Practical ways data teams can reduce cloud costs without limiting innovation Leejay Bell, Senior Data Engineer at PBT Group Cloud platforms give data teams the freedom to test ideas quickly and scale workloads when demand changes. That flexibility is one of the reasons organisations move to the cloud. The waste…

In the age of AI, is the traditional BI dashboard dead? Nicky Pantland, Data Analyst at PBT Group In today’s AI-enabled analytics environment, the traditional BI dashboard remains highly relevant. What has changed is users’ expectations of what comes next once a dashboard highlights an issue, trend, or anomaly worth…

Data products vs data projects and why the mindset changes the value of data Nathi Dube, Director: PBT Innovation at PBT Group Many organisations have invested heavily in modern data platforms and cloud infrastructure, yet the return from those investments is often lower than expected because the way data work…

From data chaos to AI confidence: Why trusted data starts with the basics Nathi Dube, Director: Innovation at PBT Group Before an organisation can scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) responsibly, it needs to understand its data landscape. That means knowing what data exists, where it comes from, who owns it, how…

AI in analytics: Where it creates value and where human expertise still wins Joe Dreyer, Data Transformation & Enablement Specialist at PBT Group Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed how organisations work with analytics. It can analyse large volumes of information quickly, support faster reporting, generate useful starting points, and help…

Data for analytics and data for AI: What is the difference, and why does it matter? Jan de Villiers, Head of the PBT Group Technology & Practices Hub Many organisations are asking how quickly they can move from analytics to artificial intelligence (AI). They have invested in reporting, dashboards, data…