MongoDB is fantastic…and challenging. This database is popular among developers due to its flexibility, but getting your data out of Mongo and into a BI tool isn’t a plug-and-play cakewalk. If you’re looking for a tool that can easily convert data…
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Experienced data scientists and developers are spoilt for choice when it comes to data analytics tools. But for those who don’t hail from a data-centric background, it can prove to be quite a challenge.Data operations platforms like Keboola are valuable…
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Some people think you only need a data warehouse if you have huge amounts of data. That used to be true. It’s not anymore.These days, any business that uses Salesforce, Shopify, Twitter, an online accounting tool, and other online systems is…
WordPress and Google Analytics are two BI tools (Business Intelligence) that go together like peas and carrots (if you’re into that sort of thing). WordPress powers over 35% of websites today and Google Analytics is running on over over 53%…
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This post has been updated to reflect changes to Instagram’s API (Facebook’s Graph API). You will now need to switch to anInstagram Business accountto perform this analysis in Panoply.Ok, Instagram datanauts, welcome back to the second installment of our ongoing…
Continue reading Analyzing Instagram API Data, part 2: Engagement Over Time
Elasticsearch is the search and analytics engine that powers the Elastic Stack, a suite of products from the Elastic company. This popular search and analytics engine searches websites, apps enterprises, maps, logs, IoT data sources, and more, and creates a…
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Twitter, the punchy platform that gave us the #hashtag, turned 13 this year.Thankfully, it’s not a real teenager. But the iconic blue bird has done a lot of growing up, especially as a business marketing channel.75% of B2B businesses are…
Based on our testing of 13 Instagram analytics platforms, Metricool is the best Instagram analytics tool for most brands because it combines a free plan, multi-network dashboards, and competitor tracking from about EUR 16 per month (billed annually). Instagram looks…
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The R Project is an open source programming environment that supports statistical computing and graphic design. For R work or any data operations, you need an ETL tool (extract, transform and load) to process your data from its source to…
Applying a modernized approach to the concept of data management is a necessity in today’s cloud computing environment. This facilitates insights by embracing full transparency across your data lifecycle, allowing seamless extraction of the most useful data, all at the…
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Today I want to show you how you can combine performance metrics from three popular ad networks, Google Ads, Bing Ads, and Facebook Ads without exporting a CSV or writing a single line of code. Then I’ll show you how…
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We recently worked with Aron Clymer, CEO of the data consulting firm Data Clymer to show you how you can consolidate all of your analyze your Shopify ecommerce data from any number of sources into a data warehouse and display…
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