The position of Chief Data Officer (CDO) is relatively new in the federal government, and emerging regulations are providing leadership opportunities for the CDO. A new law, the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, went into effect on January 14, 2019, establishing a set of standards and practices for the United States federal government to modernize […]
Emerging Cloud Computing Technologies
It has taken many years for cloud computing technologies to mature and become mainstream in global businesses. Now the skeptics have stopped questioning the long-range sustainability of the cloud ecosystem, but it remains to be seen how allied technologies like edge, serverless, IoT, AI, and big data can together fulfill enterprise business needs. Many cloud […]
So You Want to Be a Data Protection Officer?
The role of Data Protection Officer (DPO) is a security position and is a requirement per the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD). It is reasonable to expect the United States will develop its own version of the GDPR within the next few years. Many enterprises doing […]
Jump Start Data Management Initiatives Through Improved Business Cases
Inch by inch, step by step, block by block – that’s how you build a business case for Data Management. What those inches, steps, and blocks will look like depends in large part on the organizational maturity of the business with regard to Data Management. In more mature businesses, it’s easier to make the case […]
Blockchain and Data Security Intersections
Blockchain represents a list of records, referred to as “blocks,” which are linked by way of cryptography. Each individual block holds a cryptographic hash from the previous block, as well as a timestamp and transaction data. It seems an ideal solution for organizations wanting to store huge amount of data, securely. Blockchain was created in […]
Case Study: Data Protection and HCI for Carrs Tool Data Architecture Upgrade
“Existing conditions” is a term for conditions that don’t last very long. Amazon changed the face of retail. Google democratized access to information. Facebook and pretty much every social media site has changed the way we interact with each other. Change came to Carrs Tool Steels, too. The U.K. supplier of tool steel and high-strength […]
A Brief History of Data Containers
Data containers have become crucial for the efficient transport of data to a public cloud and back to a private platform. Containers are software packages containing everything needed for the software to run. This includes libraries, system tools, and settings, as well as an executable program. Additionally, containers offer another layer of security because the […]
Data Governance and Serverless Computing
Some of the latest buzz in the big data world is centered around the complexity of on-premises, Hadoop technology implementation, and so enterprises are getting restless and moving to the cloud. In an increasingly cloud-friendly business landscape, serverless computing may hold more promise than retrofitting Hadoop. More and more global businesses are moving to the […]
Metadata Repository Essential Use Cases
“Even though we’re working with very sophisticated Data Science resources, we still hear over and over, ‘I don’t even know what data is available,’” said Susan Swanson, the Senior Manager of Data Modeling and Architecture at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), an organization that offers regional health care coverage and services. Speaking at the DATAVERSITY® […]
Fundamentals of Machine Learning Enabled Analytics
The famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said, “It’s tempting to dismiss the notion of highly intelligent machines as mere science fiction.” Artificial intelligence (AI), the game-changer technology of the global business world, comprises three distinct sub-disciplines: machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and cognitive computing. Automated solutions in business analytics use all these sub-technologies, […]