Have you been to Inspire? If you haven't, now is the time!
Whether it will be your first time or not, don't let this opportunity slip away. We have a special code for all our User Group members!
Use Inspire24UserGroup for a 25% discount! Register here! On top of being a conference to level up your problem-solving skills with analytics automation and AI, this year we brought back Free Alteryx Certification at Inspire. Yes, you read right: Registered conference attendees can take the exams on-site for no additional cost.
Enjoy an immersive learning experience as you make new memories and lifelong connections.
Let me know if you have any questions! You can reply to this post on the comments section below, send me a private message, or email me directly at flavia.brancato@alteryx.com.
I can't wait to see you in Vegas! Flávia Brancato Global Program Manager
... View more
The BAUG started Q1 at Bentley University on the rainiest of rainy days. However, we were able to illuminate the evening with presentations from the co-leaders, @MadisonD , and @pierrejn.
Spark Notes - Prescriptive Tools
We started the meeting with a business use case using the Optimization Tool. The speaker demonstrated the functionalities of the tool which can be found in the prescriptive tool palette. This tool is specifically designed to tackle optimization problems, or situations where you need to find the best possible solution out of various alternatives under certain constraints. The presentation started with an overview of the types of optimization models. Choosing the right model based on the problem which you are trying to solve. Practical applications and setting up the tool. And ultimately how to understand the output.
Mentor Connect Powered by SPARKED
We then passed the mic over to Madison, who walked use through the mentorship program within SparkED. Madison is a SparkED program specialist with a diverse set of community achievements as well as an affinity for mentorship. Madison introduced the mentorship program which aims to bridge the gap between aspiring learners and experienced professionals within the Alteryx community. The program is designed around three core areas: career guidance, personalized mentorship, and project-based insights, particularly emphasizing the use of Alteryx Designer and analytics in real-world scenarios. This initiative welcomes participants from diverse backgrounds, including students, career changers, and veterans, to engage in valuable one-on-one connections with mentors from various industries and expertise areas. Through an interactive platform, mentees can pinpoint mentors who align with their academic and career aspirations, specifying their goals and interests. The program encourages active participation from both mentees and mentors, offering resources to facilitate meaningful and productive interactions aimed at fostering professional growth and skill development.
Alteryx Best Practices
Last but certainly not least, James gave his presentation. James focused on tips and best practices in Alteryx. James gained recognition in his company by adhering to the practices he shared.
James is an experienced tax manager with a half-decade of Alteryx experience. He first highlighted the significant demand in the industry for individuals skilled in Alteryx. Leveraging Alteryx expertise can give job applicants a competitive edge, especially in fields that value data analytics capabilities. James shared several best practices for using Alteryx more efficiently, emphasizing the importance of workflow organization to tackle complex data projects. He detailed techniques like color coding, utilizing comments and annotations for clarity, and taking advantage of the text input tool for embedding essential data directly into workflows. Furthermore, James discussed the practicality of maintaining organized folders for managing workflow elements and introduced the concept of workflow dependencies for easier collaboration and sharing of assets with others. These practices not only streamline the personal use of Alteryx but also enhance the share-ability and understanding of workflows among teams and across projects. James's guidance serves as both an introduction to Alteryx's utility and an advanced strategy for optimizing the use of this powerful analytical tool in professional settings.
Attached you will find the master deck, resources and recording. Hope to see you at the next one!
... View more
If you are attending virtually, on the day of the event, join here: https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/j/95367796094?pwd=NzhNNlZycEk1TUxKVnAwVnBxRHBJQT09 Meeting ID: 953 6779 6094 Passcode: 854144
Room# SMITH 214
Come kickoff 2024 with the Boston Alteryx User Group on Thursday, March 28, 2024 for a hybrid event at 6 pm!
Agenda:
6:00 to 6:15pm: Welcome and introductions
6:15 to 6:45pm: Madison D. : Program Specialist, Alteryx
- Alteryx Mentor Connect
6:45 to 7:25pm: James Pierre : Tax Manager, Service Corp Intl
- Tips and best practices for strategic organization and collaboration
A Zoom link is provided which will be visible after Registering on the top right.
