Post on 16-Jul-2015
Data Visualization !The Last Mile of Business Analytics
Dan Murray InterWorks, Inc.
Who am I? Why am I here?
• Passion for data visualization/discovery
• 34 years in business • 8 years in consulting
Who are you? Why are you here?
• Data analyst • Database expert • Manager • C-Level
Your Reality
• Limited budget • Constrained technical staff • Increasing variety of data sources • Increasing volume of requests • Increasing velocity of change
Critical Needs
1. Reporting/analysis/discovery 2. Speed 3. Security
Big Data?
Variety is the challenge.
Data Visualization
• Why do it? • How to deploy it. • How to secure it.
Data Visualization
The lingua franca of data. !
!A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native
languages are different.
As a means for dealing with variety.
Why do it?
Demonstration
Critical needs Item #1
• Reporting • Analysis • Discovery
Data visualization enhances all three
Desirable Qualities
• Easy to learn/use • Connect to many data sources • Deploy quickly • Manage easily • Scale securely
Your Challenges & Opportunities
• Accountability – moving it to where it belongs • Availability – data from a variety of sources • Responsiveness – tech resources on demand
Critical Needs Item #2
• Speed of deployment • Speed of response • Speed of analysis
Speed of Deployment
• Train everyone (technical staff in particular)
• Pick a project (< 4 weeks)
• Success builds enthusiasm/momentum !
Why Training?
• What works in the old doesn’t in the new
• Non-technical users need help
• Ensure scalability
Why < 4 Week Project?
Evolution is better than revolution.
Quick wins provide the team with confidence and build an appetite for
more success.
Small projects build enthusiasm
Speed of Response
Restructure the IT group by creating a rapid-response team.
Rapid = < 1 hour to immediate
Speed of Analysis
• Given end users accessible tools
• Publishing in a browser (embeddable/flexible)
• Creating a rapid-response team in IT
Critical Needs Item #3 • Controlled access (security/governance)
• Right mindset in IT & end users
• Means for tracking unstructured data
Holistic data governance policies that place accountability where it belongs and leverage emerging technology to track data lineage.
Controlled Access
Current tools do this well
Right Mindset
• Define what IT owns
• Define what the creator owns
• This isn’t a technology problem
Tracking Unstructured Data
• Hard to do with existing methods/technology
• Data aware storage is part of the answer
• Populating the NAS (network attached storage)
NAS = Network Aware Storage
NAS
Laptop
Secure Sync
Laptop
Laptop
Laptop
Data Aware Storage
Solution Review
1. Reporting/analysis/discovery 2. Speed 3. Security
Your audience handout includes web links to blog posts that include more information.
Contact Information
Dan Murray Twitter: dgm885 Email: dan.murray@interworks.com
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