll stay at a company offering data training — VentureBeat”

5 Top Big Data and Analytics Trends For 2022 By Joydeep Bhattacharya — Technopreneurph

In recent years, big data and analytics have become increasingly important to businesses of all sizes. The ability to collect and analyze large volumes of data can help organizations make better decisions, boost productivity, and improve customer service. The field of big data and analytics is constantly changing, with new technologies and approaches emerging all […]Continue reading “5 Top Big Data and Analytics Trends For 2022 By Joydeep Bhattacharya — Technopreneurph”

The Pursuit of Service Excellence: how business intelligence can drive service improvement

(This was my presentation to the Australian Network of University Planners [ANUP] Annual Forum, 11 November 2019, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) The importance of continual improvement in the pursuit of service excellence is the fact that excellence is a transient thing. What may be regarded today as excellent service may be merely standard service tomorrow. OurContinue reading “The Pursuit of Service Excellence: how business intelligence can drive service improvement”

Key Ingredients of a Digital Transformation (DX) Recipe

We are hearing a lot about “digital transformation” in the workplace, but what does it mean and what are some of the current statistics and trends. This post discusses the key ingredients for a successful DX implementation. Definition of DX According to Bill Schmarzo, CTO of Dell ECM Services (aka Dean of Big Data), DigitalContinue reading “Key Ingredients of a Digital Transformation (DX) Recipe”

Data of a ‘Kickstart Your Reseach’ Initiative at a University

The role that ‘data’ plays in the Kickstart Your Research (KYR) initiative is important for a number of reasons.  These include continuous improvement, content enhancement, and decision making (strategic planning). Kinds of data we could get from KYR The scope of the KYR engagement is the first year of enrolment in a Higher Degree ResearchContinue reading “Data of a ‘Kickstart Your Reseach’ Initiative at a University”

SharePoint as a Workhorse of Workplace Collaboration.

This post is about SharePoint (SP) collaboration and how the collaborative functions of the platform are being used in a university environment. SP is a complex platform and it has been described as an ‘operating system’ (OS) for information or the “OS for intranets”. According to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, “SharePoint is the definitiveContinue reading “SharePoint as a Workhorse of Workplace Collaboration.”