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Welcome to the taod Data Blog. Here you will find interesting and informative articles from our data consultants, analytics engineers and data scientists. We have also put all our knowledge into cutting-edge whitepapers that cover all relevant areas of modern data analysis. Our enthusiasm for data and AI, data analysis and data visualization is evident in all of our posts and white papers. We wish you an informative read.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI for all

Advances in the field of artificial intelligence have made the technology accessible to the masses. However, this also increases the potential risks involved in using AI. Sophia Cullen shows how to use it responsibly.

Blog / Cloud Essentials / taod Consulting GmbH

Tech & Tools

Essentials for cloud solutions

Anyone who feels like they are on an uncertain discovery mission rather than a competent conquest when it comes to the cloud needs a compass. We take away the supposedly futuristic character of the cloud and provide know-how from our experience of cloud solutions for practical use in companies.

Blog / Thilo Schumacher: Interview Cloud SOlutions / taod Consulting GmbH

Data Management

"Uncertainty should not be an argument against the cloud!"

Thilo Schumacher is Business Development Manager at ADN and an enthusiastic Microsoft Azure expert. In this interview, we find out how he assesses the current situation for companies when it comes to cloud solutions and why you shouldn't be afraid of the cloud.

Data Management, Tech & Tools

Interview with Horst Urlberger from Microsoft

As Business Lead Data Modernization at Microsoft, Horst Urlberger opens up new opportunities for companies for the efficient, successful and future-oriented implementation of data & AI solutions from the Microsoft Azure portfolio. In an interview with data!, he explains what exactly it means to modernize data and what fascinating opportunities will open up in the field of artificial intelligence in the coming years.

Blog / HR Analytics / taod Consulting GmbH

Data Strategy

Areas of application for HR analytics

From the number of applicants to the reason for termination: HR departments now have more data at their disposal than ever before. This is important data that can help the entire company move forward. To do this, concrete conclusions must be drawn from these results in terms of actions and measures.

Blog / Data Management: IT and business belong together / taod Consulting GmbH

Data Strategy

Data management in a team

In order to pursue successful data management, business and IT must work together and not in parallel. Nevertheless, these areas still act antipodally in many companies. However, it would be ideal to finally carry out data analyses that also refer to the individual specialist departments.

Tech & Tools

Azure Synapse as an analysis service for your data

Which platform is suitable as a central analysis service for your data depends on many factors. With Azure Synapse, Microsoft offers a PaaS offering that is particularly notable for its high scalability, integration capability, especially with regard to other Azure services, and cost efficiency. However, the new SaaS platform Microsoft Fabric is also attractive.

Data Management

Why the shift from data platforms to the cloud makes sense

Analytics as a service is revolutionizing the way companies process, analyse and use their data. By using Azure Synapse, they are driving their digital transformation decisively forward.

Data Management

Data storage options

If you want to store large amounts of data, you need to keep an eye on the form of storage: Data Warehouse, Data Lake and Data Mart. In an interview with our expert Frederic Bauerfeind, we discuss why and when which storage variant is the right choice and how it can be integrated into the modern data stack.

Power BI and cloud expert Frederic Bauerfeind taod

Tech & Tools

"I don't recommend biting your nails."

In fact, a cloud environment is the basic prerequisite for a scalable and future-proof data stack. However, the selection of suitable cloud solutions from different providers can quickly stall tech ambitions. Why? A doorstep discussion with our expert Frederic Bauerfeind sheds some light on this.

Data Strategy

Data Value Creator as a key person

Data should be experienced in a profound, varied and profitable way. The best way for companies to begin their data analysis is to identify relevant data sources and make the added value of the data visible. The Data Value Creator, for example, helps project managers to do this.

Blog / Automated commodity forecasting / taod Consulting

Artificial Intelligence

Automatic forecasts for raw material requirements

German companies are suffering from material shortages. This makes modern AI-supported solutions and intelligent automation all the more important when it comes to reliably predicting material requirements. Our data scientist Sönke Maibach describes intelligent solutions for automatic predictions in our new blog article.

Tech & Tools

Tableau as a success factor in e-commerce

E-commerce is currently facing a major challenge - huge amounts of data. BI tools such as Tableau provide support by linking and visualizing relevant data sources and enabling detailed data analysis.

Data Strategy

Customer Lifetime Value

Customer lifetime value describes the value that a customer represents for a company over the entire period of its customer base. This allows both the composition of its customer segments and individual customers to be better assessed and their future purchasing behavior to be estimated.

Data Management

Cloud Data Warehouse

With the increasing complexity of digital processes, companies need precise analyses in order to make insight-based decisions. At the same time, IoT and cloud solutions are transforming the way data is stored, structured and retrieved - for example in the cloud data warehouse.

