Course5 Discovery vs. The Weather Company

We rely heavily on Course5 for our business decisions every day. It gives us insights that we were really missing before getting set up with Course5.

Incentivized

Well suited:

• Forecasting for severe weather events.
• Generating overall seasonal trends in upcoming weather patterns.
• Content is easy to read and understand.
• Great for business decision-makers, c-level executives.

Not well-suited:

• Year ahead forecasts.
• Data that can be trusted as finite days before a weather event. The data and forecasts can change often, so remaining up to date is key.

Incentivized

• Data Visualization.
• Predictive Modeling.
• Trend Analysis.
• Data Analysis.

Incentivized

• Detailed forecasts.
• Hyper-local forecasts.
• Daily updated local and meaningful forecast for our business.

Incentivized

• I do wish there was a feature that keeps a dynamic list of company benchmarks that update in real-time and use that to be a comparison goal line in metrics.
• Some of the SQL syntax highlighting/auto-completion will not work.
• Sometimes text widgets will just "disappear" after I have dragged them onto the canvas.

Incentivized

• Forecasts are not always accurate.
• Winter weather forecasts are now often now-casted which can be challenging for proactive planning.
• Would love to see more tips on how businesses can prepare for severe weather by the use of the Weather Company’s data.

Incentivized

Support for the Weather Company has not been an issue. The predictive analytics processes that they use allow them to remain a strong force in the world of weather patterns and forecasts. Brand recognition allows them to continue to grow and develop in a world that is not as crowded as other predictive analytics areas.

Incentivized

Having the ability to see data from so many sources for our finance, support, marketing, and sales departments at a glance without having to pull data every day and make pivot tables each time is absolutely critical for us. Our leadership team is able to make crucial business decisions more quickly and more easily thanks to Course5.

Incentivized

Insightful meteorologists that both understands the science of weather and also understands our business needs.

Incentivized

• We saved time because the analytics were presented in a way that made sense.
• Return on Investment.
• Scalability as a company.

Incentivized

• Better confidence in the weather forecast.

Incentivized