Click to learn more about author Mathias Golombek. From healthcare to tech takeovers, I discuss the latest stories and hottest trends in our Tech Thursday round-up. Saving Face A facial recognition experiment has sparked a heated debate over “reckless findings,” and the world has taken notice. The study was done at Stanford University, where researchers have claimed […]
What Is DataOps?
DataOps (Data Operations) is collaborative Data Management practices “focused on improving the communication, integration, and automation of data flows” to create predictable delivery and change management of data, data models, and related artifacts. DataOps were created as a better way to develop and deliver analytics, and to aid the data engineers, business uses, analysts, and […]
Case Study: Department of the Interior Lays Out Steps for Metadata Implementation
After the U.S. Office of Management and Governance issued the Open Data Policy, federal agencies set to the task of developing Enterprise Data Inventories to support a mandate of government transparency. The Department of the Interior (DOI) took this opportunity to create and implement a Metadata Management framework using an enterprise approach, properly documenting data […]
Nine Ways IT Pros Can Stay Relevant in a COVID-Accelerated World
Click to learn more about author Brad King. COVID-19 has dramatically increased the pace of digital transformation in the enterprise. Amid a headlong rush to cloud architectures, remote work, and distributed IT, we look at nine ways IT pros can remain relevant — and continue to deliver business value — during this profound transition in […]
2021 ITSM Predictions: Endpoint Security, Algorithmic Decision-Making, and User Data Privacy
Click to learn more about author Rajesh Ganesan. Even after the pandemic is in our rear-view window, many of us will continue to work remotely. A recent Harvard Business School study suggests that 16 percent of companies expect their employees to continue to work from home long after the pandemic concludes. With so many people […]
Data Architecture with Data Governance: A Proactive Approach
“Data Architecture is the physical implementation of the Business Strategy,” said Nigel Turner, Principal Consultant in E.M.E.A. at Global Data Strategy, speaking at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data Governance Online Conference. “It’s a key part of the whole continuum that you need to build within an organization to manage data effectively,” and Data Governance forms an […]
Software Usage Data: Efficient Collection for Actionable Insights
Click to learn more about author Victor DeMarines. How are your customers using your software? How effectively are you capturing revenue? How do you know? Clear insights about how software is being used can help software suppliers and device manufacturers address the common challenges of how to effectively price, deliver, and monetize their products. Usage data […]
The Need for Flexible Data Management: Why Is Data Flexibility So Important?
Click to learn more about author David Leivesley. We live in an era of big data. Amazingly, statistics show that around 90 percent of this data is only two years old. That indicates that businesses, moving forward, will need to anticipate using more and more of it. However, Data Management and structuring are notoriously complex. […]
Dear Laura: Disrupting Data Governance
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 the […]
Data Storage Will Be Critical in Digital Transformation and Defeating Cyber Threats in 2021
Click to learn more about author Jon Toor. A 2020 survey of senior IT decision-makers and IT security professionals found that 84 percent of respondents’ organizations have accelerated their digital transformation efforts as a direct result ofCOVID-19. Having a modern storage infrastructure is key to these efforts, one that is optimized for a hybrid cloud […]