The latest from Pete Keers

Jan 18, 2019 - by Pete Keers, OnApproach

To build or not to build (buy) – That is the question for credit unions

As the Age of Analytics for credit unions rolls forward, the question of “Build or Buy” is faced almost daily by decisionmakers. It comes at all stages in the data ...

May 18, 2018 - by Pete Keers, OnApproach

Diving into data lakes and standardization with big data architect, Brian Flüg

As credit unions embrace data and analytics, the subjects of Big Data and Data Lakes are increasingly topics of interest. Just as “Data Warehouse” and “Business Intelligence” were novel (now ...

Jun 22, 2017 - by Pete Keers, OnApproach

Get your game on: Criteria for evaluating analytics tools

Forward-thinking credit unions are tuning their internal data for improved decision making. Previously, data was locked up in multiple, “siloed” transactional systems. Now, innovative credit unions organize their critical information ...

Apr 19, 2017 - by Pete Keers, OnApproach

Reports of reporting’s death are greatly exaggerated

In the world of credit union data and analytics, there are hot topics galore: Big Data Data Mining Predictive Analytics Machine Learning These subjects fall under the trendy term, Data ...

Mar 22, 2017 - by Pete Keers, OnApproach

Leveraging the data advantage

Credit unions are awash in data, but until recently there were few options for leveraging this data for better decision making. That has changed with the emergence of two major ...

Oct 21, 2016 - by Pete Keers, OnApproach

The analytics talent gap: Why the middle matters

There are many challenges to creating a data-driven credit union. One often cited issue is attracting and retaining qualified technical personnel. Hiring a Data Scientist is impossible for all but ...

May 19, 2015 - by Pete Keers, OnApproach

The last mile: Why a semantic layer matters

Credit unions are ramping up their adoption of Big Data & Analytics. The frustration with valuable business information being trapped in multiple data silos has boiled over. Projects to integrate these ...