Click to learn more about author Paul Trulove. As the speed of business accelerates, organizations are turning to Cloud Technologies to keep pace. In fact, research indicates that 43 percent of companies already have a Cloud Strategy in place, driven in part by demand for new applications, expanding data storage needs and rapid adoption of […]
Design Thinking to Put a Governance Model that Doesn’t Fail
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. Fully understand the problem – The generalized challenges that Chief Data Office (CDO) face today, are a good starting point to understand the deeper problem. If an existing Governance Model does not seem to work, it is better to start understanding the core beliefs and values in the […]
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Even Robots Have a Gas Tank
Click to learn more about author Kevin W. McCarthy. Not to date myself, but by my childhood timeline, we should be about 15 years past flying cars, and just about coming up on the robot apocalypse. There was a time when everyone assumed that automation would eventually take over everyone’s lives, and as you see […]
It’s All in the Preparation: Four Strategies to Monetize Your Data
Click to learn more about author Farnaz Erfan. As organizations continue to evolve their information strategy and find innovation opportunities, many seek to generate value through data monetization. Today, an increasing number of companies are actively seeking ways to monetize their data both internally and externally. Although still nascent in some industries, data monetization is […]
Data Profiling: The First Step to Data Science
Click to learn more about author Mark Hensley. In 2012 former Chief Data Scientist of the United States DJ Patil and Babson College Professor Thomson H. Davenport famously declared that the job of Data Scientist would be the “Sexiest job of the 21st Century.” While that may true, most Data Scientists spend the biggest chunk […]
Using Data to Make Better Decisions
Click to learn more about author Carie Lemack. Data is neither an end unto itself nor the end of anything in particular. It is instead the end of the beginning of a process, whose ultimate end is to improve decision-making and enable leaders to make the right decisions. To do these things requires perspective, so you […]
Provisioning Data Catalogs with Metadata: A Variable Challenge
Click to learn more about author Roland Bullivant. Data Catalogs are a fast-growing critical component of an Enterprise Information Management strategy. They provide a solution to document, and enable users to find and understand, how data is used across the enterprise data landscape. This is particularly valuable in the context of Data Governance and compliance, […]
Myths and Facts about Master Data Management (MDM): Part II
Click to learn more about author Bruck Assefa. Welcome back. In this article, we’ll dive into the next five myths about Master Data Management (MDM) and build off what we learned in Part I which covered the first five myths and corresponding facts. As we’ve learned, MDM can be a confusing topic, so I’d like to […]
Minimise Costs or Maximise Value: Which ROI Model is Best for Your Business?
Click to learn more about author Dirk Wybe de Jong. New business technologies, like automation, are knocking on the door of every sector. There is little doubt that the not-too distant future world of work will look very different to what we know today. In fact, the FT recently noted that 60% of companies will soon […]
Data Scientist, Esquire: The Rise of the Data Literate Lawyer
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. Despite its reputation for hidebound rules and obscure texts, the legal profession is in the midst of a transformation that will expand what law schools teach, bar examiners test, and lawyers must know. Fluency in contracts and civil procedure will no longer suffice, and expertise concerning […]