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Artificial Intelligence presents a uniquely difficult dilemma for today’s executives – CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, and Boards alike. On the one hand, there is no shortage of studies, articles, and industry research showing that the vast majority of AI initiatives fail to produce meaningful return on investment. Depending on the source, estimates range from 70%…

Last week I attended Oracle AI World in Las Vegas (Oct 13–16). Until just a couple of months ago, the event was still called CloudWorld, but the new name proved fitting—the conference truly lived up to its AI focus. It perhaps can be said that Oracle was late to the Cloud game (although paradoxically this…

Organizations across industries are grappling with an unprecedented challenge: transforming vast amounts of scattered data into actionable business intelligence. The pressure to become truly data-driven has never been more intense, yet many companies find themselves stuck with slow, siloed reporting systems that fail to deliver the insights needed for competitive advantage. A structured reporting and…

As a Director in the Data and Analytics practice at Apps Associates, I’m always looking for opportunities to learn about the newest technologies and strategies available for our customers. As an eight-time Microsoft Data Platform MVP, I was fortunate enough to lead a full-day workshop and a few breakout sessions at Datacon in Seattle, WA…

Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI), previously known as Fusion Analytics Warehouse (FAW) is a prepackaged solution from Oracle that enables you to analyze your Oracle Applications Cloud data and generate visualizations and reports and complements Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI). While OTBI is used for operational reporting, FDI enables Historical, Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, Perspective and…

Using Visual Studio Code Editor Azure Functions is a service that allows you to run code in the cloud without having to manage servers, infrastructure, or scaling. You can write functions in various languages, such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, and more, and trigger them by events like HTTP requests, or schedules. Azure Functions handles…

CloudWorld is an event I look forward to every year.  This year the conference was extremely well attended and there was a massive amount of interest in Data, Analytics, and AI (e.g., 9000 people registered for the Oracle Data Intelligence Keynote session!)  Oracle continues to innovate and build out its Data Intelligence Platform – emphasizing…