Insights on data strategy, AI-ready reporting, and turning complex analytics into business value.
Power BI went up 40% in its first price rise in a decade, Microsoft 365 tiers are jumping again in July, and ChatGPT plans now cost more. Meanwhile most dashboards go stale and half of SaaS licences sit unused. Here's why renting your analytics keeps getting dearer, and what to own instead.
At a webinar, Dave Langer argued LLMs are too expensive for analytics and traditional ML delivers better ROI. I run an LLM-assisted data platform daily, so I stress-tested his argument against Anthropic's own playbook. He has more of a point than I expected.
Businesses have spent big on SaaS tools, hired analysts, and still can't get a return. AI won't fix that overnight, but a focused approach might.
Before you can leverage AI for insights, your data foundations need to be solid. Here's what that looks like in practice.