Uncategorized What I have done, you can do 18 Jul 2020 It is difficult to believe that I was depressed, broke and unemployed just four years ago – what an amazing journey it has been! With the help and support of…
Business Analytics Tableau or Einstein Analytics – which is best for you? 20 Jun 202022 Jun 2020 It's all about getting value from data – right? Sounds simple, but one of the many challenges faced in this quest is the plethora of Business Intelligence (BI) tools available…
Life hacks… I don’t always feel like a trailblazer 20 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 Some days – some weeks – I don’t feel at all like a brave pioneer. Recently we endured some challenges and disappointments at work, some of which were painfully personal.…
Business Analytics… Do your Salesforce reports live in spreadsheets? 8 Apr 20208 Apr 2020 Here is an all-too-common scenario for businesses and organisations which have their precious data stored in Salesforce: Step 1: Data analyst runs 25 Salesforce reports – based upon various objects,…
Business Analytics… Riding the Analytics Wave 15 Feb 202015 Feb 2020 I was stuck. While building out Salesforce Financial Services Cloud for InFusion360, I was knee-deep in reports and dashboards. Talking about being a data-driven organisation is easy – becoming one is…
Einstein Analytics… “It’s been a wild ride!” – the inspiring story of Peter Lyons, Analytics MVP 15 Dec 2019 Background I was always a “tinkerer”. I loved taking stuff apart and putting it back together. When I was only 14, I took a computer apart (with zero plans of putting…
Artificial Intelligence… Einstein Prediction Builder and Einstein Discovery – What is the difference, and which one is for me? 14 Oct 201914 Oct 2019 Guest post by my esteemed colleague, Arun Arunagiri. Salesforce’s Einstein adds intelligence to its CRM via a suite of products and they continue to evolve on what is essentially a…
Trailblazing! Life With Goldie – demystifying the fabled Gold Hoodie 6 Oct 2019 I could not count how many times I have been asked this question, How can I get the Gold Hoodie? After all, it is the most coveted of swag –…
Business Analytics… The Ten Commandments of Dashboard Design 22 Jun 201929 Jan 2020 1. Thou shalt tell a story with thy data Great analytics tell a story. The data speaks to the consumer, informing them, and empowering them to make smart decisions. Here…
Life hacks… Lessons from an autodidact 8 Jun 20198 Jun 2019 autodidact: "a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person." It has been three years since I was introduced to…
