Alberto Guisande

Director at Decision Science
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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User Activity

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: How do Alteryx, Denod, and Azure Data Factory overlap (or complement) each other?

I'd say that there is a misconception in some of the answers (but don't worry, it's a common one). Alteryx is not an ETL tool, it's an analytics platform with very powerful ETL capabilities (accessing mostly all data sources available and processing them at high speeds…

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: Which BI tools are easiest for non-technical users to use?

Hi Miriam I agree with others on Tableau or Power BI. I've been working with both for a long time. Something that I don't know if it's your case, but if you consider Big Data, Enterprise Deployment, Government, Administration and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), I'd say…

Over 5 years ago

Answered a question: What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?

There are some important differences between both products. So probably, the first question I'll ask you is "for what use case are you evaluating these products?" Of course, there are some general differences, starting with the T.C.O. and functionalities. Alteryx is a…

Over 6 years ago

Contributed a review of Microsoft Power BI: Saves time in preprocessing stage, but it needs to be more user-friendly for non-technical users

Over 6 years ago

Commented on Stable and very fast with good scalability options

Hi You can apply for a student license here: https://www.alteryx.com/why-alteryx/alteryx-for-good/students Also, I want to mention the Community (https://community.alteryx.com), where you can find a lot of material about the product/s and Apps and batch macros that you…

About 7 years ago

Answered a question: BI Tool Replacements, What Do You Recommend?

I'd explore Alteryx as the heavy loading ETL + Data Blending + Transformation + Analytics. This tool'll give you a very fast time to process the data (No matter the size of your data or Company) For visualizations, you can explore Tableau, PowerBi, Qlik and see how they fit…

Over 7 years ago

Commented on Provides a single source of truth to help us see the bigger picture

Hi I read your review, and regarding this part: "...The learning curve is long, and there is lack of e-learning; the tool is not user-friendly to a non-technical user...", You can find a very useful resource (The Alteryx Academy) on Alteryx Community here:…

Over 7 years ago

Commented on Speeds up the time to obtain business answers/insights on data

New addition: Starting in version 2018.1 as beta and G.A. in version 2018.2, Alteryx now offers a Python SDK, so in addition to the R native integration, Alteryx now offers everything that a Business User, IT user or Data Scientist needs.

Almost 8 years ago

Answered a question: BI Tool Replacements, What Do You Recommend?

Hi I 'd like to know which data infraestructure do you actually have/use, are you planning to move your DWH/DL/DM to another platform?. Recommending Tools may be easy if you consider each product capabilities, for instance: I can tell you Alteryx + Tableau will provide…

About 8 years ago

Contributed a review of OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica): Allows us to take volumes and process them at a very high speed

About 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Tableau Enterprise: Data is easily understood at all levels of the company

About 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Alteryx: Speeds up the time to obtain business answers/insights on data

About 8 years ago

Answered a question: When evaluating Business Intelligence Tools, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

"Time to insight" is very important for me. Since the business questions arise non stop and need fast responses, going from raw data to answer a business question in the lesser time possible, with the easiest way of doing that, could be a huge differential in selecting a…

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Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Microsoft Power BI

Saves time in preprocessing stage, but it needs to be more user-friendly for non-technical users

About 8 years ago

OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica)

Allows us to take volumes and process them at a very high speed

About 8 years ago

Tableau Enterprise

Data is easily understood at all levels of the company

About 8 years ago

Alteryx

Speeds up the time to obtain business answers/insights on data

Answers

Over 4 years ago

Predictive Analytics

How do Alteryx, Denod, and Azure Data Factory overlap (or complement) each other?

Over 4 years ago

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Which BI tools are easiest for non-technical users to use?

Over 5 years ago

Predictive Analytics

What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?

About 7 years ago

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

BI Tool Replacements, What Do You Recommend?

Almost 8 years ago

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

BI Tool Replacements, What Do You Recommend?

About 8 years ago

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

When evaluating Business Intelligence Tools, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

Comments

Over 6 years ago

Predictive Analytics

Stable and very fast with good scalability options

Over 7 years ago

Predictive Analytics

Provides a single source of truth to help us see the bigger picture

Over 7 years ago

Predictive Analytics

Speeds up the time to obtain business answers/insights on data

About me

Bilingual (EN/ES) IT, BI&BA Business Consultant with international experience in the banking, logistics and transportation security and consulting industries in the US and Latin American markets. Expert at leading and managing complex business projects oriented to translate operational, commercial, financial, marketing and customer needs into IT solutions which add value to the company. Skilled at creating, leading and consolidating multidisciplinary/geographically dispersed teams, creatively solving problems, negotiating complex multi-country deals and projects, creating business alliances, effectively managing crisis, and working and understanding in volatile economies. Strategist, with a strong business vision, and a systemic thinker.

Specialties: Banking, IT & Electronic channels, Supply Chain Logistics, Security and Risk Management, General Management, Business Development

Certifications

Alteryx ACE - Alteryx Certified Expert
Alteryx Certified Professional
Tableau Desktop Qualified Associate
HP ATP – Vertica Big Data Solutions
Alteryx Designer Core Certification
Alteryx Designer Advanced Certification

Education

Fundación BankBoston
Microsoft
Univ. J. F. Kennedy