Blog / Cloud Technology Trends / taod Consulting GmbH

Data Management

Select the right cloud service

Strategic topics such as cloud implementation or data science offensives are still completely unresolved for many companies, and the selection of suitable technologies and end devices also raises many questions. We have identified five cloud technologies that should be kept in mind.

Blog / Interview on Advanced Analytics / taod Consulting GmbH

Artificial Intelligence, Data Management

Interview with Sara Burdenski on advanced analytics

Sara Burdenski is driving forward the topic of advanced analytics as part of data science at Energieversorgung Mittelrhein AG. In her opinion, improvements for customers can only be achieved by attaining a 360° customer view.

Blog / Data Pipeline Tools How modern technologies optimize data analysis resources / taod Consulting GmbH

Tech & Tools

Modern data pipeline tools

Functioning data pipelines are essential for data-driven companies. Data pipelines keep the movement of data stringent and consistent. Tools such as Fivetran or dbt reduce the complexity and maintenance effort required to build pipelines reliably and independently without leaks.

Blog / Data science from the cloud / taod Consulting GmbH

Artificial Intelligence

Data science in the cloud

Some data science projects never make it beyond the prototype phase because data science is rarely integrated into the existing data ecosystem. Locating machine learning in the cloud leads data science projects to sustainable success.

Blog / Reverse ETL in the Modern Data Stack / taod COnsulting GmbH

Data Management

Reverse ETL as the data-driven secret to success

A data warehouse quickly turns into a data silo if the collected data is not processed in a meaningful way. The integration of reverse ETL pipelines enables automated data transformation according to the "close the loop" principle.

Power BI

Lifehack in financial controlling

Zebra BI is software that facilitates the creation of meaningful reports and dashboards in Power BI, Excel and PowerPoint. Due to its guideline-compliant visualization options, it is particularly suitable for financial controlling. Anna Maria Steffens, Data Consultant at taod, gives an insight into the possibilities and advantages of the add-in.

Artificial Intelligence

KI Bundesverband promotes AI ecosystem in Germany and Europe

In this interview, Alex Dickmann and Alessandro Blanko from the German AI Association report on the potential of artificial intelligence for small and medium-sized companies, where Germany stands in the global AI competition and in which AI areas German companies can once again take the lead.

Data Management

Automated cloud infrastructure with Terraform

Learn how taod's Terraform module automates the management of role-based access control in Snowflake to enable efficient, secure and scalable cloud infrastructure management.

Dashboards, data analytics, data presentation

Tech & Tools, Data Management

Data Storytelling for Beginners

Working with data can be so incredibly creative. First and foremost, of course, data is something rational and sober. But if we put it in the right context and prepare it so that we can read it like a story, we breathe life into it and, above all, give it a concrete meaning. This method is often referred to as data storytelling.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Readiness

Dario Luipers from the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Rheinland provides answers to what AI is and where companies can use AI effectively.

Artificial Intelligence

Benefits of churn prediction

Churn is made up of the words change and turn. It refers to the turning away of customers from the company. Avoiding this through preventative measures should be standard practice for every company. But how can you recognize at an early stage who has the will to leave?

Data Management

Dream destination migration to the cloud

In Germany, 63% of companies believe that services from the cloud make their company more agile. But only 13% use cloud-based services. How does that fit together? Recent crises have shown us that digital transformation is not a hip idea, but a pure necessity if a company is to remain viable. So what is stopping you from migrating to the cloud?

Artificial Intelligence

Predictive quality as a project

If the quality of a product is high, a lasting customer relationship is usually established. However, keeping the quality of a product permanently high depends on many variables. Ideally, it is based on automated quality control.

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT in customer service

In our digitalized world, companies are constantly striving to improve their processes and maximize their efficiency. Especially in the area of customer communication, modern technologies play a crucial role. ChatGPT could revolutionize the way companies interact with their customers. However, as with any new technology, ChatGPT brings both opportunities and challenges that need to be carefully considered. In this article, we take a look at how ChatGPT can be used specifically in customer service and the potential challenges that could arise.

Data Management

Secure and sustainable cloud transformation

Cloud expert Tim Gravemann from IT service provider pco explains why a cloud is more secure than an on-premise solution in some areas, what constitutes a secure and sustainable cloud transformation and how companies benefit from the cloud.

Data Strategy

Big data in marketing

The effective use of big data analytics is the decisive factor in doing business successfully, even in the face of volatile market developments. Marketing departments in particular benefit greatly from the use of these enormous amounts of data. But what exactly do these benefits actually look like?

Data Management

RPA as an introduction to digitalization

RPA software supports the digital transformation and makes a decisive contribution to the profitable automation of processes. Robotic process automation can be a first and immediate step for companies to start their digitalization offensive.

