A game of table tennis is always a good way to unwind \u2013 over a few drinks with colleagues after the to-do list is done or perhaps during lunch break. But, if you\u2019re looking for a way to rev up competitive spirit and even take on teams in other ZIP codes or countries, we have created the perfect solution.
If your office has access to a ping pong table (essential) you\u2019re eligible to climb the global ranks soon to see if you can beat other companies \u2013 and even the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Let us introduce you to our new Ping Pong leaderboard & Predictor<\/strong> dashboard, powered by Tableau. Our data analysts<\/a>, data engineers<\/a> and data scientists<\/a> have been working hard behind the scenes to bring this new product to offices across the world \u2013 soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Put simply, you play a game of ping pong, input the scores \u2013 and then you can start seeing where you rank on the dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCompanies can sign up and get their own dashboards for their employees,\u201d explains <\/a><\/em>James Faure, Calligo Data Scientist<\/em><\/a> and Ping Pong Predictor project champion. \u201cIt\u2019s the perfect way to add some additional energy into work get-togethers. You can keep the competition internal, and just play against your colleagues. Or you can expand your competitive horizons to within your country, or even the whole world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The more you play, the better \u2013 the predictive model is hungry for data, to get an accurate understanding of your state of play. Through the app you\u2019ll be able to see who\u2019s predicted to win the next match. If you\u2019ve decided to take on a rival business across the street, for example, previous data fed into our Ping Pong Predictor might lead it to say you\u2019re going to lose by 18-21. But\u2026will that ring true? Can you not only beat your human competitors, but also take on data analytics, engineering, and science?<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n On that note, while this no doubt sounds intriguing, you\u2019re probably wondering how it\u2019s even possible. Well, the brains of our data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists are constantly whirring, devising creations that are not yet out there \u2013 and not just for our clients. This is the latest example of their combined, extraordinary skills; the perfect trinity of Calligo\u2019s disciplines \u2013 with (more than) a little help from React, Python, Snowflake and openFaaS. And, of course, Tableau \u2013 that not only powers the dashboards, but makes them highly intuitive to use and pleasing to the eye. A mighty partner, indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Firstly, data visualization<\/a> and analytics expertise combined to create the dashboard in Tableau. (On a quick side-note, now seems an opportune moment to mention that a piece (Human Disease Network) by one of our data visualization experts \u2013 Anjushree B V \u00a0\u2013 was chosen last year by Tableau as its Viz of the Day (VOTD). You can read more about this here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then came the data engineering \u2013 SQL database programming and designing the system. This ascertained how data would flow between the dashboards. As we get more match data, we will start to take it across to train the models \u2013 aka Machine Learning, that will be deployed back into the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs well as being interactive entertainment for companies, this demonstrates the Calligo team\u2019s exceptional skills,\u201d says James. \u201cOur Ping Pong Predictor is an awesome playground where we can test new technologies that we want to implement for our clients. I also love to teach people about data \u2013 and this is a diverse way to illustrate what it involves for younger professionals considering a career in this field.\u201dHow does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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