Across all industries, and in businesses of all sizes, one thing holds true: The more you know about your customers, the greater your organization’s chances for success. This makes data your company’s most valuable non-human asset. As the revenue potential of data increases, the job of protecting that data becomes more important and more challenging. […]
Developing an Effective AI Strategy
The process of building a successful AI strategy has changed. In November of 2022, the evolution of artificial intelligence took a dramatic leap forward: OpenAI developed a more evolved, smarter chatbot called ChatGPT. By combining generative AI with large language models and highly functional algorithms, the company developed a chatbot supporting a new level of […]
RWDG Webinar: Build Your Own Data Governance Framework
Download the slides here>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar In this RWDG webinar, Bob Seiner will share an effective Data Governance framework that addresses the core components of program delivery, cross-referenced against the people and levels of the organization. Understanding and planning for each core component at each level simplifies the […]
Webinar: Better Data Governance for Responsible AI
Download the slides here>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar Data governance and responsible AI are essential for businesses of all sizes to succeed in the digital age. In this webinar, Google Cloud Program Manager Shuba Lall will discuss how businesses can think about data governance especially as it pertains to AI/ML […]
Data Governance vs. Data Management
When managers and workers discuss Data Governance (DG), a business program that supports harmonized data activities, vs. Data Management (DM), a comprehensive collection of practices, concepts, and processes dedicated to leveraging data assets, they often use the terms interchangeably. Sometimes, both words point to the same concepts, and these conversations remain productive. At other times, switching between […]
My Career in Data Episode 54: Danette McGilvray, President and Principal Consultant, Granite Falls Consulting
Welcome back to a new episode of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data. This week we talk with Danette McGilvray, the President and Principal Consultant at Granite Falls Consulting, about how showing up and not being […]
Key-Value Databases Demystified
In 1966, a DEC PDP-7 computer was delivered to the Massachusetts General Hospital without any programming. The hospital had invested in a computer but had no way to run it. At this time, there was very little in the way of software options, operating systems, or database support. The hospital did, however, have access to […]
Fundamentals of Predictive Analytics
Predictive analytics (PA) is a subfield of data analytics and business intelligence that deals with an in-depth analysis of past events and forecasts of future events. This specialized branch of data analytics combines the power of data mining, data modeling, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to make probabilistic predictions of future events. Predictive analytics relies […]
ADV Webinar: Open-Source vs. Commercial Vendor Software in the Enterprise
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar This study examines the full cost and true value of self-managed software and fully managed services. There have been explosive developments in enterprise open-source software in the past few years, together with a corresponding growth of commercial vendors that close source capabilities that are borderline necessary for […]
Data-Ed Webinar: Strategy Is Where Data Architecture and Data Governance Collide
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar While “collide” is perhaps a strong term to use to describe the key area where Data Architecture and Data Governance interact, it does provide motivation to perhaps calm the traffic and avoid further collisions. In order to harmoniously interact, architecture and governance must literally be working from […]