Click to learn more about author John Singer. The solution to the problem described in “Knowledge Maps: What Is the Problem We Are Trying To Solve” lies in the artful combination of several maturing technologies – Semantics, Graph Databases, and Web Services. Semantics: Combining best practices from several related fields (Library Science, Information Science, Linguistics), technologies […]
Risks and Reward in Data Governance
Click to learn more about author Ian Rowlands. I was in some absorbing conversations at the FIMA Conference in Boston last week. There was much concern about the cost of Data Management for compliance. There’s an alphabet soup of regulations – AIFMD, BCSB239, CCAR, CCEL, Dodd-Frank, … MIFID II, … Solvency II … Some have unique […]
Knowledge Maps – What is the Problem We are Trying to Solve?
Click to learn more about author John Singer. Many people in their daily jobs lack the information they need to make well informed decisions, take decisive action, or solve problems. This lack of “the right information at the right time” results in unhappy customers, loss of sales, or the inability to recover quickly from broken processes […]
Do You Want to Know the Three Killer Questions to Find a Data Owner?
Click to learn more about author Suriya Subramanian. A good Data Governance framework should answer the following basic questions relating to data: What is the process of managing data in the firm? (process, controls, structure) Who is going to manage data? How data is managed in the firm? What happens if there are breaches to Data […]
Data Security in the Cloud
Click to learn more about video blogger Stefan Groschupf. Introducing the Big Data & Brews video blog series presented by Stefan Groschupf, Founder of Datameer. The series will touch on hot topics within the business of Big Data, Analytics, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Modern BI, NoSQL and Next Generation Technologies. In today’s video blog Stefan Groschupf […]
Ransomware – The New Cyber Protection Racket
Click to learn more about author David Schlesinger. Now that a number of newsworthy institutions such as hospitals, schools, and government offices, have fallen victim to what is called “Ransomware”, the media have finally noticed it. Ransomware, for those not yet familiar, is a pernicious type of cyber-attack where downloaded malware (i.e. “malware” is malicious software […]
Data People Must Build the Bridge to Your Cyber Security People
Click to learn more about author David Schlesinger. Deep down in the basement of your enterprise; in the hidden and dark places amid humming servers and racks of mysterious blinking equipment resides your cyber security staff. Pony tails, Red Bull cans, and black T-shirts identify some of the most devious and clever people in your company. […]
Data Governance vs. Security
Click to learn more about video blogger Stefan Groschupf. Introducing the Big Data & Brews video blog series presented by Stefan Groschupf, Founder of Datameer. The series will touch on hot topics within the business of Big Data, Analytics, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Modern BI, NoSQL and Next Generation Technologies. In today’s video blog Stefan Groschupf gives […]
Defining a Data Risk Strategy for an Organization
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. Why Defining a Data Risk Strategy is Crucial? Risk and Value are two sides of the same coin. Value realization along with benefits management is vital to appreciate the strategic goals of an organization. A balance between realization of these benefits along with effective management of Risk is required to enable these benefits. How about […]
Data Quality – A Simple Six-Step Process
We’ve all heard of the many horrors of poor data quality. Companies with millions of records with “(000)000-0000” as customer contact numbers, “99/99/99” as the date of purchase, 12 different gender values, shipping addresses with no state information, etc. The cost of “dirty data” to enterprises and organizations is real. For example, the U.S. Postal […]