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The Ara Blog

Where analytics teams transform from chaos to clarity. Learn how to eliminate duplicate work, build institutional knowledge, and become the strategic asset your organization needs.
Stop Being an Analytics Factory: How to Transform Your Data Team into an Internal Startup
Data Strategy

Stop Being an Analytics Factory: How to Transform Your Data Team into an Internal Startup

Learn why treating analytics teams like internal startups, not factories, leads to 10x more valuable insights and stakeholder satisfaction
Kyle Johnson

Kyle Johnson

The Insights Pipeline Problem: Why Your Most Valuable Analytics Never Reach Decision-Makers
Data Architecture

The Insights Pipeline Problem: Why Your Most Valuable Analytics Never Reach Decision-Makers

Discover why treating insights as your primary resource - not data - can unlock $2M+ in annual value and transform how your organization makes decisions
Kyle Johnson

Kyle Johnson

The LLM vs Traditional ML Debate: Why Data Scientists Are Missing the Business Context
ML Strategy

The LLM vs Traditional ML Debate: Why Data Scientists Are Missing the Business Context

A controversial take on why 'overkill' LLM solutions often deliver 10x more business value than 'proper' traditional ML approaches
Kyle Johnson

Kyle Johnson

Stop Measuring Things with Means: Why Your Averages Are Lying to You
Analytics

Stop Measuring Things with Means: Why Your Averages Are Lying to You

Learn why threshold-based metrics beat averages for measuring what actually matters in your business and how to make the switch
Kyle Johnson

Kyle Johnson