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Toucan specialists and analytics experts offer the best advice, research, how-tos, and insights - all in the name of making data analytics accessible to anyone.

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    Eckerson Report - Strategies for Driving Adoption and Usage with BI and Analytics

    An exclusive Eckerson survey

    This report is based on a global survey of 214 data & analytics leaders conducted by BARC and Eckerson Group.

    It focuses specifically on the adoption, usage, and value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics tools, and generally on the effectiveness of data & analytics programs.

    Although adoption rates for BI/analytics tools remain stuck in the 20% range, usage is increasing.

    Recent Articles

    Building a BI strategy: 4 questions to ask yourself & what to avoid

    Most business leaders today seem to agree on the importance of Business Intelligence. Using analytics...

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    Best Alternatives to Exago & Why You Should Consider Migrating

    Exago has become the latest company to join the umbrella of Insight Software, where they will be...

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    The 5 Keys to Picking the Absolute Best BI for Your Snowflake Data

    If you've recently moved your data to the cloud, then you might've picked Snowflake. This cloud-based...

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    Snowflake + Dataviz: Supercharging Your Investment

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    Live Data from Snowflake: 5 Reasons it’s a “must” for your analytics

    The age of slow data has come to an end. Business users are no longer willing to wait days or weeks for...

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    Is it a Feature or is it Friction? Looker Edition

    In this edition of friction or feature, we will be looking at Looker. If you have browsed around for...

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    Is it a Feature or is it Friction? Sisense Edition

    In this edition of ”Feature or Friction”, we will be examining Sisense. Sisense is a major player in the...

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    4 KPIs to Expedite Snowflake Optimization

    The past year has seen adoption rates for cloud analytics skyrocket.

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    Data Storytelling vs Data Visualization: Understanding the Difference

    Discovering key information is one thing, and communicating it is another entirely. Data Storytelling is...

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    6 things to keep in mind while switching your software to SaaS

    Salesforce, Google Workspace, Zoom, Slack and even Netflix: if you use any of these, you’re already...

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    Straight from the user: Data analyst’s take on Toucan’s storytelling app

    When your job is to communicate compelling insights, you can’t compromise on clarity: your teams’...

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