Discovering Value in Data

Discovering Value in Data

One of the greatest barriers to discovering value in data is the difficulty that many organizations have in connecting data to the business units that might find it beneficial. While there are several approaches to connect business with data and data skills, there‘s…
Analyzing Unstructured Text

Analyzing Unstructured Text

One aspect of Emcien technology that we don’t spend a lot of time highlighting is the flexibility that EmcienPatterns gives its users. While most data analyses use highly structured and very clean data sets, the majority of  data is messy and unstructured. A good…
Cutting Back on Data Janitor Work

Cutting Back on Data Janitor Work

When we hear stories of analysts and data scientists, the infamous data janitor work often takes a back seat to their successes. While much of the work of data analysis is successful discoveries and valuable insights, what goes on behind the scenes has been obscured…

Analysis That’s Actionable

We often talk about making analytics easier or more actionable, but at its core what is analytics? The purpose of analytics (big-picture analytics) is really just reducing data down to a usable form. Under the umbrella of analytics, there is an array of different…