Fantasy Football and Decision-Driven Analytics: A Practical Example. So far in this series, we’ve talked about dashboards not driving decisions, data overload, clarity, insight, and structure.Now let’s ground all of that in something concrete.Everyone loves Fantasy Football, right?Whether you play seriously or just for fun, the game forces you to make weekly decisions with incomplete … [Read more…]
Dashboards Don’t Drive Decisions (and that’s the real analytics problem)I have a new conference talk that made it debut at Tenerife Winter Sessions last weekend and is scheduled for another outing at the Birmingham Power BI Meetup Group #PBIBrum at the beginning of March. The talk is called “Data-Driven Storytelling with Power BI” and this … [Read more…]
Everything changes and everything stays the same. I’ve found myself repeating that phrase more than once over the last couple of weeks, partly because it’s true, and partly because it explains a pattern I’m seeing again and again across organisations. Most of the time, we talk about technology as if it moves in a straight … [Read more…]
Data Overload Is Killing Decision-Making (And More Dashboards Won’t Fix It)We’re not short of data. We’re drowning in it.Every year, organisations collect more information than the year before. More systems. More integrations. More telemetry. More tracking. More metrics. And the default response? Build another dashboard. Add another page. Track another KPI. Create another breakdown. The assumption is simple: … [Read more…]
In the previous post, I made a deliberately provocative claim: Dashboards don’t drive decisions.If you haven’t read that yet, it’s worth starting there, because this post explains why that problem keeps showing up, even in organisations with good data, good tools, and capable analysts.The short answer is this: We keep confusing data, charts, and insight as if … [Read more…]
With the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2025, one of the most important, and most missed changes, isn’t about performance, security, or AI features. It’s about reporting. And SQL Server Reporting Services in particular.For years, organisations have relied on SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for on-premises operational reporting, invoices, statements, regulatory extracts, and those “must-print” … [Read more…]
Menguasai jam-jam awal di No Rest for the Wicked sering kali menjadi penentu apakah seorang pemain akan menikmati progres permainan atau justru merasa frustrasi. Game ini memperkenalkan sistem yang padat sejak awal, mulai dari combat yang menuntut presisi, manajemen stamina yang ketat, hingga keputusan build yang dampaknya terasa jangka panjang. Intinya sederhana. Keputusan awal yang … [Read more…]
Top up diamond adalah langkah penting bagi pemain Free Fire untuk membeli skin, karakter, dan item pendukung permainan. Untuk pemula, metode top up FF pakai pulsa menjadi pilihan paling praktis karena tidak membutuhkan e-wallet atau kartu bank. Artikel ini membahas panduan lengkap dari tahap persiapan hingga diamond berhasil masuk, menggunakan bahasa sederhana dan fokus pada … [Read more…]
Kicking Off the Year on the Road: Conferences, Storytelling, and Turning Tech Friction into Impact The first quarter of the year is shaping up to be a busy one, and I’m starting it on the road, sharing ideas, learning from others, and having honest conversations about data, technology, and the realities of modern business. Tomorrow, … [Read more…]