Artificial Intelligence

Predictive maintenance as a project

Predictive maintenance is becoming a central component of Industry 4.0. The predictive maintenance of machines is to be understood as a systematic project that relies on careful preparation and best-practice technologies.

Data Analytics & BI

Power BI Embedded and the car dealership revolution

In this interview, bekumoo founder Thomas Kurrelmeyer explains why he relies on Power BI Embedded to document and analyze key business figures.

Getting started with Azure: Interview with Naja Messaoud

Interview with Najat Messaoud

Najat Messaoud, Senior Director Azure Business Group at Microsoft Germany, who is responsible for the growth of the Azure Solution Business in Germany, talks to our CCO Frederic Bauerfeind about current cloud topics. It's striking that it's not just about the cloud as a technology.

Blog / Data visualization in sales / taod Consulting GmbH

Data Strategy

Data analysis and data visualization in sales

Providing the right people with the right information at the right time and in the right place is a huge challenge for sales. Below we have prepared some use cases that we regularly implement.

Data Strategy

Data analysis in sales

Analyzing data in sales can be a challenging task. Tableau maps every stage of the sales process from customer acquisition to territory analysis and sales coverage. Our live demo illustrates this using sample data from a retail company.

Establishing AI in the company

Implementing AI in a company can be complex and requires careful planning and preparation. That's why you should follow these steps.

Data Strategy

Data analysis in controlling

The core business of controlling is to manage a company's processes and tasks. As the department's reports have a direct influence on the profitability and strategic orientation of a company, they should present results at a glance. Tableau helps with this.

Blog / Tableau vs. Power BI / taod Consulting GmbH

Tech & Tools

Key players in focus: Power BI vs. Tableau

As a partner of Tableau and Microsoft Power BI, we are always faced with the same question in customer projects. Which of the two solutions for self-service BI is better suited to the specific requirements? This much can be said in advance: There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question.

Artificial Intelligence

RAG architectures using GPT models

ChatGPT has maintained a remarkable presence. But how does it actually work and how can companies utilize the potential of ChatGPT?

Tech & Tools

Microsoft Fabric - Boost your data analysis

Microsoft Fabric is shaking up the industry. Microsoft boss Satya Nadella describes his company's latest coup as "the biggest launch of a data product from Microsoft since the launch of SQL Server". And he's not exaggerating. We explain why Microsoft Fabric will change your daily data analysis forever.

Artificial Intelligence

AI strategy and ChatGPT with Christopher König

If Christopher has his way, AI is an absolute must-have in every company. In this interview, he explains how to achieve long-term success with AI.

Data Management

Data analysis in the Bundesliga

A soccer club is not only a living sports culture, but also a highly professional business enterprise. Data and the associated football analytics have long been a decisive and value-adding component for both the club's sporting and economic success.

Data Strategy

Julia Weiss from Steiff on strategy work with data and teddy bears

After switching to the cloud, the cuddly toy specialist Steiff is confronted with new data strategy issues. As Senior Data Analyst, Julia Weiss is responsible for the practice-oriented planning and implementation of technological components in the future-oriented traditional company. She gives us an insight into Steiff's data strategy.

Blog / Data science and data analytics / taod Consulting GmbH

Artificial Intelligence

Data analytics and data science

Numerous terms relating to data analysis have become established as a result of the process of digitalization, particularly in the corporate context. On closer inspection, however, it is not always as easy as it might seem at first glance to define their specific meaning and boundaries.

Data Vault - Advantages of modeling - taod Consulting GmbH

Data Management

Data Vault Modeling

The requirements for a modern data warehouse are easy to list: Data should be able to be integrated quickly and correctly and it should also be possible to react flexibly to major changes in content. The Data Vault method created by Dan Linstedt promises to deliver these benefits.

Artificial Intelligence

How does a successful data science project work?

In order to exploit the full potential of data science, project management and implementation play a special role. This is because it is essential to be aware of the specific requirements. This is the only way to ensure a successful project.

Blog / Five steps to a modern data stack / taod Consulting GmbH

Data Management | Tech & Tools

Building a Modern Data Stack

We have developed a good feeling for which tools should be considered at least once within a Modern Data Stack. That is why we have developed a guide with five strategic steps and a technology recommendation for building a comprehensive Modern Data Stack.

Data Strategy

Why companies need a data strategy

There is no bigger mistake than simply collecting data and trusting that some kind of insight will emerge from it. We show why your own data strategy is the final and most important building block of digitalization.

Blog / Interview with Arjan van Staveren from Snowflake / taod Consulting GmbH

Tech & Tools

Cloud data analytics with Snowflake

As a specialist in the field of cloud data analytics, Arjan van Staveren from Snowflake is familiar with the thoughts that companies have when considering a possible move to the cloud. He sees the cloud as a huge opportunity, but it's not just about the cloud-based infrastructure.

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