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Google Gemini: The Next Big Thing

By launching Gemini, Google emerged on the Gen AI field as a 600 pound contestant to a sumo wrestling match. With flashy demos and astounding performances on various foundation model benchmarks, Google seems to be back in the race for AI dominance. In this post, we aim to shed a light on what Gemini actually entails and whether or not it is as great as Google wants us to believe.

Joran Vergauwen

Joran Vergauwen

Peter Depypere

dinsdag, 19 december 2023

Goodbye Measure Clutter, hello Calculation Groups. Now straight from within Power BI

Introduction If you’ve been working with Power BI semantic models for a while, you may have noticed that things can get very cluttered over time. Especially when you need to compare a set of measures from a time-perspective (current, year-to-date, previous year), or compare results in different currencies.

Dirk Meert

dinsdag, 19 december 2023

Bottom-up Budgeting with Vena

This second insight on Vena will zoom in on extended planning and reporting, where we plan bottom-up expenses or revenues in a very granular method, beyond a traditional P&L model. Specifically, this article focuses on Workforce planning and will explore in different templates how you can effortlessly add a new employee, modify existing employee data, alter global parameters, save the data, and check the results all within the Vena platform.

Jeremy Matthynssens

Jeremy Matthynssens

Carlos Garrido

Ruben Govers

maandag, 18 december 2023

A guide to the two sides of Generative AI - The Moonshot Projects and The Pragmatic Approach

This series of insights is intended to keep you updated on the opportunities of generative AI. As new features are launched into the market, we will provide you with our candid opinion and viewpoint on what is going on. By doing this, we hope to assist you in making the best use of your time while being always up to date on the ever-changing generative AI scene.

Peter Depypere

Joran Vergauwen

Joran Vergauwen

woensdag, 13 december 2023

Goodbye Modern Data Platform, Hello Data Intelligence Platform? A Data & AI World Tour recap!

The first-ever Data & AI World tour was a huge success, and you can expect it to happen again next year in some form (maybe even in Belgium!). Generative AI is a robust ongoing trend, and Databricks utilizes Generative AI to enhance various functionalities and features. This integration has spawned the term "Data Intelligence Platform" by combining Generative AI with a Lakehouse, simplifying data querying, management, and governance processes significantly.

Yoshi Coppens

dinsdag, 5 december 2023

Secure your data in Microsoft Fabric! 🔐

Introduction Microsoft Fabric is the new Microsoft branded analytics platform that integrates data warehousing, data integration and orchestration, data engineering, data science, real-time analytics, and business intelligence into a single product. This new one-stop shop for analytics brings a set of innovative features and capabilities by providing a transformative tool for data professionals and business users.

Nicolas Simon

donderdag, 23 november 2023

Power BI in the Power Platform

In this Insight, we will take a closer look at how to place and use Power BI in the Power Platform. We will briefly highlight each component separately after which we will discuss some examples of integrations.

Sven Pauwels

dinsdag, 21 november 2023

Boost Excel for Budgeting with Vena Solutions

Through easy mapping and robust scenario analysis features, Vena offers a more collaborative and insightful approach to financial planning. The prospects of streamlined financial planning, real-time analysis, and informed decision-making become part of your financial process. Transitioning to Vena will leverage existing resources while embracing a culture of continuous improvement and self-supporting financial transparency.

Bjorn Van Damme

Bjorn Van Damme

Carlos Garrido

Jeremy Matthynssens

Jeremy Matthynssens

maandag, 13 november 2023

Implementing a Data Governance Program: Overcoming Reluctance to Change

In this insight, we explore the origins of this resistance and outline strategies to facilitate a successful adoption of a Data Governance Program, following the concepts from “Non-Invasive Data Governance” by Robert S. Seiner.

Kamil Radomski

dinsdag, 7 november 2023

Automating Data Platform migrations to the Cloud together with Next Pathway

element61 and Next Pathway complement one another by staying close to & hands-on with the customer in the migration process (element61 teams) while at the same time benefiting from a high degree of automation of all syntax, code & config (Next Pathway team). In an iterative process providing source system objects and artifacts & receiving back translated code for validation, migrations can run in a step-by-step approach taking weeks or months rather than years.

Cédric Vannerum

Cédric Vannerum

donderdag, 2 november 2023