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Imagine it’s 2027. A pipeline operator receives a transportation request, nothing unusual. But instead of landing in someone’s inbox, it hits an automated commercial engine. Capacity is checked. Demand for the next three months is forecasted. The shipper’s payment history and prior contract behavior are reviewed. Competitive rates on neighboring systems are pulled in. A contract proposal is generated. From request to offer: 47 seconds. With extensive experience building data

It's December 23rd at 4 PM. A senior leader needs critical analysis before an important year-end decision. The person who normally provides this is already on a plane to visit family. In organizations still relying on manual processes, this creates a crisis. In organizations with automated analytics infrastructure, it's just another query that runs in seconds. The Holiday Stress Test The holiday season acts as an unintentional stress test for your analytics infrastructure. Wh

Since it's Veterans Day, I've been thinking about how military service sticks with you. For me, it's been a while since my U.S. Coast Guard  days, but those lessons still show up in my work every day. I served during 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, two of the worst disasters the US has seen. Both taught me the same thing. When everything's going sideways, you need people executing the mission AND people making sure the mission can actually happen. Two different jobs, same goal. I

As someone who's spent years building and refining BI capabilities in the energy sector, I've watched countless hours go into creating the "perfect dashboard." Only to see it checked once a week, if that. We've all been there: polished visualizations, clean data pipelines, executive buy-in at launch, and then...crickets. The truth is, dashboards aren't failing because they're poorly designed. They're struggling because the way we work has fundamentally changed, and our approa

One of the biggest strengths of Power BI is its ability to quickly turn data into insight. Native visuals like bar charts, line charts,...

Rail fuel surcharges are like a moving target—constantly changing, wildly inconsistent across carriers, and often buried in websites or...

Data is everywhere—but without the right tools, it’s just noise. Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Power BI and Tableau bridge the...

Ever feel " boxed in " by Power BI’s standard visuals? We're often stuck with bar charts, line graphs, and tables because they're...

The future of analytics just got an upgrade! Last week the Public Preview of Alteryx Copilot was released, and in this video, I walk...

I have learned in the consulting world, change is a given. This reality is particularly evident in Business Intelligence (BI) and...

In today's interconnected global economy, supply chain optimization plays a critical role in driving business success. However,...

In the current era of technology, managing information efficiently is crucial. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology is at the...

In today's data-driven world, organizations are faced with the complex challenge of managing, analyzing, and extracting value from vast...