Click to learn more about author Wayne Yaddow. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we described how data warehousing (DW) and business intelligence (BI) projects are a high priority for many organizations. Project sponsors seek to empower more and better data-driven decisions and actions throughout their enterprise; they intend to expand their […]
A Bridge Between Data Lakes and Data Warehouses
Click to learn more about author Joan Fabregat-Serra. It has been ten years since Pentaho Chief Technology Officer James Dixon coined the term “data lake.” The term and its underlying technology have been thriving more than ever. While data warehouse (DWH) systems have had longer existence and recognition, the data industry has embraced the more […]
Can You Trust Your Data?
Click to learn more about author Craig Stewart. In order to be successful in today’s ultra-competitive business environment, companies must be committed to data. Data needs to truly be at the heart of every decision an organization makes, but this is easier said than done. There is an overwhelming amount of data in every organization. […]
Pillars of Data Integrity: The New Business Imperative
Click to learn more about author Amy O’Connor. Innovations in data-driven intelligence continue to power transformation initiatives for modern businesses. While these innovations improve how we collect, store, manipulate, and analyze data, that is not enough to fully leverage data. Being accurate, consistent, and contextual is crucial for unleashing the data’s full potential. It is […]
Why Effective Data Management Is Key in a Connected World
Click to learn more about author Jeff Kinard. 2020 saw a rapid acceleration in digital transformation, and this trend shows no sign of slowing down in 2021. The smart factory and plant now incorporate an array of connected technologies, all generating a vast volume of data. As a result, data will continue its exponential growth, […]
Enterprise Data Sharing: Commercially Identifiable Information
Click to learn more about author Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series begins with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in data, Data Quality, and so much […]
Five Data Governance Trends for Digital-Driven Business Outcomes in 2021
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. To date, many organizations have focused on formalizing data consumption practices through distribution technology, access-based delivery mechanisms for analytics, and AI functions. However, with data protection laws and positive awareness across the world, firms have extended the formalization to data collection management. This, in fact, is the first […]
Good AI in 2021 Starts with Great Data Quality
Click here to learn more about Heine Krog Iversen. More and more companies want to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their organization to improve operations and performance. Achieving good AI is a whole other story. AI initiatives can take a lot of time and effort to get up and running, often exceeding initial budget and […]
The Need for Flexible Data Management: Why Is Data Flexibility So Important?
Click to learn more about author David Leivesley. We live in an era of big data. Amazingly, statistics show that around 90 percent of this data is only two years old. That indicates that businesses, moving forward, will need to anticipate using more and more of it. However, Data Management and structuring are notoriously complex. […]
Dear Laura: Disrupting Data Governance
Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance, I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. Last year I wrote the […]