On the home page of the Hach company website, there is a red button that says, “Hurricane Assistance.” That’s because the company provides water quality testing equipment to communities, companies, and individuals all over the world, some of whom are dealing with natural disasters. Above the button, the words: “After the storms, Hach is here […]
Case Study: Kela and the Rebirth of the Mainframe System
Due to rising costs, Markku Suominen, ICT Director of Kela IT Services, knew that time was running out for their mainframe system, yet there were concerns about developing a completely new environment. “The programs and databases on our mainframes use over 10 million lines of PL/1 code,” he said. “We do not have the resources […]
Case Study: Three Strategies for Data Governance Success
“How do we measure the quality of our health care?” asked Laura Tellmann, Healthcare Informatics Executive at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis, speaking at the Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference. She shared a photo of a young boy who had survived a brain tumor and post-surgery stroke, as a reminder that the quality of the […]
Case Study: Enhanced Master Data Management Implemented at Office Depot
“The way customers are shopping has changed and continues to evolve,” said Sam Copeland, Vice President of Merchandising Operations for Office Depot, in a recent interview with DATAVERSITY®. To meet this new challenge, he said, “We need to have nimble systems, processes, and perfect data quality.” Since the implementation of Stibo Systems’ STEP solution for […]
Case Study: Data Management Program Achievements at Fulton Financial Corporation
Ray McGlew, Manager of Data Architecture at Fulton Financial Corporation (FFC) believes that, “Some of life’s best lessons are learned at the worst times.” Presenting at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference, McGlew shared lessons learned from a Data Management and organizational perspective, as well as his tips for investing in professional development. Fulton […]
Case Study: CauseSquare and NuoDB’s Elastic SQL Database Partner for Non-Profit Generosity
CauseSquare started in 2015, when co-founder and CTO, Walid Darwish and four of his friends, all developers, were volunteering their time with non-profit organizations and discovered that, “This sector, in terms of technology, still has a long way to go.” They also suspected that these organizations were heading for trouble in the long term. Their […]
Data Governance Program Success: Vanguard and the DGPO Best Practices Award
“You can start a Data Governance Program well,” said Michele Koch, the VP of Membership at the Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) in a recent DATAVERSITY® interview about the finalists of the 2017 DGPO Best Practices Award. “It’s sustaining the program that is very hard to do.” The three finalists for the 2017 DGPO Best […]
Case Study: Implementing Data Governance for Data Lakes and Big Data
Shannon Fuller says that knowing what your priorities are is the key piece to efficient development of a governance structure for the Data Lake. Fuller is the Director of Data Governance at Carolinas Healthcare System, where he piloted an HDInsight Hadoop implementation on Microsoft Azure. Speaking at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data Governance Online Conference, Fuller […]
Case Study: Hello Fresh Shifts to Big Data with MapR
The doorbell rings and it’s a big box with the words “HelloFresh” on the side in lime green letters. Inside, surrounded by biodegradable ice packs, are fresh ingredients for three different meals for you and your spouse, chosen from a varied slate of innovative entrees. All the vegies and meats in the box are portioned, […]
Case Study: Five Components to a Successful Data Stewardship Program
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services for Government of Ontario, Canada, provides services to 17 million children and youth across an area the size of Montana and Texas combined. The Ministry collects a great deal of data about those services, the children and youth who access them: “Like many organizations, we’ve struggled with inventorying, […]