{"podcast":{"title":"The Analytics Power Hour","slug":"the-analytics-power-hour-461338","podcast_index_feed_id":461338,"rss_url":"https://analyticshour.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://analyticshour.io","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/a/0/7/aa07ecfcf34bbc7fd959afa2a1bf1c87/Analytics_Power_Hour_2021_Logo.png","author":"Tim Wilson","episode_count":312,"summary":"Attend any conference for any topic and you will hear people saying after that the best and most informative discussions happened in the bar after the show. Read any business magazine and you will find an article saying something along the lines of \"Business Analytics is the hottest job category out there, and there is a significant lack of people, process and best practice.\" In this case the conference was eMetrics, the bar was….multiple, and the attendees were Michael Helbling, Tim Wilson and Jim Cain (Co-Host Emeritus). After a few pints and a few hours of discussion about the cutting edge of digital analytics, they realized they might have something to contribute back to the community. This podcast is one of those contributions. Each episode is a closed topic and an open forum - the goal is for listeners to enjoy listening to Michael, Tim, and Moe share their thoughts and experiences and hopefully take away something to try at work the next day. We hope you enjoy listening to the Digital Analytics Power Hour.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T14:22:38.009366+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338"},"episode":{"title":"#293: Tool Selection and the Unhelpfulness of Feature Comparisons","slug":"293-tool-selection-and-the-unhelpfulness-of-feature-comparisons","published_at":"2026-03-17T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/293-tool-selection-and-the-unhelpfulness-of-feature-comparisons","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338","url":"https://analyticshour.io/2026/03/17/293-tool-selection-and-the-unhelpfulness-of-feature-comparisons/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_293_-_Tool_Selection_and_the_Unhelpfulness_of_Feature_Comparisons.mp3?dest-id=239292","summary":"The one rule about the Analytics Power Hour is that we don't talk about specific tools. But that doesn't mean we won't talk about tool SELECTION! Jason Packer recently released the second edition of Google Analytics Alternatives , (also available on Amazon ) and his approach in the book is very much not an RFP-like \"check which features your tool offers\" system. And his rationale for that seems just as applicable (to us, at least!) for any data platform selection, be it a digital/product analytics platform, a BI tool, database or storage infrastructure, or, well, you name it! Ultimately, the challenge is how to go about getting a reasonably strong understanding of the philosophy and historical roots of each platform being considered and then marrying that up with the foundational priorities and needs of the organization. Is that a lot harder than a feature checklist? Yes. But them's the breaks. For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page .","meta_description":"The one rule about the Analytics Power Hour is that we don't talk about specific tools. But that doesn't mean we won't talk about tool SELECTION! Jason Pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3933,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/episodes/293-tool-selection-and-the-unhelpfulness-of-feature-comparisons/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/293-tool-selection-and-the-unhelpfulness-of-feature-comparisons.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}