As data volumes and frequency of data continues to increase, organizations are quickly realizing that it is not enough to analyze their data; they must take action on it. In order to bring analytics closer to decision makers, organizations are operationalizing analytics by embedding them into dashboards, devices, applications, systems, databases, and more. This TDWI Best Practices Report focuses on how operationalizing and embedding analytics can be used to make smarter decisions and increase business value. This report covers: An in-depth survey analysis of current strategies and future trends for embedded analytics The challenge of trusting the data and results and how to overcome it Best practices and recommendations for successfully operationalizing analytics