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Tomáš Rezek

With or Without the Core, That is the Question…

During my professional career, I have always worked with data warehouse solutions of high maturity and of strategic importance to the company. The fundamental part of these solutions was always the core layer, where all the data is integrated in the same model to produce…

Data health vs. Data quality
Petr Hájek

Data health vs. Data quality

Do you think it is possible to have a healthy enterprise data environment despite the consumption and storage of poor-quality data? Caleb Scharf, in his book The Ascent of Information, challenges readers to think about the term “data health”. Let me…

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Peter Čmelík

Miro Piroh: “Climbing is like playing chess—you need to think and choose a good strategy.”

He has been programming for more than 20 years, and this year he will celebrate his 15th anniversary at Profinit, where he specializes in C# and .NET development. However, Miro Piroh is a pro at more than just writing code. For years, he has also…

Network diagram with interconnected data points next to text Business and Data Intelligence: Table or Networks?
Petr Hájek

Business and Data Intelligence: Tables or networks?

I dare say that the vast majority of business intelligence solutions we can see everywhere still run on relational databases. No wonder. I remember how amazed I was when I came to understand the simplicity and beauty of relational algebra and learned of the versatility…

Red background with text Loan Acceptance Prediction. Successful targeting is about individuals, not customers.
Lukáš Dvořák

How can banks increase loan uptake among their client base? (Hint: the answer is data-driven.)

When it comes to lending, banks are increasingly harnessing the power of machine learning to drive targeted campaigns. But to offer the right loan at the right time, you need to understand how customers behave.

A digital graphic showing the ČSPS BankID implementation, featuring the Penzijní Česká spořitelna and Profinit logos.
Peter Čmelík

How we implemented BankID at ČSPS

As of June, the bank identity system can also be used in the private sector. One of the companies that has already started using BankID is Česká spořitelna – penzijní společnost, a.s., where BankID has been implemented by Profinit. Read the interview with ČSPS’s IT…

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Peter Čmelík

Consultant by day, paraglider by night

In June, the race Gin Czech Open 2021 took place in the Krkonoše Mountains, announced as the Czech XC Paragliding Championship. A total of 70 pilots participated, one of whom represented Team Profinit. Read the interview with Profinit’s Patrik Faistaver. How did you get into…

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Ondřej Zýka

A Data-Driven Society

“In God we trust. All others must bring data.” — W. Edwards Deming Making decisions based on data is a sensible idea now accepted by the vast majority of managers. There is also a fairly broad consensus on the prerequisites for data-driven decision-making in companies.

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Ondřej Zýka

Advanced topics in cloud computing

What does it mean to start using cloud services efficiently? From a business perspective, the most important thing is to gain added value compared to on-premises solutions. That’s what my last post was about. In this post, I will discuss several areas that are…

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Ondřej Zýka

Let’s get serious about the cloud!

The cloud is cool. How can it be leveraged to get maximum added value? We live in the cloud age. Most of the internet services I use run on the cloud. The business applications our customers use are also mostly on the cloud—and not just…