Alteryx is a software platform that allows people to work with data more easily than Excel, SQL, Power Query, or similar tools. It is an analytics automation platform that helps collect, prepare, and blend data, and can be used to speed up or automate processes and provide actionable business insights. Alteryx can be used in virtually any industry or functional area where data requires manipulation, consolidation, testing, or analysis. Some common use cases for Alteryx include:
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Automating data processes: Alteryx can automate the collection, cleansing, preparation, and blending of data from a variety of different sources, which helps to connect sources of data that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to connect. This helps to mitigate or eliminate manual entry and double-entry in many cases, helping to reduce entry and save a significant amount of time.
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Answering complex business questions: Alteryx can be used to answer business questions that are time-consuming, manual, error-prone, risky, and maybe impossible with the alternative tools being used. Alteryx can be used to speed up processes, automate processes, and enable predictive and geospatial solutions.
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Providing predictive modeling: Alteryx can be used to provide predictive modeling, which can help businesses make informed decisions based on information from various online and offline resources.
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Enabling geospatial analysis: Alteryx was originally created as a Geographic Information System (GIS), which means it’s great at providing analysis related to locations and distance. Alteryx will allow you to geocode, plot, and analyze data based on location.
Alteryx is suitable for businesses of any size, and users can quickly access data to make informed decisions. Anyone can quickly learn and utilize Alteryx’s features, and users can quickly run various analyses with its built-in macros without needing to learn the program’s inner workings.
