Data analytics practices plagued with inefficiencies

Data analytics practices are plagued with inefficiencies, according to a new report from automated data integration provider Fivetran. Polling circa 500 data professionals, the firm uncovered "surprising" information surrounding how data analysts spend their working days and the challenges they face. According to Fivetran, most data analysts spend less than half of the day actually analysing data. Much of the rest of the day is wasted as a result of various bottlenecks. For example, more than 60 percent reported wasting time waiting for engineering resources, multiple times a month.