A comprehensive data analytics strategy gives financial firms a competitive edge, helping them inform decision making, drive overall financial performance, and improve business outcomes. The fact is, all types of financial firms, from banks to investment companies, are finding new uses for analytics while optimizing proven use cases. You’re probably leveraging analytics for some…
All data-driven businesses need to migrate their data at some point, whether it’s to the cloud, a sophisticated data management system like a data warehouse, or applications. In some instances, the data migration process can entail changing the data’s format or type to make it more usable, increase performance, make it easier to store,…
Happy National Intern Day! As a returning intern who has spent two memorable summers at Actian, I am excited to share what sets Actian apart and how their internship program is truly exceptional. One aspect of the program I absolutely adore is the in-person orientation. Unlike many remote companies, Actian offers a unique opportunity…
Reconstructing analytical data is the essential process of restoring, recreating, or rebuilding data from partial or incomplete information. The process is needed when data has been damaged, lost, corrupted, or fragmented, yet the original information is needed for data analytics or other business processes. Data reconstruction is necessary in various scenarios when data is…
The campaign for responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown like a massive wildfire, and the magnitude of the problem is growing faster than authorities can keep up with. Agencies around the world are working to make sense of it all and provide practical solutions for change. For global business leaders, this means…
Many organizations are implementing real-time analytics that make data readily available to users and processes as soon as the data is available in the database. This type of analytics lets you make instantaneous decisions based on the most current data. In industries such as healthcare when seconds matter, real-time data analytics gives you the…
Financial analytics is one of many tools that when integrated on a single platform, enables organizations like yours to identify, prevent, and respond to data security threats quickly. And let’s face it—with ongoing threats against data security, you need to leverage all the robust technologies available that make sense for your business. By optimizing…
The campaign for responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown like a massive wildfire, and the magnitude of the problem is growing faster than authorities can keep up with. Agencies around the world are working to make sense of it all and provide practical solutions for change. For global business leaders, this means…
Organizations across all verticals are using financial analytics to gain insights into the financial health and stability of their business. While there are many ways to define this type of analytics, Gartner sums it up nicely by stating, “Finance analytics provide insight into the financial performance of an organization.” The data analysis is typically…
Through the lens of time, the study of medicine dwarfs the age of modern technology by centuries. Historically, most medical treatments require decades of research and extensive studies before they are approved and implemented into practice. Traditionally, physicians alone have been charged with the task of making treatment decisions for patients. The healthcare industry…
The growth of social media and the advancement of mobile technology has created exponentially more ways to create and share information. Advanced data tools, such as AI and data science are being employed more often as a solution for processing and analyzing this data. Artificial Intelligence (AI), combines computer science with robust datasets and…
As any successful company knows, data is the lifeblood of the business. But there’s a stipulation. The data must be complete, accurate, current, trusted, and easily accessible to everyone who needs it. That means the data must be integrated, managed, and governed by a user-friendly platform. Sound easy? Not necessarily. One problem that organizations…
Ensuring a hassle-free cloud migration takes a lot of planning and working with the right vendor. While you have specific goals that you want to achieve by moving to the cloud, you can also benefit the business by thinking about how you want to expand and optimize the cloud once you’ve migrated. For example,…
Data quality is essential for delivering reliable analytics that business users and decision-makers trust. Organizations should assess their data to ensure it meets their quality standards. Data quality management (DQM) is the practice of using data to serve an organization’s purposes with flexibility and agility. An assessment can also find gaps in data, such…
The Actian internship program offers an engaging, unique, and educational opportunity for college students to learn, expand their skill sets, and make connections in the data analytics industry. The program started in 2020, but is already proving to be successful for dozens of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students, as well as students…
As a company that strongly believes in making human connections and embracing corporate social responsibility, Actian supports employees who volunteer their time and talents to help their communities. Our staff members around the globe are using volunteer time off to inspire positive change by building stronger communities. For example, many of our employees recently…
