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The Supply-Demand Matrix: How to Position Your Data Team for Maximum Impact
It's shocking how few consultants and data leaders properly analyze supply and demand for their services. Demand alone tells you nothing — the balance determines everything.
Tony Zeljkovic
2026-03-20
Unlocking ROI from Your Data Stack
Most companies are sitting on a gold mine of data but struggling to turn it into measurable business value. Here's how to change that.
Tony Zeljkovic
2026-03-15
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.
Tony Zeljkovic
2026-03-10
Linear vs Exponential: How to Bet on the Right Technologies
Some technologies evolve predictably. Others rewrite everything. The distinction determines whether your experience works for you or against you.
Tony Zeljkovic
2026-03-01
Unlocking ROI in Data: Moving Beyond BI with Streamlit and Kubernetes
How Narona Data partnered with a rapidly growing U.S. healthcare scaleup to develop a cost-effective, scalable internal data application platform that extended beyond the capabilities of their existing BI system.
Tony Zeljkovic
2025-05-22
From DBT Cloud to Core: Migrating from DBT Cloud to DBT Core Delivering Big Savings
How Narona Data partnered with a high-growth tech company to successfully migrate from dbt Cloud to dbt Core, delivering cost savings and improved flexibility.
Tony Zeljkovic
2025-04-15
Cloud-Driven Genomics: How a Diagnostics Firm Scaled Human Genome Sequencing
How Narona Data partnered with a diagnostics firm to deliver a cloud-based genome processing pipeline, reducing genome processing times to under two hours and cutting infrastructure costs by 60%.
Tony Zeljkovic
2025-02-05