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A collection of articles, podcasts and blogs on all things cloud, data and digital - from our consultants, industry veterans and experts around the world.


Elastic vs.Weaviate: A High-Stakes Showdown for the Future of AI Search
In 2025, search is splitting into two powerful paths: Weaviate, the AI-native vector database for semantic, contextual, and multi-modal search, and Elastic, the battle-tested leader in blazing-fast full-text, log, and analytics search. This guide breaks down their strengths, from retrieval-augmented generation and recommendations to enterprise observability, helping CTOs and architects decide between meaning and speed. The future of search is semantic, scalable, and AI-driven

SquareShift Content Team
Aug 13, 20256 min read


10 Days to Add a Metric? Why CMOs Deserve More Agile Dashboards
Why Does It Still Take 10 Days to Add a Metric? Let’s say you spot a new trend mid-quarter, A campaign is driving surprising lift in a...

SquareShift Content Team
Apr 29, 20252 min read


Why Customer Segmentation Still Feels Broken & What CMOs Can Do About It
Customer segmentation sounds like something every marketing team "already has figured out." Except, when you’re in the trenches, it’s...

SquareShift Content Team
Apr 28, 20253 min read


How Looker Helps CMOs Turn Losses into Lessons — Fast
No matter how much planning goes into a campaign, not every bet pays off. Some launches sputter. Some promotions flop. Some great ideas...
Kandhaguru macharaja
Apr 25, 20253 min read


Real-Time GTM Optimization: Why Looker is a CMO’s Secret Weapon
Picture this: Your team launches a bold new product into the market. Excitement is high, but reality sets in. Early campaign performance...

SquareShift Content Team
Apr 25, 20253 min read


How Looker Brings Scalable Governance to Marketing Teams
Your marketing team scrambles to pull numbers for a quarterly update. One team pulls from Tableau . Another from Excel. A few resort to...

SquareShift Content Team
Apr 25, 20254 min read


The Dashboard That Sparked a Movement — A CMO’s Looker Story
The conference room was full, but silent as the dashboard loaded. There it was — not just the usual metrics and monthly deltas, but something different. A clear, narrative arc across business units, customer segments, and campaign cycles. Not just answers, but direction. The CMO leaned back, fingers steepled. “Now this,” they said, “this inspires action.” It’s a far cry from the daily grind that many marketing leaders in financial services know all too well: disconnected das

SquareShift Content Team
Apr 24, 20255 min read


The View From the Top Is Foggy: Why CMOs in Financial Services Need a Unified BI Stack Now
What’s our ROI on digital last quarter? The question cuts through the hum of the Monday leadership meeting. Everyone turns to you, the CMO. The charts are there. The dashboards too. But stitching together paid, owned, and earned media results? That’s a week-long project — and even then, the answer is half guesswork, half reconciliation. In an era where marketing is expected to be both creative and accountable, this lack of clarity is more than frustrating — it’s a strategic

SquareShift Content Team
Apr 24, 20255 min read
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