March 26, 2021
Data News Roundup- March 26th
Welcome back to our weekly Data & Analytics News Roundup series for April 9th! What stories have you been sharing with your network this week? Let us know by dropping a comment below or by sending us a tweet on Twitter, @AtScale or by using the hashtag #DataAnalyticsNewsRoundup!
Now, let’s see what stories the AtScale team read this week!
USING A SEMANTIC LAYER TO MAKE SMARTER DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS
By Greg Mabrito
RetailIT Insights
“Our goal always has been for employees across the company to easily access data and gain business insights without needing to learn to code or forcing them to use a specific tool. From Excel to Power BI to Tableau, we’ve always made it our mission to make data accessible to people when and how they need it.” Greg Mabrito, Director of Data and Analytics at Slickdeals shares how his team is utilizing a semantic layer to drive smarter data-driven decisions.
TARGET JOINS OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT, AIMS TO EXPAND EDGE COMPUTING USE CASES
By Larry Dignan
ZDNet
“The Open Compute Project (OCP) is best known for its hardware designs for hyperscale data centers, but edge computing could represent some open field for the project.” Larry Dignan shares the recent news of Target joining OCP and what it means for the retail giant’s future.
TECHNOLOGY LEADERS REFLECT ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT OF ONE YEAR OF REMOTE WORK
By Richard Cassidy
Dataversity
After a year of remote work, we’ve collectively learned what works and what doesn’t. In this article, Richard Cassidy shares the findings and lessons learned from multiple tech leaders. How has remote work affected your team?
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