Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. Last year I wrote […]
Cyber Recovery Strategy: Critical in the Fight Against Cyber Criminals
Click to learn more about author Mike Phelan. For hackers, attacking a faceless enterprise seems like a victimless crime: hold the company’s data for a lucrative ransom payout. For companies, it is more than just the payout. It is lost revenue, reputation, and employee and customer trust – and can result in a total collapse […]
How to Survive a Ransomware Attack: Five Backup Best Practices
No matter what your business or industry is, data is a critical asset to your business. Without secure and dependable backup for data protection, you’re at the mercy of life’s many “what ifs,” whether the data loss comes from spilling a drink on your keyboard or a ransomware attack. In order to ensure that your business won’t […]
Data and Analytics: The Essentials to Make Smarter Benefits Decisions
Click to learn more about author Chris Bruce. There is a treasure trove of data – from benefits selections and health care claims to sentiment analysis and viewpoints shared from internal surveys – waiting to be unearthed and utilized. By collecting, analyzing, and understanding that data, employers can make smarter decisions and, in turn, nudge […]
Three Crucial Phases of a Digital Transformation Journey
Click to learn more about author Kristian Kalsing. In today’s digital era, organizations require a solid foundation of trusted master data to enable impactful digital transformation (DX) efforts and drive better business results at scale. All businesses, regardless of industry, recognize that to succeed and deliver the best-in-class customer experience needed for retention and expansion, […]
What Is Binary Logistic Regression and How Is It Used in Analysis?
In this article, we will discuss the Binary Logistic Regression Classification method of analysis, and how it can be used in business. What Is Binary Logistic Regression Classification? Logistic regression measures the relationship between the categorical target variable and one or more independent variables. It is useful for situations in which the outcome for a […]
How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Diagnostic Health Care
Click to learn more about author Ahmer Inam. How might artificial intelligence (AI) help physicians diagnose medical conditions more effectively? This question grows more important each year. Approximately 400,000 hospitalized patients experience some type of preventable harm each year, costing the health care industry $20 billion, according to NCBI. Mistakes hurt everyone – first and foremost patients, […]
Press Release: Enterprise Data World 2022 Is Now Accepting Presentation Proposals
July 28, 2021 – DATAVERSITY and DAMA International opened the Call for Presentations today for the 26th annual Enterprise Data World Conference (EDW), which will be held March 20-25, 2022, at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California. Proposals must be received by September 17, 2021, in order to be considered. For more event […]
Lean Governance: The Next Machine to Change the World
Click to learn more about author Steve Zagoudis. Lean GovernanceTM is the next machine to change the world of Data Governance and Enterprise Data Management. As proponents of lean thinking, we view corporations as data factories that produce information for operations, reporting, and financial modeling. We were inspired by the 1990 groundbreaking book “The Machine that […]
IntegrationOps: The Final Frontier of IT Democratization
Click to learn more about author Romi Stein. We now know the story of how, over the past decade, the CIO role has transformed to be that of a coach. IT has morphed into a democratized DevOps team, requiring a new model for leadership. A bevy of new coding practices, from DevSecOps to DataOps, has […]