Click here to learn more about Victor Dudemaine. As data professionals, we are living in the golden age of “DATA.” Data is king. Consulting firms and CEOs alike are proclaiming “data is the new oil” that will run our information economy for years to come. The question I ask each of you then is this: “How […]
Case Study: Cox Automotive Solves Data Drift and ETL Challenges
According to Pat Patterson, Community Champion at StreamSets, “data drift” is such a problem now that “only about one fifth of a data analyst’s time is actually spent analyzing the data.” The remainder is spent “wrangling it into shape and getting it from where it is to the actual analysis platform.” Speaking at the Enterprise […]
What Is ACID?
ACID properties characterize RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) database processing or a data warehouse. Originally coined in the early 1980s, according to DAMA DMBoK, the ACID philosophy consists of requirements for generating and maintaining reliable database transactions. ACID provides consistency before, during and after transactions through five properties: Atomic: Each task in a transaction succeeds […]
Technology Leaders Reflect on the Technological Impact of One Year of Remote Work
Click to learn more about author Richard Cassidy. Throughout the past year, COVID-19 showcased IT’s ability to not only fight the virus but also drive innovation to keep businesses up and running while protecting them from cyber-adversaries. Innovations in communications technology has ensured that nearly 60% of people working from home due to COVID-19 are […]
Why the Next Generation of Data Management Begins with Data Fabrics
Click to learn more about author Kendall Clark. The mandate for IT to deliver business value has never been stronger. In fact, 76% of executives believe IT must be an active partner in developing business strategy. Agility is key to success here. However, most enterprises are hampered by data strategies that leave teams flat-footed when […]
The Important Role of Cognitive Science in Marketing Data Creation
Click to learn more about author Dave Kelly. Human beings are imperfectly dynamic creatures shaped by experiences, biases, and cognitive processes, and this combination of behavior-shaping factors is unique from individual to individual and can even change from day to day. In the always-on digital world we live in, where competition for consumer attention is […]
Tales of A Common Vocabulary, Data Quality, and Machine Learning, Oh My!
Order in the court! Order in the court! The case being heard is a serious one. The defendant—the Chief Data Architect of VeraVisionFake Inc.—is accused of having ignored the need to establish a valid and sound common data vocabulary in her organization. She is up against The Common Vocabulary Value regulatory agency, whose mission is […]
Supporting Talent When Remote Work Goes Flexible: Data Is Key
Click to learn more about author Tom Ricks. Studies repeatedly show that remote work is welcomed by the majority of employees. McKinsey research tells us that 80% enjoy working from home, which is good news for organizations that were concerned about employee sentiment. Better still, there are signs that productivity has either remained largely the […]
Lessons from a Real Disaster Recovery: Preparing Your Backup and DR Systems (Part III)
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. A system administrator who has actually been through a real disaster told me in a recent podcast interview that most of the challenges he had were more about basic infrastructure like internet, lodging, and food. In this final article in the series, I want to focus […]
What Is Data-Driven?
The term data-driven describes a business state where data is used to power decision-making and other related activities efficiently, in real-time. For a business, reaching the data-driven state is like the difference between driving an automobile and traveling by horse. Data-driven businesses get to their destination faster and more efficiently. Data-driven characteristics include well-integrated data […]