Accounting combines three things many people enjoy: problem-solving, money, and working with people. And thanks to the use of data analytics in accounting, these parts of the job are more exciting, ...

One of the most useful aspects of Microsoft Excel is its ability to quickly slice and dice customer data from live systems to identify important trends and behaviors which can inform strategy. In this ...

Calculate the defect rate. Create a graph. Visualize the numbers on a dashboard.These efforts are an important first step in ...

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a four-part series that is part of a larger initiative the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has undertaken to understand and support technology use in ...

End users increasingly want more from their applications. If they see a data dashboard, they want to be able to work with the data -- zoom in, aggregate it, look at it from different angles -- with ...

Conventional data analysis tasks required enormous man-hours for SQL creation and dashboard construction, with the shortage ...

Data analytics helps marketers learn about their customers with target precision, from the movies they watch on Netflix to their favorite scoop of chocolate ice cream. Data is ubiquitous, essential, ...

It is widely acknowledged that data is the fuel for AI—but many executives continue to question exactly how to start using data to succeed with it. Does all enterprise data need to be cleaned up and ...

Big data technology gives telecommunications companies access to qualitatively new information and opportunities that give them an advantage on the market and help develop the industry and unlock its ...

Students interested in mathematics, technology and problem-solving can consider data analytics and data science as alternatives to a conventional Computer Science Engineering degree. Although the two ...

Unstructured data is information, in many different forms, that doesn't follow conventional data models, making it difficult to store and manage in a mainstream relational database. The majority of ...