The job responsibilities of a citizen data scientist include dealing with new data, using automated tools to process big data, and creating additional models to gain additional insights. Their primary job is not to make predictions directly from big data, or develop prescriptive analytics, but to build models and use tools that accomplish those goals. […]
Data Governance Trends in 2024
Companies are more determined than ever in 2024 to improve their Data Governance (DG) programs, the bedrock that supports harmonized data activities across organizations…
It’s Not Too Late to Leverage AI, but You Must Get Started Today
AI’s potential enchants experts across all industries. For customer support specialists, generative AI solutions have improved productivity by up to 35%. For software developers, AI can handle mundane tasks like repetitive coding and automated deployment, enabling engineers to focus on essential quality-of-code updates…
Organizations Are Underutilizing Their Data – Here’s Why (and How to Fix It)
The mainstreaming of predictive analytics and generative AI has brought Data Management into focus. Artificial Intelligence both runs on and produces a vast amount of data that must be effectively managed, governed, and analyzed. However, a recent survey of 1,000 North American executives revealed that organizations aren’t quite up for the challenge.
Many companies are not prepared to implement AI or other technologies into their existing IT infrastructure and workforce in a timely manner…
Master Data Management 101
The management of master data can be described as managing the data that is critical to your business’s operations. Master data management (MDM) deals with managing data that is relatively stable and critical to the business’s operations. The concept of master…
Data Strategy Trends in 2024
In 2024, organizations must embrace a good Data Strategy, a reliable touchstone created by an organization for businesspeople in their data-related endeavors and support its evolution. Executives face mounting pressure to swiftly adapt to a dynamic marketplace and demonstrate tangible impacts…
AI’s Massive Growth Puts Retail Data in the Spotlight
023 was an incredible year in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). With the massive adoption of technologies like ChatGPT, millions of people are now uncovering new ways to use AI to create content, including email, video animation, and even code.
Since its first debut to the public in 2022, generative AI has dominated headlines and conversations about its potential impact on nearly every aspect of business and life…
Data Centers and the Climate Crisis: A Problem Hiding in Plain Sight
According to an article from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) titled “Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” here’s where the U.S. stood with greenhouse gas emissions. The biggest offender? Our love for travel. Cars, trucks, planes, and the like, basically anything that guzzled gas or diesel, contributed 28% to the emissions. Almost all of […]
Machine Learning Techniques for Application Mapping
Application mapping, also known as application topology mapping, is a process that involves identifying and documenting the functional relationships between software applications within an organization. It provides a detailed view of how different applications interact, depend on each other, and contribute to the business processes. The concept of application mapping is not new, but its […]
2024: When IT And AI Collide
Stressed to the limit and buried under busy work, IT teams were told to “do more with less” in 2023. That meant that despite more shadow IT, more security vulnerabilities, and more questions, these tech pros were equipped with the same resources or fewer. Now, as we look at a new year with new opportunities, […]