Is My Job Considered Business Intelligence?
3 min read Having worked in the same company for over a decade now I’d forgotten a little of what it was like to experience the general confusion many people can get over … Read more
Is My Business Analyst Job Title Holding Back My Business Intelligence Career?
2 min read Quite a specific question I’m addressing here based off a post I saw on Reddit but one that has implications beyond the Business Intelligence/Analytics world. Does your current job title … Read more
Can I Use Microsoft Access For Data Analysis?
3 min read Microsoft Access. Two words guaranteed to bring any data analyst or IT professional out in a cold sweat but is the somewhat tarnished reputation justified and is there any real … Read more
3 Relational Database Management Systems For Data Newbies To Get Started On
3 min read Choosing which database system to use for your early forays into the world of data analysis can be a foreboding task at the best of times. While there really isn’t … Read more
My Five Stages Of The Analytics Process
3 min read (EDIT 12/03/2018: I’ve given this some thought and am sticking a fifth and very necessary stage onto the front of my process here, not that I discounted it at first … Read more
Data Analytics vs. Analysis – What’s The Difference?
2 min read Forget the Python vs. R or Tableau vs. Power BI wars, there is nothing guaranteed to divide the data community quite as much as the Analytics vs. Analysis question. What … Read more
What Should An Entry Level Data Analyst Know?
3 min read Having recruited analysts for a number of years, I’ve noticed a worrying trend in people who are eager to join the profession but don’t have an analyst or data background. … Read more