[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Hi @Brian,  

Thank you so much for your post in the Data Science Community on UAI Connect. You may get some great responses on your post from this community, which currently contains 204 UAI members. However, I recommend posting your same message in Ask Your Network on UAI Connect. All UAI members are included in the Ask Your Network discussion forum, so your message will be seen by over 2300 members. 

If you have any questions or need help, please reach out to me, @Leslie.

Thanks!

     Leslie​

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@endeavorb2b.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2020 16:05
From: Brian Thompson
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Community,

I am new here and was hoping to solicit some feedback.  UAI has given me some great info on different products available on the market for doing enterprise data analytics.  However I was hoping to have a more value oriented discussion.

From all of the major products out there SAS, Oracle Itron … the list goes on.  What might this community used to generate the most business value.   Before we get wrapped around the idea of what constitutes “business value” I was hoping to keep it high level.   Of course if you saved hard dollars and cents using a solution I am curious what you may have used to get there.  But by any conscientious standard of value we can collectively muster I was hoping for your opinions.

I think UAI has the market cornered on surveys surrounding scalability and branding.  But I was hoping to know how these tools are playing out in real time and making your companies better.

Note to the mods:  This is my first post so if there is a different community that’s better suited for this question please let me know and I can repost.

Regards,

Brian Thompson

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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[Brian Thompson]

Thanks Andrew.  Im open to the feedback and definitely would like to be a part of any greater group discussion on this topic.  Thanks for your response!

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-29-2020 09:42
From: Ben Ettlinger
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Leslie, I think this may be a good Community Meeting topic. Thanks for the question, Andrew. Given the reaction to the Snowflake IPO, I bet this is on a lot of IT Plates.

 

Original Message:
Sent: 10/29/2020 9:29:00 AM
From: Andrew Kapp
Subject: RE: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Internal Use Only

Hey Brian,

 

Evergy here…

 

We have got the most “bang for our buck” using Power BI in combination with centralizing our data into a “hub”. We use our existing enterprise tools to manage the data (ETL, SOA, Replication) to move data into our hub. Most users then interact with the “Hub” data using Power BI, R, Python or KNIME. We have had Tableau in the past but strategically, it didn’t make sense to have two overlapping tools (Tableau/Power BI). We also have “traditional BI” – OBIEE. We have our “pixel perfect” and traditional fact-dimension reporting coming out of that tool.

 

With the above approach we have satisfied 80% of the needs most business areas have for data science and it’s been EXTREMELY cost effective.

 

Andrew (Andy) Kapp

Evergy Companies

Enterprise Architecture

 

O (785) 575-8342 C (785) 221-5608

evergyinc.com

 

Original Message:
Sent: 10/28/2020 4:05:00 PM
From: Brian Thompson
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Community,

I am new here and was hoping to solicit some feedback.  UAI has given me some great info on different products available on the market for doing enterprise data analytics.  However I was hoping to have a more value oriented discussion.

From all of the major products out there SAS, Oracle Itron … the list goes on.  What might this community used to generate the most business value.   Before we get wrapped around the idea of what constitutes “business value” I was hoping to keep it high level.   Of course if you saved hard dollars and cents using a solution I am curious what you may have used to get there.  But by any conscientious standard of value we can collectively muster I was hoping for your opinions.

I think UAI has the market cornered on surveys surrounding scalability and branding.  But I was hoping to know how these tools are playing out in real time and making your companies better.

Note to the mods:  This is my first post so if there is a different community that’s better suited for this question please let me know and I can repost.

Regards,

Brian Thompson

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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[Brian Thompson]

Sorry meant to say Ben.  I should have scrolled up before I posted.  Sorry for that!

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-29-2020 14:59
From: Brian Thompson
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Thanks Andrew.  Im open to the feedback and definitely would like to be a part of any greater group discussion on this topic.  Thanks for your response!

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-29-2020 09:42
From: Ben Ettlinger
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Leslie, I think this may be a good Community Meeting topic. Thanks for the question, Andrew. Given the reaction to the Snowflake IPO, I bet this is on a lot of IT Plates.

 

Original Message:
Sent: 10/29/2020 9:29:00 AM
From: Andrew Kapp
Subject: RE: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Internal Use Only

Hey Brian,

 

Evergy here…

 

We have got the most “bang for our buck” using Power BI in combination with centralizing our data into a “hub”. We use our existing enterprise tools to manage the data (ETL, SOA, Replication) to move data into our hub. Most users then interact with the “Hub” data using Power BI, R, Python or KNIME. We have had Tableau in the past but strategically, it didn’t make sense to have two overlapping tools (Tableau/Power BI). We also have “traditional BI” – OBIEE. We have our “pixel perfect” and traditional fact-dimension reporting coming out of that tool.

 

With the above approach we have satisfied 80% of the needs most business areas have for data science and it’s been EXTREMELY cost effective.

