10 Enterprise Analytics Trends to Look Out For in 2019

Today’s intelligent world requires more from businesses then they have ever had to deliver. Prioritizing and implementing analytics doesn’t cut it anymore – organizations have to step out of their comfort zones and think differently about their outcomes. To succeed in the business landscape of today and tomorrow, companies need access to data, innovation and actionable insights that can help create the business models they desire.

Ronald Van Loon partnered with MicroStrategy and contributed to their list of the top 10 Enterprise Analytics Trend to Watch in 2019. After having the privilege to review the final document, I would like to share titbits of what the biggest influencers in this field expect from Analytics in 2019.

While organizations across the world are prioritizing their vision to include AI in their business models by 2030 or even 2020, below we Read on to be part of the intelligent world and enjoy the results that it brings.

Businesses expect their insights to now deliver on the hype and help them transition their objectives to outcomes. A high percentage of organizations have an AI strategy today, and analytics sit at the center of it all.

With focus moving towards business outcomes, Forrester predicts that 2019 will deliver the much-needed shift here. Organizations and business leaders will now start focusing on business outcomes as a measure of Analytics success.

Everyone in the world of analytics now knows that machine learning and AI are revolutionizing the way we live our lives and run our businesses. Within business organizations, AI’s key role is assisting business leaders with the decision-making process. However, with numerous complexities involved in leveraging AI to its full potential, there is a real risk that an organization’s AI technology might just end up as a complex black box sitting on a shelf for only the experts to understand.

This risk will result in an emphasis on Explainable AI and Augmented Analytics to bridge the gap between what AI can deliver and the technological complexity a decision maker can handle. Augmented Analytics will further advance outcomes by delivering unbiased decisions that are a replication of what is best for the business.

There is an imperative need for organizations to step up to the challenge of empowering employees with the same technology experiences they enjoy as consumers. This will be accomplished through giving all employees the information they want, at the right time, through the tools and devices of their choice, and making is as easy as hovering over a link in an email, business app, or website.

2019 will see the introduction of a Netflix-like platform in organizations where business leaders can sift through thousands of data pools and find information that is specifically curated for their use. This will enhance the reliability of analytics and of the data that you’re feeding your systems.