There are many elements of animal communication that perfectly lend themselves to the work that can be done by machine learning, or artificial intelligence (AI). And that work, in turn, illustrates how machine learning can be used to crack other seemingly impossible codes. Here are three takeaways from the work being done that can be universally applied.More
Like Everything Else, the Cost of Wine is Going Up
The average consumer knows that when they walk into the grocery store, they will pay more for items like eggs and chicken. Now they can add wine to the list. The wine industry saw a 30% increase in costs this year, and multiple factors are to blame. The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help, shuttering restaurants and wineries, and driving up costs per bottle.More
The Complete Package: Why Packaging Matters In Supply Chain Analytics
The ordinary person doesn’t think much about the supply chain until something goes wrong. It’s the product that doesn’t reach them that draws the most attention. As everyone has come to realize over the past couple of years, any one weak link in the supply chain can cause that product to not reach its destination. One of the generally unnoticed parts of the supply chain is packaging.More
Are We in a Recession? Here’s What the Data Says
Just because it feels like something is true doesn’t necessarily mean it is so. That’s one of the benefits of analytics: the data can tell you whether or not your instincts are on the right track. For many people, the state of the economy makes it feel like there is a recession happening. But do the numbers actually back that up? Here’s what data can tell us about a recession.More
Alcoholic Ice Cream: Data’s Pivotal Role in a Disruptive Product
PROOF Alcohol Ice Cream pairs alcohol and ice cream, delivering its pints directly to retail partners or through alliances with handpicked distributors. It also ships directly to customers through its online store. All of this is the result of years of data collection as the company’s co-founders worked to find the right combination of ice cream and alcohol, and then to find a market for the product. The result was a product that didn’t just disrupt one industry, but made an impact in two: ice cream and beverage alcohol.More
September Newsletter from Dimensional Insight
Techbridge, Dimensional Insight’s newsletter is packed with articles every month. Visit this page to download your copy and back-numbers or subscribe through the link on the page. September’s issue includes: How Analytics Can Help Solve Your Patient Leakage Problem; All The ‘Cool Kids’ Are Investing In Wine; Are We in a Recession? Here’s What the Data Says; Taking Links Out of the Supply Chain to Improve Efficiency, and more.More
What’s new in Diver Platform Help
A detailed DI-ODBC reference page has been added to Workbench Help. It includes descriptions and relevant examples of all SQL statements, functions, and operators available in DI-ODBC. It is intended to supplement the DI-ODBC SQL Grammar Quick Reference page and help users better understand what tools are available.More
How putting employees first makes you a better leader with Kathy Sucich
In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Kathy Sucich, Vice President of Marketing at Dimensional Insight. Find out more about Kathy and her career, and her advice on leadership.More
How Analytics Can Make a Difference in the Radiology Department
In a radiology department, the amount of data that is collected can be overwhelming. From the coordination with other departments to the images that are produced to simply scheduling machine usage, everything revolves around data.
With the right tools, though, that data can be used to help the department work at an optimal level, without adding to the burden on the department’s employees. Here are some of the ways analytics can be applied to the work that happens in a healthcare system’s radiology department.More
5 Business Intelligence and Analytics Trends that Are Shaping 2022
With the worst days of the pandemic (knock on wood) behind us and lockdown orders lifted, the world has finally started to adjust to the “new normal.” Now that organizations have begun to reorient their strategies to reflect the novel circumstances, new trends have begun to emerge in the field of data analytics and business intelligence (BI).More
How Hospitals Can Use Data to Go Green
How can a place that does so much good end up being so bad for the environment? That’s the counterintuitive part to many people about hospitals and healthcare, an often-overlooked industry when it comes to impact on the environment. When you stop and think about all of the waste, the equipment delivery, and the non-stop electricity coursing through hospital buildings, though, it starts to make a lot more sense.More
All The “Cool Kids” Are Investing In Wine
Traditional thinkers may envision a solid investment as a house, stocks, or a fine piece of art. But the “cool kids” know the best investments are fine wine, crypto, and even rare comics. Cult Wine Investment released The Alternative Wealth Report and found a “new breed of investors want to feel engaged by more than financial reward unlike their predecessors and seek out items that are cooler than the average investment.” According to the report, fine wine has increased 127% in value on average in the last 10 years.More