Using insights generated from company data is essential when making business decisions. Having reliable data enables a company to make strategic decisions to optimize ...

Data Stack

Top 6 Power BI Benefits For Your Business

By Gift “Gigi” Kenneth on June 1, 2022

When it comes to storing data, we generally have two options: SQL (relational databases) and NoSQL (non-relational databases).

Data Stack

SQL vs. NoSQL: The Differences Explained

By Imoh Promise Chinedu on July 21, 2021

Data transformation tools help change data formats, apply business logic, and otherwise play the "T" role in ETL. This is especially important when consolidating both ...

Data Stack

8 Best Data Transformation Tools Compared for 2021

By Andrew Zola on July 16, 2021

Companies today are increasingly collecting large volumes of data from cloud services, mobile applications, and connected devices. Yet many struggle with deploying data. ...

Data Stack

What Is Operational Analytics?

By Justin Reynolds on July 14, 2021

One of the significant challenges to data-driven companies comes when integrating different application systems. Major public cloud providers, such as Amazon or Google, ...

Data Stack

AWS Spectrum, Athena, and S3: Everything You Need to Know

By Daniel Paes on July 8, 2021

MongoDB is a document-oriented database management system. It supports various forms of data and is probably the most famous NoSQL database. MongoDB has traditionally ...

Data Stack

11 Best MongoDB Alternatives Compared for 2021 (Free & Paid)

By Andrew Zola on July 5, 2021

Stripe is a powerful payment processing SaaS platform that’s simple and easy to use. Mobile apps and online platforms that use Stripe can quickly accept American ...

Data Stack

9 Best Stripe Reporting Tools for Your Analytics Needs in 2021

By Andrew Zola on June 24, 2021

Data is king; the most successful businesses tend to collect and generate tons of data. But, when you consider all the different variables, it can quickly become a ...

Data Stack

10 Best Embedded Analytics Tools for 2021

By Andrew Zola on June 18, 2021

Reporting tools play a vital role in enabling analytics teams to generate up-to-date snapshots of critical business areas that demand attention. These valuable insights ...

Data Stack

13 Best Reporting Tools & Software For Your Business in 2021

By Andrew Zola on June 7, 2021

With Stripe Sigma, businesses that might struggle to put proper data infrastructure in place no longer have to worry about juggling a ton of data tools. Besides giving ...

Data Stack

Stripe Sigma: The good, the bad, and the redundant

By Patrick Gabbard on June 2, 2021

So you're at the stage where you're thinking about your company's data management strategy. Good thinking: A McKinsey report estimates that businesses that leverage ...

Databases

Can Microsoft SQL Server Work As A Data Warehouse?

By Michelle Hoogenhout on May 17, 2021

Data is everywhere. One of the significant challenges data analysts face is getting all that data connected, especially as it grows more complex. That’s where tools like ...

Data Stack

Top 8 CData Sync Alternatives: Weighing Connectivity, Complexity & Cost

By Andrew Zola on March 30, 2021

Data is the rocket fuel that’s driving innovation and catapulting businesses forward. Today, we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to data analytics tools in the ...

Data Stack

Top 15 Data Analytics Tools: Comparing Costs, Usability, and More

By Andrew Zola on March 30, 2021

When choosing data tools, there's no replacement for getting hands-on. But if you've ever found yourself taking out a trial, logging in, and thinking "Well, this seems ...

Data Stack

How to Run a Data Tool Bake-Off

By Anders Schneiderman on March 8, 2021

At Panoply, we've made it our mission to be data integration experts. We collected the data and collated a list of all the top data integration tools to help you ...

Data Stack

Top Data Integration Tools for 2021: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

By Andrew Zola on February 17, 2021

Data management tools boast functions like archiving, backup, disaster and recovery, archival, search, analytics, and more. While giants like Amazon and Google have ...

Data Stack

The 34 Best Data Management Tools

By Andrew Zola on February 15, 2021

Recently, Panoply held a webinar with Nathan Patrick Taylor, the CIO of the Symphony Post Acute Network. The focus of the webinar was on what Nathan calls the ...

Data Warehousing

Webinar Recap: The Scalability Paradox with Nathan Patrick Taylor

By Anders Schneiderman on December 14, 2020

Experienced data scientists and developers are spoilt for choice when it comes to data analytics tools. But for those who don't hail from a data-centric background, it ...

Etl/elt

Top 5 Keboola Alternatives: Weighing Expertise and Ease of Use

By Andrew Zola on December 6, 2020

Data provides the foundation for innovation and enhanced efficiency. But anyone who's worked with it will tell you that it can be quite challenging. Without the ...

Data Stack

Top 5 Domo Alternatives: Capabilities and Usability Go Head-to-Head

By Andrew Zola on December 4, 2020

Five years ago, MongoDB detailed new enhancements that enabled it to work with standard relational reporting tools like Cognos, Tableau, and Business Objects. That's ...

Data Stack

Top 8 MongoDB Analytics and Reporting Tools: SQL and NoSQL

By Alex Williams on November 28, 2020

Data is the underlying force that drives modern marketing campaigns. But if you're an agency running multiple promotions across platforms, the data aggregation process ...

Etl/elt

Top 5 Supermetrics Alternatives: Balancing Ease Of Use & Cost

By Andrew Zola on November 19, 2020

You've spent a bunch of time figuring out the best data stack for your company.  It was hard work, and occasionally it was frustrating, but mostly it was fun. 

Data Stack

How to Propose a Data Stack

By Anders Schneiderman on September 3, 2020

This tutorial was authored by Ahmed Shaaban, a MeasureMatch partner.

Mysql

MySQL Replication for Analytics and Visualization: A Panoply Tutorial

By Ahmed Shaaban on April 28, 2020

Xero is widely recognized as the best online accounting software for small businesses. Similar to Google Ad Analytics, Xero is a lightweight and easy-to-use analytics ...

Data Stack

Top 6 Xero Analytics and Reporting Tools for SMBs

By Shanika Wickramasinghe on April 9, 2020

At Panoply, we get a lot of customers who are looking to use Grafana to analyze data stored in DynamoDB instances. If you’ve ever looked into this, you’ve probably seen ...

Data Analysis

How to analyze DynamoDB data in Grafana

By Peter Weinberg on December 23, 2019