Data and analytics are particularly critical to today’s businesses because they improve strategic decision-making. Analytics solutions and use cases provide customers with added value in health care, retail, higher education, manufacturing, and other industries that capture a lot of valuable data. By harnessing different types of analytics available, organizations across varying industries can understand how products are […]
Data Mesh 101
In today’s complex business environment, data lakes and data warehouses may not be sufficient to meet organizational requirements. From the perspective of agility, both data lakes and data warehouses have limitations when it comes to maintaining and managing various types of data. Enter data mesh. The idea of a data mesh was born when Zhamak Dehghani, the […]
Advances in Metadata Management
With the flood of data that organizations are experiencing, metadata management is no longer optional – it has become a necessity. The concept of metadata management is fairly new because older metadata services, before this rush of data, had no significant problems locating data files. Now they do. Metadata, at its most basic, can be described […]
Six Core Data Management Challenges
With so many different ways that data can be created and collected within an enterprise, it’s no surprise that Data Management challenges abound. Data usually comes from various sources, some of which cannot be trusted to be safe and compliant with regulatory standards. It can be gathered from large numbers of sources such as smart […]
Leveraging Enterprise AI
Leveraging enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) provides a system that can automate repetitive tasks, answer questions, and improve decision-making. The AI operates machine learning extensions and automated services to deliver satisfying customer experiences and can streamline research projects. Enterprise AI can be described as a combination of machine learning and deep learning algorithms. With enterprise AI, managers and […]
Developing a Data Strategy Roadmap
A Data Strategy roadmap is a step-by-step guide to transform a business from its current state into the desired business organization. It is a more detailed, researched version of the Data Strategy and communicates when and how to implement specific advances to develop and upgrade a business’s data processes. A Data Strategy roadmap acts as a useful […]
Data Literacy and Analytics: Where Do They Intersect?
Data is the new oil. But what good is that data if we don’t know how to leverage it? According to the Human Impact of Data Literacy report, only 32% of surveyed executives felt like they were able to create measurable value from data. Organizations are struggling to make the most of the data and analytics they […]
Machine Learning Tools
Machine learning tools allow computers to become more accurate in predicting outcomes. The computer’s software makes decisions based on experiences rather than programming. The algorithm (basically a series of instructions) collects data on its interactions, and that data is used as feedback for the algorithm, which changes its behavior and responses, improving them over time. […]
Data Fabric Architecture 101
Today’s global organizations have data deployed both on-premises and across many cloud environments. In such a scenario, the biggest challenge is to find a single Data Management solution to enable businesses to access and connect data across disparate sources and provision a unified, virtual environment for data processing. “The emerging design concept called ‘data fabric’ […]
How to Become a Data Security Analyst
A data security analyst, also known as an information security analyst, is responsible for monitoring and analyzing network activity to identify potential threats or risks. Data security analysts primarily analyze data, conduct research, and use complex analytical tools to address problems related to confidentiality, availability, and integrity of data in an organization. Data security analysts […]