Everyone’s talking data. Data is the key to unlocking insight, the secret sauce that will help you get predictive, the fuel for business intelligence. The transformative potential in AI? It relies on data. The thing that powers your CRM, your monthly report, your Tableau dashboard? Data.The good news is that data has never been more available. Tried and true sources of public data like the census are becoming easier to access as an…See More

Yep. And it’s a big one.There is a general consensus that when we talk about open data we are referring to any piece of data or content that is free to access, use, reuse, and redistribute. Due to the way most governments have rolled out their open data portals, however, it would be easy to assume that the data available on these sites is the only data that’s available for public consumption. This isn’t true.Although data sets that…See More

Yep. And it’s a big one.There is a general consensus that when we talk about open data we are referring to any piece of data or content that is free to access, use, reuse, and redistribute. Due to the way most governments have rolled out their open data portals, however, it would be easy to assume that the data available on these sites is the only data that’s available for public consumption. This isn’t true.Although data sets that…See More

In May 2014, Milwaukee experienced 82 water main breaks in five days, sending thousands of people scrambling for water and costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in infrastructure repair and property damage. The series of breaks – although surprising in scale – are an all-too-frequent occurrence across North America. Aging…See More

In May 2014, Milwaukee experienced 82 water main breaks in five days, sending thousands of people scrambling for water and costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in infrastructure repair and property damage. The series of breaks – although surprising in scale – are an all-too-frequent occurrence across North America. Aging…See More

ThinkData Works' co-founder and CEO Bryan Smith has been named Vice-Chair of the Government of Ontario’s first-ever Digital and Data Task Force. The task force is part of a wider provincial strategy to help Ontarians benefit directly from the data economy, improving the data literacy of both citizens and businesses while ensuring their personal privacy is protected.The task force is being developed by the province’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, and is comprised of both task…See More

Companies are champing at the bit to introduce any solution that promises Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. But hasty adoption is leaving one important question unanswered. Is your data ready for AI? For most companies, the answer is no.Industry leaders in every sector are racing to adopt sophisticated systems that promise the introduction of AI and ML into their organizations. Executives often get sold on the concept of a technology that will give them the ability to see things…See More

Companies are champing at the bit to introduce any solution that promises Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. But hasty adoption is leaving one important question unanswered. Is your data ready for AI? For most companies, the answer is no.Industry leaders in every sector are racing to adopt sophisticated systems that promise the introduction of AI and ML into their organizations. Executives often get sold on the concept of a technology that will give them the ability to see things…See More

Companies are champing at the bit to introduce any solution that promises Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. But hasty adoption is leaving one important question unanswered. Is your data ready for AI? For most companies, the answer is no.Industry leaders in every sector are racing to adopt sophisticated systems that promise the introduction of AI and ML into their organizations. Executives often get sold on the concept of a technology that will give them the ability to see things…See More

Congratulations.It took time, but you’re data-driven. You’ve got data scientists to crunch numbers, a fully stocked data lake, and analysts to make it all make sense. But even with the infrastructure in place, benefiting from data isn’t as easy as flipping a switch. These days, businesses have yet to properly manage their data. And so, they ask themselves a new question:How do you turn a lake of data into streams of insight? Becoming a "Data-First" CompanyOn August 29, 2018, ThinkData Works CEO…See More

Congratulations.It took time, but you’re data-driven. You’ve got data scientists to crunch numbers, a fully stocked data lake, and analysts to make it all make sense. But even with the infrastructure in place, benefiting from data isn’t as easy as flipping a switch. These days, businesses have yet to properly manage their data. And so, they ask themselves a new question:How do you turn a lake of data into streams of insight? Becoming a "Data-First" CompanyOn August 29, 2018, ThinkData Works CEO…See More