Qlik customers show the allure of ordinary data - beauty is where you find it

Bring together a bunch of people who love analyzing data, and it’s guaranteed that during a conversation, someone will say: “It’s not very sexy, but this data was [informative, valuable, insert adjective here…]”. I’d like to declare an amnesty on that caveat. And I’m not talking about vibrant dashboards or pretty widgets. Meaningful, connected data is GORGEOUS.

At Qlik's recent AI Reality Tour in London, my data-loving heart was in raptures as customers were on hand to talk about their data transformation experiences. Take the example of building supplier Aggregate Industries - a member of the Holcim Group, one of the largest global suppliers of construction materials.

According to CIO Mike Gibbons, about four years ago, there was a distinct change in business vision to prioritize sustainability, with the goal of becoming the UK’s leading supplier of sustainable construction materials. Committed to playing a significant ...