Dataiku Frontrunner Awards: Spotlight Your AI Achievements

About the Dataiku Frontrunner Awards

Hosted annually, the Dataiku Frontrunner Awards were created to recognize the achievements of all Dataiku customers, partners, nonprofits, and individual users. Open to both teams and solo practitioners, users are invited to submit their use case or success story to share their innovative work with the wider data science and AI community.

2023 Winners and Finalists

From 2021 to date, we have collected over 200 detailed use cases and success stories that reflect the increasingly diverse ways in which Dataiku is being used to harness the power of data and generate value. Discover a few of the winning entries from last year’s edition below, which explore how users are leveraging Dataiku to pave the way across industries.

Standard Chartered Bank: Driving Business Outcomes With Data

Standard Chartered Bank has significantly enhanced its AI capabilities using Dataiku, creating a data-driven culture and improving business outcomes across the organization. By integrating Dataiku, the bank has seen a 30x increase in FP&A analyst productivity and saved $34 million annually through the Space Planning and Optimization Tool (SPOT).

Previously, scaling data analytics and AI was a challenge. The Data Innovation Value Engagement (DIVE) team addressed this by onboarding Dataiku, resulting in streamlined analytics processes and increased staff engagement in data science training.

Read their full story here.

Novartis: Streamlining Analytics & AI Across the Organization

Novartis transformed its data handling by shifting from manual Excel calculations to real-time analytics with Dataiku. In the fast-paced pharmaceutical industry, where every decision matters, Novartis faced challenges with inefficient manual processes and outdated forecasting methods. The introduction of an automated solution, powered by SARIMAX for time series forecasting and integrated through Dataiku, revolutionized their approach.

By implementing Dataiku, Novartis achieved a 600% reduction in data ingestion time, cutting it from a week to just five hours. The platform enabled the creation of a simulation dashboard for automated budget allocation and field-force analysis, enhancing decision-making efficiency. The move from manual data processing to real-time analytics not only streamlined workflows but also improved accuracy and strategic insights.

Read their full story here.

Doosan: AI at Scale, From Steel Production to Student Learning

Doosan is revolutionizing both manufacturing and education with Dataiku-powered AI solutions. The partnership has delivered remarkable results, from a transformative Generative AI project completed in just one month to reducing educational content production time from days to minutes.

At Doosan Enerbility’s steel mill in Changwon, Korea, Dataiku’s AI model now predicts molten steel volume with impressive accuracy, cutting energy and production costs while enhancing sustainability. This initiative has been recognized for its impact on smarter manufacturing.

In education, Doosan revamped Doopedia, their digital encyclopedia, using Dataiku’s LLM Mesh and OpenAI’s GPT-4. This has slashed content creation time and made complex knowledge more accessible to younger audiences, transforming educational resources.

Read their full story here.

Participate in the 2024 Dataiku Frontrunner Awards

Following the competition's successes in previous years, we’re pleased to announce the launch of the fourth edition of the Dataiku Frontrunner Awards, with entries open from now until September 20, 2024. Winners will be announced in early October.

While the format for the competition has largely stayed the same, we continuously update the categories to reflect the most topical and relevant subjects each year, ensuring we encompass the increasingly diverse applications of Dataiku. This year, we have introduced several new categories and made adjustments to better recognize current trends and innovations.

In 2024, the categories have evolved to include Best Analytics Modernization Use Case, Best Generative AI Use Case, Best Governance Use Case, and Best Showcase of ROAI (Return on AI), reflecting the rapid advancements and growing importance of these areas.

We continue to feature categories like Best MLOps Use Case, Best AI Democratization Program, and Best Partner Acceleration Use Case, while expanding our industry-specific recognitions with AI for Retail/CPG, AI for Healthcare & Lifesciences, AI for Financial Services, and AI for Manufacturing. Additionally, the Most Impactful Ikig.AI Story remains a highlight, celebrating the best use of Dataiku by companies and individuals making a positive impact on the world.