https://www.scnsoft.com2026-03-17T09:10:14-05:00Tanya Yablonskayahttps://www.scnsoft.com/ecommerce/ecommerce-database2024-06-27T04:31:55-05:00Learn which database design would suit the data needs of your ecommerce business best.Alex Williamshttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/nosql-databases2025-01-17T09:38:23-06:00Learn about NoSQL databases: their difference from SQL databases, major pros and cons, and the common data models NoSQL stores rely on. Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/data-warehouse-guide2026-03-17T02:11:53-05:00What is a data warehouse? - Definition and purpose| DWH vs big data warehouse vs a data lake | DWH trends to consider for your business | DWH pricing Aleh Khmelkov https://www.scnsoft.com/blog/reporting-in-dynamics-365-and-power-bi2025-06-27T08:57:40-05:00If you’re looking to make the most of your customer data, check our comparison of Dynamics 365 default reporting features and Power BI capabilities. Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/sales-analytics2025-10-25T07:35:49-05:00See sales analytics benefits on the examples of ScienceSoft’s clients and find out the success factors for effective sales data analysis. Marina Chernikhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/cloud-analytics2024-11-21T06:49:52-06:00Check out an overview of cloud-based data analytics and learn the top 5 cloud analysis tools selected by ScienceSoft. Marina Chernikhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/cloud-business-intelligence2025-01-17T08:00:42-06:00Get an insight into cloud-based business intelligence and learn the top 3 cloud BI analytics and reporting tools according to ScienceSoft. Marina Chernikhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/ad-hoc-reporting-and-analysis2026-03-16T11:51:30-05:00Explore what ad hoc reporting and analysis is and what tools can help you derive quick insights out of your data. Marina Chernikhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/self-service-bi2026-03-17T03:45:37-05:00ScienceSoft shares which components a self-service BI solution should support and what tools enable intuitive business intelligence reporting. Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/sales-metrics2024-10-17T07:42:21-05:00ScienceSoft shares how sales metrics analysis helps you evaluate your team’s performance and drive sales productivity.Marina Chernikhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/self-service-analytics2026-03-17T03:35:36-05:00ScienceSoft shares how self-service analytics adoption can take your data analytics maturity to the next level. Marina Chernikhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/power-bi-pros-cons2026-03-17T03:34:45-05:00Check whether the Power BI suite is the right solution for your business intelligence project by exploring ScienceSoft’s list of major Power BI advantages and disadvantages.Marina Chernikhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/power-bi-benefits2026-03-17T03:33:36-05:00ScienceSoft shares substantial Power BI benefits to show why a company should consider Power BI when developing its business intelligence solution. Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-energy2026-03-16T13:08:26-05:00Have a look at what smart grids powered by big data analytics have to offer for next-level maintenance, power quality monitoring and load management in the energy industry.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/data-lake-vs-data-warehouse2026-03-17T02:07:37-05:00Learn about the difference between a data lake and a data warehouse, and define how to structure your big data solution in accordance with your business needs.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-warehouse2026-03-16T13:27:31-05:00Find out what a big data warehouse is and what benefits it brings to the decision-making process.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/business-intelligence-strategy2026-03-16T13:35:23-05:00Study the potential value to target with a BI solution and a roadmap to develop your effective business intelligence strategy.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/data-scientists-types2026-03-17T02:08:42-05:00Explore 2 types of data scientists – analysts and technicians, and define which one your business needs.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-for-small-business2026-03-16T13:10:27-05:00Find out what data sources your small business can use to benefit from the powers of big data analytics.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/benefits-of-business-intelligence2026-03-16T12:01:14-05:00Explore 5 important benefits of a BI solution and see how a company can make good use of them.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/customer-churn-analysis2026-03-16T13:54:21-05:00Explore the valuable benefits of customer churn analysis and study how to calculate customer attrition.Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/hire-data-scientist2024-11-28T06:09:35-06:00We answer 3 burning questions about hiring data scientists. Give a minute to each and become a pro in hunting for data science talent.