“Big data” isn’t just a buzzword; it’s actually an accurate description of the data challenge organizations face today. Consider these statistics from Forbes: Between 2015 and 2020, the total digital universe of data will grow by a factor of 10 By 2020, there will be 6.1 billion mobile phone users,…
Import.io Transform helps customers reduce the time it takes to prepare data for analysis by cleaning the data directly in Import.io. Below is a walk-through of using Transform to clean and prepare data from Amazon.com and analyze customer ratings by brand. Our end-goal is to visualize and monitor how different brands…
Data analytics tools can help deliver that value and bring that data to life. A lot of hard work goes into extracting and transforming data into a usable format, but once that’s done, data analytics can provide users with greater insights into their customers, business, and industry. There are three…
There are thousands of Big Data tools out there. All of them promising to save you time, money and help you uncover never-before-seen business insights. And while all that may be true, navigating this world of possible tools can be tricky when there are so many options.
Which one is right for your skill set?
Which one is right for your project?
To save you some time and help you pick the right tool the first time, we’ve compiled a list of a few of our favorite data tools in the areas of extraction, storage, cleaning, mining, visualizing, analyzing and integrating.
The term “wrangling” evokes images of cowboys lassoing runaway cattle, getting them under control, and taking them back to the herd. Data wrangling is also like lassoing data and putting it to work in your business. According to IBM, our output of data was roughly 2.5 quintillion bytes a day in…
Cool use of data scraping with Import.io! Craig (@craigsdewar) shows how he uses data scraping to get horse racing data from http://racenet.com.au using @importio and @alteryx to create a cool CRAIGsBET @Tableau dashboard.
“Import.io gives us access to a continuous supply of high-quality data for market intelligence.” Situation The key to XiKO’s success lies in its ability to apply linguistic modeling to vast amounts of data collected from websites. Before Import.io Home-grown tool Losing production time to data extraction – not core competency…
Import.io continues to improve the customer experience Now, you can see all of your activity in one place! The dashboard shows you when extractors are scheduled to run and lists the historical runs. Check out your data health, how many queries you have left, when your plan resets, and more.
Data professionals spend 73% of their time getting and preparing their data and just 27% on actually gaining insights according to a 2018 IDC Business Analytic Solutions survey. Import.io has already slashed the time it takes to get the data and is now decreasing the time to prepare and update…
Here’s something you’ll rarely – if ever – hear someone say: “I have enough customers. I’m happy with my current profit-level. I don’t need to grow.” The old axiom tells us that if your business isn’t growing, it’s dying. You’re either gaining or losing ground. And in the business world,…
