Download the slides here>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar Becoming a data-driven organization is an increasingly important goal for organizations across all industries. But while the need for analytics, business intelligence (BI), and artificial intelligence (AI) is often quickly apparent, the “back end” of Data Management is often a harder sell. […]
What Is a Data Warehouse?
A data warehouse is a centralized repository that stores and provides decision-support data and aids workers engaged in reporting, query, and analysis. Data warehouses represent architected data schemas that make it easy to find relevant data consistently and research details in a stable environment. Data sources, including data lakes, can pipe data to a data warehouse. […]
Developing a Data Strategy Template
Organizations want a solid and usable Data Strategy template – a well-thought-out plan for a set of decisions that form a pattern, charting a high-level course of action – but face challenges. For example, only 30% of companies have impactful data strategies that align with some operations, resulting in wasted investments in improving analytics and business insights. Instead, most […]
How to Become a Business Intelligence Analyst
As with many buzzwords emerging from the intersection of business and technology, the phrase “business intelligence” (BI) is often misunderstood. In a nutshell, it refers to the skill and practice of extracting insights from data to realize new goals, strategies, trends, and values. A business intelligence analyst, working with a network of other knowledge workers (such […]
What Is Data Governance? Definition, Types, Uses
Data Governance (DG) is a business program and bedrock that supports harmonized data activities across the organization. It accomplishes this goal as a formalized framework implemented to the specifications of a corporate Data Strategy. Applying governance, as a whole, requires connecting different components – such as roles, processes, communications, metrics, and tools – to increase the likelihood that the […]
RWDG Webinar: Gaining Leadership Support for Data Governance
Download the slides here>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar A commonly used best practice associated with standing up Data Governance programs is that “senior leadership support, sponsor, and understand Data Governance” and the activities and resources associated with governing data. The question becomes, “How do we get leadership’s support when it […]
What Are Data Quality Tools?
Data Quality (DQ) tools are software solutions that aid in cleaning data, improving data integrity, and ensuring the accuracy of information. Quality management is a key component of business intelligence and big data. Through Data Quality management, you can ensure that your organization’s data is accurate and relevant. These tools are frequently found within master data […]
Data-Ed Webinar: Key Elements of a Successful Data Governance Program
Download the slides here>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar At its core, Data Governance (DG) is managing data with guidance. This immediately provokes the question: Would you tolerate any of your assets to be managed without guidance? (In all likelihood, your organization has been managing data without adequate guidance and this […]
9 Key Data Management Principles and Practices
Business leaders often make corporate decisions in haste, based on data that is neither thoroughly analyzed nor understood. This can pose a serious threat to data-driven decision-making. Additionally, businesses risk losing a competitive edge by not following important business analytics practices. To get the full benefit of data-centric activities, businesses must follow several core Data […]
Are Data Scientists Needed in the Self-Service Analytics World?
As the world becomes increasingly data-driven, businesses are turning to self-service analytics to enable business users to perform their own data analysis tasks. In self-service analytics, business users can access and analyze data without assistance or support from IT personnel or data scientists. Direct access to ML-powered analytics platforms allows them to make better business […]