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/business-intelligence-analytics-examples2026-03-16T13:29:04-05:00Explore business intelligence & analytics examples for the retail, healthcare, and real estate development industries. Grab the best ideas and be among the companies whose BI initiative brings an above-the-average ROI.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/business-intelligence-in-manufacturing2026-03-16T13:33:31-05:00We describe the potential of business intelligence that the players in the manufacturing industry haven’t fully embraced yet.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/data-analytics-team2026-03-17T02:02:14-05:00To grow and structure an in-house data analytics team is not always a safe choice. Our Head of Analytics Department shares an example of a typical company that chooses this option, as well as 3 main challenges that they are likely to face in the process.Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/business-intelligence-erp2025-10-17T08:12:52-05:00Our BI implementation team describes the components of our proprietary BI framework and explains whether ERP data is enough to get valuable insights within each of them. Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/microsoft-certifications-data-bi2026-03-17T03:26:45-05:00Explore Microsoft certifications in business intelligence and data science. Learn how to verify data analytics/big data/machine learning skills, as well as prove the mastery of Microsoft tools, such as Azure, Power BI or SQL Server.Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/business-intelligence-as-a-service2026-03-16T13:30:52-05:00To show business intelligence as a service from different angles, we consider 3 approaches: when it relies on internal data, on external data, and when a hybrid approach is used.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/business-intelligence-framework2025-10-17T08:14:37-05:00Explore a framework for business analytics we have developed to help businesses approach their BI strategically and make informed decisions.Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/data-analytics-outsourcing-overview2026-03-16T13:55:49-05:00We explore data analytics outsourcing – outline the service, look at the advantages that it can bring to businesses, as well as explore the aspects that usually raise concerns.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/operational-bi2025-10-22T13:41:16-05:00Our BI implementation team dwells on the evolvement of operational BI, considers the advantages that it brings in real-life projects, as well as the hurdles that can spoil its implementation.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/bi-best-practices2026-03-16T12:53:52-05:00Alex Bekker talks about true and superficial best practices in business intelligence and recommends the information sources that describe the practices helpful for real-life projects.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-types2026-03-11T04:46:38-05:00Explore five different types of artificial intelligence (AI) – analytic, interactive, text, visual and functional – and get inspired by real-life business examples of AI in action.Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/supplier-risk-assessment-using-data-science2025-10-25T07:48:24-05:00Data science with its deep learning algorithms allows for data-driven assessment of supplier risks. Is this approach good enough to undermine the position of a traditional one? Let’s explore how it works and what its advantages and limitations are. Olga Baturinahttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-use-cases-stats-and-examples2025-03-27T05:36:32-05:00We conducted secondary research, which serves as a comprehensive overview of how companies use big data. Here, you’ll find the big data facts and statistics arranged by organization size, industry and technology. You’ll also discover real-life examples and the value that big data can bring.Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/demand-forecasting-with-data-science2024-11-28T06:10:41-06:00Dissatisfied with your demand forecasts? Instead of giving up on them completely, try reconsidering the methods you use. Here, we describe the approaches that will definitely work: traditional and contemporary data science.Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/guide-to-data-quality-management2026-03-17T02:17:15-05:00See the best practices for organizing data quality management, improving the quality of your data, and ultimately making better business decisions.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/cassandra-vs-hbase2026-03-16T13:52:58-05:00Similar at first glance, Cassandra and HBase actually are quite different in terms of architecture, performance and data models. What are these differences, and how do they influence the tasks that HBase and Cassandra perform? It’s all here.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/cassandra-performance2026-03-16T13:50:02-05:00Explore performance parameters of Apache Cassandra and see how to optimize them and achieve higher speed. Irene Mikhailouskaya (Makaranka)https://www.scnsoft.com/data/data-lake-implementation-approaches2026-03-17T02:05:44-05:00We look at different approaches to data lake design and implementation and contemplate if there exists a preferred technology among the available stack.