The evolution of metadata management frameworks Julian Thomas, Principal Consultant at PBT Group If you have worked with enterprise data for any length of time, you will know that metadata has never been a “nice to have.” Long before anyone coined phrases like data fabric or data mesh, organisations were…

Presenting the story: Data visualisation missteps to avoid Goitsemang Moagi, Data Engineer at PBT Group Data visualisation keeps climbing the skills agenda, as this is how people in business see the story behind their work. But a chart is not a story on its own. If a dashboard overwhelms, hides…

Data storytelling – an underrated skill in analytics Nicky Pantland, Data Analyst at PBT Group In an age where businesses are awash in dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and predictive models, one skill remains notably underappreciated within organisations: the art of data storytelling. While analysts and data scientists are trained…

Self-service analytics works when literacy and governance move together Nathi Dube, Director: PBT Innovation at PBT Group I have seen self-service analytics thrive and stall. The difference is rarely the tool, but rather whether the organisation is mature enough to use it, and whether the data has been curated in…

Evolving roles in data: From Data Scientist to AI Engineer – what you need to know Deon Botha, Principal Consultant at PBT Group For years, the Data Scientist’s job was to build models and present insights to stakeholders. While useful, the business was asking, “So what?” The real value only…