2024.2 #DataOnTheRocks

June is almost finished and we are ready for the summer. While you can take some time off, we keep you up to date with the latest data news, tips, tricks and more. Knowing the summer period is one to enjoy and relax, we made it easy and bundled it all in one newsletter for you to enjoy. Happy reading!

In this summer newsletter, we'll be laying our focus on leveraging a competitive advantage in the era of AI, Geospatial Analytics and why it is time to switch from Excel to Power BI.

• How to Leverage your Competitive Advantage in the Era of AI? An AI that is trained on your specific data cannot be copied by competitors and is a very strong way to set you apart. Let's have a look at how you can fine-tune your AI systems on your specific data.
• Geospatial Analytics: From Theory to Impact! Geospatial analytics might be one of the most fun areas you could work on as a data professional, and one of the most useful as an end user. What makes it so enjoyable and useful is that it is a direct representation of the outside world.
• Switch before it Hurts: Discover the wins of reporting in Power BI. Lots of companies have done great without really paying too much attention to their data and its underlying processes. They have grown over time without doing so. But there is a risk in missing the next wave. Discover how Power BI will ease the switch.

The freshest data AI news, hand picked

1. AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says

Microsoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by datacentres. Find out why Bill Gates believes this.

2. dbt Labs Launches dbt for Snowflake, a New Native App on Snowflake Marketplace

Customers can now easily experience the benefits of dbt Cloud while ensuring that the AI apps built on top of Snowflake are built on trusted data. Read more about this integration.

3. AI Trends Report: Friend or Foe?

The recently released “2024 IT Trends Report, AI: Friend or Foe?” of SolarWinds found that while the majority (88%) of organizations are adopting or plan to adopt AI, few say they have confidence in their organization’s readiness to integrate the tech. The main challenges? Data, infrastructure, and security concerns.

Tips & Tricks

• Get ready to discover the disruptive power of Microsoft Copilot in your data & team. Power BI is already a great tool in any organisation, but in synergy with Microsoft Copilot it becomes a game changer. Check out our webinar:

• We launched Datashift Strategy this month.?Datashift Strategy will strictly focus on AI and data-driven value creation strategies. These strategies will further leverage the technical and hands-on expertise of our implementation teams to deliver strategic insights and solutions. The unprecedented rise of Generative AI highlights once again the enormous transformative potential of data & AI, on top of what was already possible “before” GenAI. Given the endless possibilities, it is even more crucial to know what to focus on. And which “hypes” to ignore. Read all about our newest offering.

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