A recent AI and Information Management report has shown that 64% of organizations manage at least 1 petabyte (PT) of data, and 41% manage at least 500 PTs. In itself, this is perfectly fine – data is the new oil, after all. The problem is, however, that anywhere between 40% and 90% of this data ocean remains dark, which […]
Change Data Capture and the Value of Real-Time Data Integration
Business insights are only as good as the accuracy of the data on which they are built. According to Gartner, data quality is important to organizations “in part because poor data quality costs organizations at least $12.9 million a year on average.” So, we believe that it stands to reason that providing access to the […]
From Parchment to Python: How Smart Data Evolved to What It Is Today
Data used to be a physical thing, stored on paper and in ledgers. Security was also a physical thing, with valuable data protected by actual locks and guards. Today, we navigate a landscape dominated by code, algorithms, and digital streams of data, a far cry from those early days. Yet, despite these transformative changes, the […]
Implementing Data Observability to Proactively Address Data Quality Issues
Data-driven decision-making is essential in all organizations, but using low-quality data can potentially be more harmful than using no data at all. Unreliable or outdated data can have huge negative consequences for even the best-laid plans, especially if you’re not aware there were issues with the data in the first place. That’s why data observability […]
Thriving in the “Second Wave” of Big Data Modernization
The idea of managing data at tremendous scale is hardly new. Most businesses embraced the concept of “big data” and associated technologies (like data lakes) at least a decade ago. However, the adoption of modern AI technology has introduced major new challenges to the big data world – so many, in fact, that it feels […]
Data Sips: Interview with Shannon Kempe
Data Sips is a new video miniseries presented by Ippon Technologies and DATAVERSITY that showcases quick conversations with industry experts from last month’s Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) Conference in Washington, D.C. The final episode of the Data Sips series features Shannon Kempe, DATAVERSITY’s chief digital officer, chatting with host Steve MacLauchlan, head of data at […]
How IT Leaders Can Fight Back Against Vendor Lock-In
Enterprise IT leaders are experiencing growing frustration with software vendors who wield excessive control over their technology roadmaps. From restrictive licensing agreements to forced upgrades and shifting support models, IT departments often find themselves at the mercy of vendors rather than in control of their own digital strategies. With so-called vendor lock-in on the rise, […]
Secure Data for Better Decisions and Collaboration: Embracing Data Clean Rooms
Data drives today’s economy. While external data is getting increasingly difficult to access and manage securely, the demand for data is exploding. The ability to obtain data is under attack, as the use of third-party cookies declines and data privacy regulations grow more intense heading into 2025, which is why virtual data clean rooms (DCRs) […]
Book of the Month: “6 Secrets for Delivering Impossible Projects”
Welcome to March 2025’s “Book of the Month.” This time we’ll be reviewing “6 Secrets for Delivering Impossible Projects” by Mark G. Cooper. Dr. Cooper’s main goal in putting this book together is to help people identify challenges organizations face that are seemingly impossible to solve. He identifies these as “impossible projects” and details what makes a project […]
Mastering Data Visualizations for Better Understanding
The sheer volume of data generated daily has reached staggering levels, and approximately 328.77 million terabytes of data are created every single day, according to Statista. In fact, 90% of the world’s data has been created in just the past two years, underscoring the rapid pace of data generation. However, the explosion of data has […]