 

Andrew (Andy) Kapp

Evergy Companies

Enterprise Architecture

 

O (785) 575-8342 C (785) 221-5608

evergyinc.com

 

Original Message:
Sent: 10/28/2020 4:05:00 PM
From: Brian Thompson
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Community,

I am new here and was hoping to solicit some feedback.  UAI has given me some great info on different products available on the market for doing enterprise data analytics.  However I was hoping to have a more value oriented discussion.

From all of the major products out there SAS, Oracle Itron … the list goes on.  What might this community used to generate the most business value.   Before we get wrapped around the idea of what constitutes “business value” I was hoping to keep it high level.   Of course if you saved hard dollars and cents using a solution I am curious what you may have used to get there.  But by any conscientious standard of value we can collectively muster I was hoping for your opinions.

I think UAI has the market cornered on surveys surrounding scalability and branding.  But I was hoping to know how these tools are playing out in real time and making your companies better.

Note to the mods:  This is my first post so if there is a different community that’s better suited for this question please let me know and I can repost.

Regards,

Brian Thompson

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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[Andrew Kapp]

Internal Use Only

Hey Brian,

 

Evergy here…

 

We have got the most “bang for our buck” using Power BI in combination with centralizing our data into a “hub”. We use our existing enterprise tools to manage the data (ETL, SOA, Replication) to move data into our hub. Most users then interact with the “Hub” data using Power BI, R, Python or KNIME. We have had Tableau in the past but strategically, it didn’t make sense to have two overlapping tools (Tableau/Power BI). We also have “traditional BI” – OBIEE. We have our “pixel perfect” and traditional fact-dimension reporting coming out of that tool.

 

With the above approach we have satisfied 80% of the needs most business areas have for data science and it’s been EXTREMELY cost effective.

 

Andrew (Andy) Kapp

Evergy Companies

Enterprise Architecture

 

O (785) 575-8342 C (785) 221-5608

evergyinc.com

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 10/28/2020 4:05:00 PM
From: Brian Thompson
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Community,

I am new here and was hoping to solicit some feedback.  UAI has given me some great info on different products available on the market for doing enterprise data analytics.  However I was hoping to have a more value oriented discussion.

From all of the major products out there SAS, Oracle Itron … the list goes on.  What might this community used to generate the most business value.   Before we get wrapped around the idea of what constitutes “business value” I was hoping to keep it high level.   Of course if you saved hard dollars and cents using a solution I am curious what you may have used to get there.  But by any conscientious standard of value we can collectively muster I was hoping for your opinions.

I think UAI has the market cornered on surveys surrounding scalability and branding.  But I was hoping to know how these tools are playing out in real time and making your companies better.  

Note to the mods:  This is my first post so if there is a different community that’s better suited for this question please let me know and I can repost.

Regards,

Brian Thompson

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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[Ben Ettlinger]

Leslie, I think this may be a good Community Meeting topic. Thanks for the question, Andrew. Given the reaction to the Snowflake IPO, I bet this is on a lot of IT Plates.

 

——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 10/29/2020 9:29:00 AM
From: Andrew Kapp
Subject: RE: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Internal Use Only

Hey Brian,

 

Evergy here…

 

We have got the most “bang for our buck” using Power BI in combination with centralizing our data into a “hub”. We use our existing enterprise tools to manage the data (ETL, SOA, Replication) to move data into our hub. Most users then interact with the “Hub” data using Power BI, R, Python or KNIME. We have had Tableau in the past but strategically, it didn’t make sense to have two overlapping tools (Tableau/Power BI). We also have “traditional BI” – OBIEE. We have our “pixel perfect” and traditional fact-dimension reporting coming out of that tool.

 

With the above approach we have satisfied 80% of the needs most business areas have for data science and it’s been EXTREMELY cost effective.

 

Andrew (Andy) Kapp

Evergy Companies

Enterprise Architecture

 

O (785) 575-8342 C (785) 221-5608

evergyinc.com

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 10/28/2020 4:05:00 PM
From: Brian Thompson
Subject: Enterprise Data Analytics Software

Community,

I am new here and was hoping to solicit some feedback.  UAI has given me some great info on different products available on the market for doing enterprise data analytics.  However I was hoping to have a more value oriented discussion.

From all of the major products out there SAS, Oracle Itron … the list goes on.  What might this community used to generate the most business value.   Before we get wrapped around the idea of what constitutes “business value” I was hoping to keep it high level.   Of course if you saved hard dollars and cents using a solution I am curious what you may have used to get there.  But by any conscientious standard of value we can collectively muster I was hoping for your opinions.

I think UAI has the market cornered on surveys surrounding scalability and branding.  But I was hoping to know how these tools are playing out in real time and making your companies better.  

Note to the mods:  This is my first post so if there is a different community that’s better suited for this question please let me know and I can repost.

Regards,

Brian Thompson

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Brian Thompson
Entergy
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