Many existing data and analytics initiatives were put to the test during the economic volatility of the first year of the global pandemic. As a result, leaders realized how much they relied upon empowered front-line businesspeople working within self-service data analytics tools—and the cloud—to accelerate analytics work for quick, critical decision-making. After a tumultuous period of navigating sudden and potentially profound business impacts, there is now renewed clarity and vigor in the “need for real agility” in data analytics and digital transformation strategi