The importance of consumer data can never be underestimated from a business perspective. It can help identify where a company can grow and improve and highlight any gaps in the service offering. This collection of valuable data has been made harder due to stricter data privacy regulations and a reluctance among consumers to allow their information to […]
Data Supremacy: The Precursor to AI Supremacy
The arguments for greater urgency to attain AI supremacy have raged for years among technology experts and national policymakers. Some have cited serious concerns due to U.S. lethargy in tech development. Others posit the race for AI supremacy is actually one between U.S. and Chinese private-sector companies like Amazon and Alibaba. While important for national security and […]
Why Just Collecting More and More Data Is No Longer Productive
A decade back, when the big data trend began, the mantra was to collect more and more data — then glean insights from it to better understand consumer behavior, market trends, and demand. Even today, big data is key to better decision-making and operational excellence; however, two phenomena challenge the notion of “collect as much […]
Data Governance Trends and Dreams
Four years ago, in a fit of naivete, I decided to write a book about Data Governance. I wasn’t naïve about Data Governance – I was naïve about what that book would bring about. But, first, some background. After I left my corporate gig, I did a state-of-the-state in the data industry to get a broader understanding […]
Scaling Data Access Governance
The rise of data lakes and adjacent patterns such as the data lakehouse has given data teams increased agility and the ability to leverage major amounts of data. However, this ability comes with potential consequences. Constantly evolving data privacy legislation and the impact of major cybersecurity breaches has led to the call for responsible data […]
Top 5 Considerations for a Purpose-Built Enterprise Information Management System
Data is the lifeblood of every company – even more so in the life science field, where this information is used to develop, approve, and launch new solutions to improve patient outcomes. However, correlating or connecting intelligent data points across the enterprise can be challenging. Doing so requires a robust enterprise information management (EIM) strategy […]
Four Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Cloud Data Security Tool
The cloud was the driving force behind much of the digital transformation sparked by COVID-19. Public cloud applications and services allowed enterprises to support employees as they shifted to a fully remote workforce, and now many major components of day-to-day business are on the cloud. In fact, the cloud market is projected to amount to $832.1 billion […]
The Rise of Data-Centric AI
Data-centric AI is gaining momentum among engineers. While traditionally, a model-centric approach has been used to improve accuracy for a variety of applications, the increase of data available today and the benefits of using reliable data are leading engineers to reevaluate their priorities and workflows. With a model’s performance so dependent on the quality of […]
Why Data Governance Is Essential in the Current Business Landscape
Imagine you and a bunch of your colleagues are attending a networking event. You’ve been assigned three booths spread out in different locations across the arena. You and one of your colleagues take booth 1, and your other colleagues split themselves between booths 2 and 3. The event is flooded with professionals from your field, […]
Are Verifiable Credentials Paving the Way for Reinforced Digital Privacy?
Whether we’re booking a flight or shopping online, we must go through multiple authentication processes to prove our identity. And that’s quite important from an infosec perspective. However, proving our identities doesn’t necessarily need to be a complicated process, as the slightest bit of friction in authentication could be the reason for customers to switch […]