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Why Your Data ROI Is Under Scrutiny (And What to Do About It)

With the unwinding of decades of zero-interest funding, the ROI of data departments across industries is under heavy scrutiny. Here's how to move beyond dashboards to real business value.

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Tony Zeljkovic

2026-03-10

Analytics

Cost Optimization

How to Speak the CFO's Language: Translating Data Work into Business Value

A finding can be rigorous, correct, and unusable — because what counts as evidence, what signals competence, and what feels safe to act on are all audience-specific.

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Tony Zeljkovic

2026-02-10

Case Study

Data Engineering

Cost Optimization

DevOps

From dbt Cloud to Core: How a Tech Company Saved $100K+ and Got the Flexibility dbt Cloud Couldn't Offer

How Narona Data migrated a high-growth tech company from dbt Cloud to dbt Core with zero downtime, saving over $100K annually while delivering custom tooling that dbt Cloud couldn't match.

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Tony Zeljkovic

2025-04-15