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Data Helps Supply Chain Leaders Make Pivotal Decisions
Many organizations have learned important lessons over the past few years about how to adjust their supply chain routines when a disruption occurs....
What Drives On-Premise Spirits Sales? Lessons from Bartenders, Operators, and Brands
If you want to understand what’s really happening in the spirits industry, spend time in a bar. Not in a boardroom. Not just looking at...
AI’s Role in Preventing Fraud Depends Upon Trusted Data
Whether or not you are someone who relies on artificial intelligence in your everyday life, it has become an unavoidable reality. It may be...
Census Data Helps Inform Decisions in Higher Education
Decision-makers in higher education have an immense amount of data they use in their work. Depending on the issues they are trying to address, they...
What the Winter Olympics and Business Intelligence Have in Common
One of Jerry Seinfeld’s classic bits revolves around the Olympics. He jokes about the silver medalist: “Of all the losers, you came in first.” He...
How Data Impacts the Automotive Supply Chain
The automotive supply chain may not orbit around Detroit the way it once did, but the city, or at least the state of Michigan, still plays a big...
AI is Available to the Masses. What Does That Mean for Business Intelligence?
ChatGPT helped introduce people to how they could use artificial intelligence (AI) for everyday tasks. In case people didn’t hear the buzz when it...
How Data Helps Utilities Limit the Damage from Winter Storms
The utilities industry is one in which if everything runs smoothly, customers don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. If something goes wrong,...
Healthcare Analytics vs. Business Intelligence: What’s the Difference—and Why It Matters
Healthcare organizations generate enormous amounts of data. Dashboards are easy to build. Reports are everywhere. And yet, many teams still struggle...
What’s the Difference Between Shipments, Depletions, and Sell-Through—and Why It Matters
In beverage alcohol, few topics cause more confusion—or more heated internal debate—than this one. Ask three teams how sales are doing and you may...
“Where’s the Beef?” How Data Turns AI From Gimmick to Growth
Not too long ago, I decided to treat myself to lunch at Wendy’s. My daughter was about to head back to college, and we spent the morning together...
How Analytics Can Help with 2026 Supply Chain Challenges
In 2025, organizations in the supply chain industry were ringing in the new year as they tried to figure out how proposed new tariffs would impact...
AI in Healthcare Analytics: Separating the Hype from the Help
Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is one of the most talked-about trends in modern medicine and analytics. But amid soaring expectations...
Analytics Can Guide Higher Ed through Challenging Times
The higher education industry does not enter 2026 on a high note. Coming off a year in which the Education Department was dismantled and policy has...
2026 Wine & Spirits Industry Trends
The global wine and spirits market is at a strategic inflection point. 2025 brought headwinds marked by slower volume, category shifts, and evolving...
2026 Healthcare Technology Trends
As healthcare leaders plan for 2026, the technology landscape has reached a point of convergence. Artificial intelligence (AI) has matured,...
Top 5 Blog Posts of 2025
You can’t open an app at the end of the calendar year without being hit with data. What songs did you listen to the most over the course of the...
How to Build a Healthcare Data Governance Program That Actually Works
Data governance used to be something healthcare organizations talked about but rarely operationalized. Today, it’s become the backbone of...
Analytics Helps Measure the Previously Unmeasurable in Sports
There’s no hiding from analytics in the sports world. What happens on the field is often dictated by analytics. The decisions made by coaches or...