Please reach out if you experience any issues.
... View more
The BAUG wrapped Q4 with presentations from David Cooperberg (Product Manager, Alteryx) and Joshua Marsh (BAUG co-leader). David gave a presentation on Generative AI -AiDIN and Alteryx while Joshua spoke on Machine Learning methodologies and Alteryx. Here is a recap from both speakers:
David:
In the presentation led by David, he introduced Aiden! Aiden is the AI engine that Alteryx is building that infuses the power of both generative AI, which is more recent and machine learning across the entire suite of products that make up the Alteryx cloud platform. David highlighted the inspiration drawn from recent generative AI trends, leading to the development of Aiden.
The innovative features encompass Workflow Summary, Open AI connectors, Magic documents, and AiDIN Copilot, showcasing accelerated workflow creation through generative AI within Alteryx Designer, Cloud, and Intelligence Suite. Additionally, AI Studio was unveiled as the backbone, offering users the capability to customize and seamlessly integrate generative AI models. David emphasized the Design Partner Program, an initiative inviting collaboration for refining these AI products (email GenAITeam@alteryx if your interested in joining). Here is a quick recap of the technologies David went over:
Workflow Summary: A tool that you can put on your designer canvas that when the workflow runs, we'll make a call out to chatGPT
Open AI Connectors: Integration tools enabling seamless interaction between Alteryx workflows and Open AI, facilitating tasks like text classification and sentiment analysis.
Magic Documents (within Auto Insights): A feature generating PowerPoint decks or emails summarizing dashboard information, enhancing business intelligence and reporting.
Aiden Copilot: An innovative AI-powered interface within Alteryx Designer, expediting workflow creation by providing intelligent recommendations and automating tool configurations.
Joshua:
In the presentation led by Josh, he gave an overview of machine learning methodologies using Alteryx's ML tools. Josh took us through a binary classification Use Case using NBA data that aimed to predict the result of a game's outcome (W or L). Josh noted that the first and most important step of the process is to define the problem's definition. After this operation he gave insight into the automated process of extracting, transforming, and loading the data prior to analysis. Josh emphasized that this process is usually the hardest to preform in production. After walking through the initial steps of curating the data Josh dove into Data exploration and Feature engineering. Both of these steps used visual analysis as an aid to understanding the data that was collected. The last step Josh overviewed was modeling the data using two classification models, Decision Tree and Logistic Regression. After both models were fit to the data, Josh walked through the model comparison tool that allowed users to see an overview of each model's performance and the underlying reason of selecting one over the other. Here is a quick recap of the methods Josh went over:
Problem Definition - Scope the problem and determine measures for success.
Data Logging and Loading (ETL) - Identify data, algorithms typically need all data to be numeric, fill missing values, remove duplicates, standardize.
Exploratory Data Analysis - Summarize and visualize the data to understand it (min, max, median, mean, quartiles, outliers, trends, etc.)
Feature Engineering - Create new input features from existing ones.
Model Selection and Training - Split the data into train, validation, and test sets. Select the proper model or models to train the dataset.
Model Testing - Inner loop testing and refining to produce better and better results.
... View more
Hello Boston User Group! Gartner is gathering reviews on the Alteryx platform from users on their Peer Insights site. I’d like to invite all current customers to take a few minutes to leave a review about your experience with Alteryx. This helps many other people who are thinking about adding a data & analytics tool. As a thank you for your time, Gartner will send a $25 Visa gift card. Please make sure to use your business email as Gartner may need to verify you are indeed a user. To get started you can follow the link here: https://gtnr.io/OwgeV9Km3 OR If you would prefer to leave a charitable donation instead of receiving a gift card you can go here: https://gtnr.io/BDiQRPZve For any questions please feel free to reach out to alteryxadvocacy@alteryx.com.
... View more