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“Big data” is an understatement. It’s gigantic. But thanks to new data analysis capabilities, you can get new insights in as little as five minutes.

This creates awesome possibilities for your business.

Possibilities like new features, products and markets; deeper insight into your

customers and partners; and faster service, support and distribution.

But where do you start?

One way is by checking out what others are doing.

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BUSINESS INSIGHTS Conserving

WaterCalifornia Irrigation ControlPage 6

Beta-Phase Product Development Global Tech MarketingPage 5

Innovative Education InitiativesLocal School DistrictPage 8

Improving Equipment UptimeU.K. Fleet ManagementPage 4

Improving Customer ServiceLondon BankPage 7

The Biotech Startup ChallengeMassachusetts BiotechPage 9

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Nearly half a million users in thousands of companies around the world are already using Microsoft Power BI.

Many have shared their exciting data discoveries. Some of these insights are represented here.

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Timing is key in the heavy-equipment world. Work can come to a money-burning standstill when equipment and materials don’t arrive on time.

Fleet managers attempt to take control of the situation by analyzing data such as driving records; vehicle maintenance and registration; engine wear; accident, failure and downtime trends; and replacement costs.

Impact of Business Analytics

• Only 36 percent of U.K. companies measure equipment downtime, according to a recent Freight Transport Association Van Excellence survey.

• U.K. companies estimate that downtime costs between £3,000 and £4,000 day, including lost business.

• Minimizing this downtime has significant and immediate bottom-line results.

Improving Equipment

UPTIME

The ResultFleet managers can minimize risk with deeper insight into details such as driver status, vehicle maintenance and registration, engine wear, accidents, failure, downtime trends and replacement costs. Easily accessible data analysis can help companies optimize fleet operations, maintenance and acquisition schedules to ensure the best safety and performance possible.

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New software products are rigorously tested by users who can provide valuable feedback. But companies often lack the mechanism to efficiently compile and use all of this feedback.

Impact of Business Analytics Software bugs are the number-one discovery in beta testing. The earlier a software bug can be found, the less expensive it is to fix. A 2002 study conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology suggests software bugs cost the U.S. economy $59.5 billion annually.

Beta-Phase Product DEVELOPMENT

The ResultUsing a single dashboard, product managers can now easily compile data from user groups, sales representatives and customer support channels to prioritize improvements and develop new, industry-leading features that anticipate users’ needs.Use it freeVisualize and analyze everything in one place.

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Water availability and purity are constant challenges for water districts, especially in drought-stricken farming regions.

Impact of Business Analytics Efficient water management relies on data from distribution systems, treatment plants and cost tables to create high-level views of water usage and energy costs. In the past, measurements

were recorded by hand and compiled for later analysis. Today’s sensor-based technologies stream data directly to the cloud, where it can be captured and analyzed in real time.

Water CONSERVING

The ResultCalifornia water system administrators can realize significant ROI with smarter utilization of water conservation and treatment systems. Data insights can lead to immediate process improvements and increase the accuracy of rate schedules for users .

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Consumer banking is a tricky blend of technology and customer service. When it’s good, it’s magic. But when technology fails, customer service does too.

Impact of Business Analytics Business analytics can be used to track a variety of processes and customer interactions, including:

• Call center operations

• Mobile and Internet banking

• Customer satisfaction reports

• Problem resolution

• Staffing and workload planning

Improving Customer

SERVICE

The ResultBy applying immediate analysis to the quality and responsiveness of their systems, banks can improve customer service and brand loyalty. More broadly, business insights are an important tool for helping any branch- or franchise-based organization to expand quickly and smoothly by discovering and responding appropriately to changing conditions and customer needs.

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When high school graduation levels plummet, people want to know why. Data analysis helps administrators identify key predictors of declining performance and dropout risk.

Impact of Business Analytics Dropout rates have declined among secondary school students for more than a decade in the United States. This includes dropout rates for boys and girls and every ethnic group.

Many school districts are now using analytics to identify at-risk students and formulate intervention strategies to keep them on track.

Innovative Education

INITIATIVES

The ResultBy identifying indicators of declining performance early in students’ educational journeys, administrators and educators can deliver appropriate intervention to keep those students in school and enable transformative improvements in their educational outcomes.

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Biotech is all about research, testing and analysis. New gene sequencing techniques can accelerate research, but they also add significantly to the data analysis load. This can be daunting to biotech startups.

Impact of Business Analytics Over the last decade, the amount of genomic sequencing data available has doubled every seven months, rivaling both Twitter® and YouTube® for data storage demands and analysis capacity. But the deluge is just beginning, according to researchers at the University of Illinois.

The Biotech Startup

CHALLENGE

The ResultThe new generation of data analysis capabilities can help startups and growing biotech companies to quickly and easily achieve competitiveness in biotech research.

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Checklist of Requirements for Data AnalysisOut-of-box experience Setup is quick and intuitive with passcode access

Supports all my data sources Easily port to cloud- and server-based data services, including Salesforce, Marketo and more

Collaborative and interactive Easy data sharing and collaboration across the organization

Customizable dashboards Users with different data needs get the view they want

Minimal IT interface Should not require IT involvement beyond initial setup

Intuitive user interface Minimal need to refer to instruction manuals

Easy data exploration Change questions and modify parameters with no risk to dataNo coding requirement

Users should not need to know a software language to set analysis parameters

Relevant data visualization Dashboard indicates relevance of data sources

Simple publishing and sharing Cloud-based presentation in a variety of popular formats

How to Select a Business Analytics SOLUTIONBusiness analytics have come a long way in the past few years. With the emergence of cloud computing and open software environments, data access is easier than it has ever been. In fact, we’ve opened the floodgates to impossible amounts of data. The challenge now is to find tools and environments that can help us achieve the impossible by finding, associating and presenting insights in relevant, actionable and valuable ways.

The following are 10 key considerations for selecting a data analysis environment.

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Data analysis is a powerful tool for discovery, testing, product improvement and cost control. The earlier the analysis is applied, the better and more effective it can be.

Through compelling visualizations, real-time sharing and intuitive collaboration, new analysis solutions can help you hit targets that might have seemed impossible. Targets like increasing efficiency, accelerating service and support, sharpening skills and product development, improving safety and planning and even disrupting markets.

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