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/blog/iot-big-data-nature2026-03-11T07:45:23-05:00We look at the specifics of IoT big data, as well as describe what important things you should consider prior to designing and implementing IoT data storage and analysis.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-in-manufacturing-use-cases2026-03-16T13:14:14-05:00As a manufacturer, you’re interested to see what data analytics can do for you? Then check out these 12 real-life examples for big data in manufacturing and see a nice and easy guide on how to start your big data action.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-quality2026-03-16T13:19:30-05:00When it comes to data quality, big data can be somewhat deceptive. See what exactly quality big data is, how you can get it and what cacao has to do with all this.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/cassandra-vs-hadoop2026-03-16T13:51:12-05:00Review a detailed comparison of Apache Cassandra against Hadoop Distributed File System, including architectural specifics and optimal use cases. Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-security2025-10-22T06:04:44-05:00Explore the key big data security challenges and issues, and see what measures experts recommend to deal with the concerns. Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-problems2026-03-16T13:16:44-05:00Unlike challenges, big data problems are conceptual and have a much deeper nature. What are they and do they have the power to threaten your business? Find out here.Alex Grizhnevichhttps://www.scnsoft.com/blog/iot-big-data2026-03-11T07:40:55-05:00IoT generates volumes of big data which can be applicable to achieve progress in a number of sectors. However, there are specific features in IoT big data collecting, processing and applying which need to be considered in IoT development.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-challenges-and-their-solutions2026-03-16T13:07:05-05:00Explore practical solutions to major big data challenges, such as tech choices, costs optimization, security and upscaling problems, and more. Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/4-retail-trends-supported-by-data-analytics2024-07-08T06:03:38-05:00To stay competitive, a retailer should monitor market trends. Here, we look at some promising initiatives and explain how data analytics can support them.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/bi-and-data-analytics-synergy2026-03-16T12:52:48-05:00You have a BI solution implemented, but still check recent BI trends? Wisely done! We suggest you consider data analytics trends as well. This gives you a great chance to empower your solution.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/big-data-visualization-techniques2026-03-16T13:21:28-05:00Explore use cases, examples, and techniques of big data visualization, compare market-leading tools, and see the latest trends such as AI application.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/what-is-big-data2026-03-17T03:48:17-05:00While defining big data, we share multi-industry examples of its practical application, list its internal and external sources, as well as name most popular big data technologies.Karina Dalhunovahttps://www.scnsoft.com/finance/cross-selling-in-banking-guide2026-03-17T09:10:14-05:00We explore how a central CRM system, mobile banking app and analytics software can help banks to succeed in cross-selling.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/spark-vs-hadoop-mapreduce2025-10-25T07:40:41-05:00Hadoop MapReduce or Apache Spark? We explore two leading big data frameworks to understand the business needs each of them can satisfy.Natallia Babrovichhttps://www.scnsoft.com/finance/banks-need-emotion-recognition-software-to-increase-customer-loyalty2025-02-14T03:59:20-06:00Banking software consultants advice using text, voice and image analysis software to interpret customers’ emotions and boost customer loyalty.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/4-types-of-data-analytics2025-06-09T08:38:16-05:00Learn about different types of data analytics and find out which one suits your business needs best: descriptive, diagnostic, predictive or prescriptive.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/how-to-translate-a-corporate-strategy-into-kpis2025-10-22T03:51:02-05:00Without the right KPIs, it’s impossible to execute even a brilliant strategy. Explore why KPIs are important and how BI helps in strategic management.Alex Bekkerhttps://www.scnsoft.com/data/cash-flow-analysis-how-bi-technology-can-help2025-10-22T08:51:24-05:00If a cash flow analysis is inefficient because of excessive manual work, it’s time to consider adopting a tech solution from BI consulting practitioners.Anastasia Yaskevichhttps://www.scnsoft.com/software-development/decreasing-noise-and-bias-in-business-decision-making-with-a-mobile-app2025-06-27T08:47:35-05:00Although noise and bias in decision-making can’t be avoided completely, they can be effectively minimized with the help of mobile apps.Gala Batsishcha, MDhttps://www.scnsoft.com/healthcare/measuring-patient-engagement2025-12-18T08:38:41-06:00Explore key metrics, data flows, and patient segments for accurately measuring patient engagement to improve outcomes and boost patient satisfaction.