Einstein Analytics Tips & Tricks: Comparing Sales YTD vs Sales PYTD

I recently came across a use case in Einstein Analytics which I’m sure many people have run into in the past. How do we handle yearly “to date” comparisons? Say we want to analyze our sales YTD. That is pretty easy, we just use the “Year to date” filter on our date field. But what […]

Expert Insights: Understanding the Einstein Analytics Timeseries Function

Salesforce Einstein Analytics recently came up with new SAQL functionality, which allows users to forecast future details using their existing data. This would allow the users to make effective business decisions based on what the predictions are. Before getting into the details of the function and the inputs it requires from the users, let’s understand […]

Keeping it Real with Salesforce Einstein

When I was selected to preview Marc Benioff’s 2016 Dreamforce keynote speech “Our Path Together,” it was a tremendous honor. The intention of the session was to provide feedback regarding messaging before the big event, and I was excited to do so. However, I was surprised by my reaction to his unveiling of AI with […]