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Data Literacy Workshops

Dave Wentzel Blog I am hosting a series of Data Literacy Workshops for the MTC. Read More ›

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Software Implementation Decision Calculus

Dave Wentzel Blog Here is the decision matrix I use when evaluating software purchasing, implementation, and deployment decisions Read More ›

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MTC Data Science-as-a-Service

Dave Wentzel Blog At the MTC we offer a service for our customers that I call Data Science-as-a-Service. You could also call it Rent-a-Data Scientist. In this article I will show you some ways to leverage this offering. Read More ›

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Top 10 Data Governance Anti-Patterns for Analytics

Dave Wentzel Blog More companies are adopting data lakes and self-service analytics. The problem is data governance has not kept up with the new technologies and the needs of modern analytics. In this article I'll show you some ways to modernize your governance strategies to achieve your business objectives. Read More ›

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The Dashboard is Dead, Probably?

Dave Wentzel Blog Some data vendors are claiming _the dashboard is dead_. Doubtful. But some of the underlying premises are worthy of discussion. You just might be doing it wrong. Read More ›

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Data-Driven Customer Lifetime Value

Dave Wentzel Blog Customer Lifetime Value is one of those key metrics every business needs to know. But traditionally that's been difficult to do. Read More ›

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Do This Before You Outsource Your Next Analytics Project

Dave Wentzel Blog Are you convinced that your outsourced analytics project will succeed? Every day at the Microsoft Technology Center I talk to customers that are underwhelmed with their consultant partners. I wrote an article where I show you THE ONE THING that you should do to guarantee success in your next outsourced analytics project. To my consultancy friends: read on to see what you should be doing to bring your practices into the Prescriptive Analytics Age. Read More ›

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altdata Ideas You Can Leverage Today

Dave Wentzel Blog Here are some actionable ideas to get you thinking about how to leverage altdata Read More ›

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Data Sharing as a Replacement for ETL

Dave Wentzel Blog ELT/ETL is dead. Think 'data sharing'. Read More ›

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Gaining Information Edge with AltData

We are living in a data sharing environment. Here is how you can leverage altdata in your data analytics Read More ›

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Design Thinking for Data and Analytics Projects

Dave Wentzel Blog Why Design Thinking is a key tenant of successful analytics projects Read More ›

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Build vs Die

Dave Wentzel Blog For years the IT debate was 'Build vs Buy'. That's the wrong way to look at it in the age of Cloud. It's really 'Build vs Die' Read More ›

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Data Quality Doesn't Matter

Dave Wentzel Blog DQ does kinda matter. Why data quality and master data management projects fail and what you can do to remove risk. Read More ›

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What TikTok Can Teach Any Company About Data Analytics and User Engagement

Dave Wentzel Blog Data scientists and Marketing Departments: you can learn a lot more from TikTok than just how to dance Read More ›

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No, you don't need a data warehouse (and data kwality doesn't matter)

Dave Wentzel Blog I was the Season 5 premiere episode guest on the Data Driven Podcast. Being controversial as always. Read More ›

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Marketing Trends for 2021

Dave Wentzel Blog Some trends we are seeing for 2021. Read More ›

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E-Commerce is Dead, Long Live A-Commerce

Dave Wentzel Blog E-commerce isn't really dead, it's just 'table-stakes' now. We should be preparing for The Next Thing: A-Commerce Read More ›

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What I Learned from Re-Reading The Goal

Dave Wentzel Blog There are a few books worth re-reading every few years. The Goal is one of them. Read More ›

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PolarisCon Conference Speaker

Dave Wentzel Blog I presented 2 successful sessions at the annual Berkadia PolarisCon. Read More ›

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Forrester 2020 Enterprise Architecture Award Winner

Dave Wentzel Blog I helped one of my customers win a Forrester 2020 Enterprise Architecture Award. Read More ›

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Blockchain Ideation and Hackathon at Global 2020 Summer Azure DataFest

Dave Wentzel Blog I am hosting a blockchain ideation & hackathon for the next virtual Azure DataFest scheduled for July 2 Read More ›

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MTC MLOps Workshops and Hackathons

Dave Wentzel Blog Bring your data scientists, developers, and Ops Guys together for the MTC MLOps Workshop and Hackathon Read More ›

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AI Envisioning Workshop at Philadelphia Azure DataFest

Dave Wentzel Blog I'm hosting an AI Envisioning Workshop at the Philadelphia MTC on January 7. Read on to learn more. Read More ›

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MTC Ideation Workshops

Dave Wentzel Blog Get your business and IT leaders aligned on strategy Read More ›

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Convert Databricks DBC notebook format to ipynb

Dave Wentzel Blog DBC files are difficult to work with. Here's the fast way to convert them to ipynb files Read More ›