Three Analytics Breakthroughs That Will Define Business In 2021 By Ramya Srinivasan Analytics are increasingly driving business decisions—and in the wake of the pandemic, companies that embed data-driven digital transformation into their organizational cultures will be leaders, pulling ahead despite a challenging business environment. getty “Data is the most valued commodity, and it continues to grow exponentially year over year,” says Sharmila Mulligan, chief strategy and marketing officer for Alteryx, a leader in analytics and data science automation. “The only way for organizations to deliver on the highly sought-after value in data is through analytics automation coupled with upskilling workforces so they can answer more sophisticated questions.”