What if you had to reply to more than 200 emails every single day? During one of my training sessions, a participant caught my attention — or rather, he didn’t pay attention. He spent most of the day staring at Outlook instead of the data analytics case I was showing.…
I started my professional journey in finance with Excel. Like millions of others, I learned how to import and structure data, automate processes, and build financial models that became the backbone of decision-making. Excel was something you picked up on the job, with no formal training. It was also a…
Alert! This is happening — and you need to act now. Forget waiting for the next management meeting or the weekly report. This alert system monitors your most critical KPIs continuously — and notifies you the moment something important happens. It doesn’t rely on traditional reporting cycles or slow decision-making…
In the previous article, we trained a predictive model in Python to forecast product demand based on daily features like store ID, price, discounts, and promotions. We also saw how to operationalize that model locally using Azure Functions — turning our script into a live HTTP endpoint. Now it’s time…
In the previous article, I demonstrated how to train a machine learning model in Python to forecast daily product demand for a retail business. Now it’s time to take that model from a notebook into a real-world environment — where it can receive new data and return predictions on demand.…
Inventory management is a critical challenge for most retail businesses. Overstocking ties up capital and increases the risk of obsolescence. Understocking, on the other hand, leads to lost sales, customer dissatisfaction, and potential long-term brand damage. That’s why accurate demand forecasting is essential—not just for operational efficiency but for strategic…
I have been playing around with some simple data visuals on Power Apps. This is an area that clearly needs improvement, in my humble opinion, since the default canvas Power Apps charts are really not that amazing and because in an automation solution it is interesting to have the analytics…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is for business today what the Internet was 25 years ago, at the dawn of the new millennium. Some — the enthusiastic and the innovative — see an opportunity in this brave new world. Others, more skeptical or cautious, are just waiting for the wave to carry…
In this article, we will explore several artificial intelligence features in Power BI applied to a telecommunications company. Key Influencers analysis will help us identify the main factors driving churn, highlighting the impact of high daytime charges, the number of support calls, and having international plans. Next, we will use…