Hopton Analytics

10/06/2022

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Meet our new Data and BI Consultant, Shauna Duffy!

A graduate of Ulster University with a BSc in Economics with years of experience in Finance in Belfast, Shauna is also at the final stages of her Masters in Business Analytics from Queens University, Belfast.

Shauna enjoys travelling, staying active climbing the Mourne Mountains and spending time with her family and friends!

If you’re a client (current or future) of Hopton, chances are you’ll be hearing from Shauna. She will be supporting our work in consultancy, data visualisation and BI reporting in the continued growth our team.

Welcome to , Shauna!
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08/06/2022

Opportunity or threat? Innovation is perceived as a double-edged sword in the building products sector, but the winners will be those who dare to take risks.

Interesting article from McKinsey & Company.

Opportunity or threat? Innovation is perceived as a double-edged sword in the building products sector, but the winners will be those who dare to take risks.

06/06/2022

The Nuts and Bolts of Chart Types

03/05/2022

Make your Power BI apps and reports POP! Here's a free library of Power BI icons, maintained by https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeroenterheerdt/.

http://ow.ly/Fv9450IXlyQ

03/05/2022

Dare to Digitize?

The five steps to Digital Transformation. Get in touch to see how we can help you on your journey.

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29/04/2022

How The World’s Biggest Tech Companies Make Money, Visualized.

Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta recorded an estimated $1.4 trillion in revenue last year — that's more than a mid-sized country's GDP.

26/04/2022

’s no-code/low-code visual database designer is now generally available in . The database designer means you can visually create databases within Synapse Studio without writing a single line of code!

Today, I’m excited to announce the general availability of database designer in Azure Synapse Analytics. The database designer allows users to visually create databases within Synapse Studio without writing a single line of code. The designer also enables users to explore database templates, custo...

26/04/2022

Make better chart choices. A fantastic visual vocab tool developed in Power BI by Jason Thomas ().

Ok, finally it is done! This is a side project that I have been undertaking on and off for the past 2-3 months, after getting inspired by Andy Kriebel’s (t | b) Tableau project – Visual Vocab…

26/04/2022

Migrating from to . Here's a simple guide of what to unlearn from Tableau, and learn in Power BI. Includes video content.

http://hopton.link/Tableau-to-PowerBI

Introduction In the ever-changing world of business intelligence and analytics, it is very common that you might have to shift from one BI tool to another. Tableau is one of the leading business intelligence tools with amazing visualization. Power BI is also a leading business intelligence tool with...

21/04/2022

Learn how to add Strategy Sessions for your Data Vizualisation workflow. Podcast (and transcript) from Hatherley.

Welcome to episode 72 of Data Viz Today. When you’re kicking off a data viz project, do you have a series of questions that you ask to uncover the goals, audience, and data? Want to know how to kick it up a notch? I know I do! Recently, I had the pleasure of working with Liz Hatherley, whose whole

20/04/2022

According to Cisco, 75% of all projects are not considered successful. Learn 15 expert tips to help ensure your project is a success.

Developing a new product for the IoT realm comes with challenges that developers must be clear about before beginning.

19/04/2022

Capital Investment spend is surging. Top down management, leveraging and analytics will be key to the success of your future projects. Read more from McKinsey, and speak with us at Hopton to learn how we can help shed light on your processes through .

By 2027, about $130 trillion will flood into capital projects. But few organizations today could deliver with the speed and operational efficiency the influx demands.