A Chief Data Officer (CDO) helps bridge the gap between technology and business. This person evangelizes an enterprise-wide Data Management strategy at a senior level. The CDO leads Data Management initiatives, enabling an organization to leverage its data assets and gain a competitive advantage from them. A CDO tends to be part business strategist, adviser, […]
The 12 Days of Data Management
Click to learn more about author Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series begins with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in data, Data Quality, and so much […]
The Evolution of Data as an Asset
From an Afterthought to a Core Business Asset: The Journey of Data In recent years, the phenomenal growth of connected devices and advanced data technologies, along with the availability of affordable data storage, transfer, and processing capabilities, has enabled businesses to gain competitive intelligence on demand.Despite recognizing the strategic potential of data, many businesses face […]
Seven Tools for Effective CDO Leadership
The position of Chief Data Officer (CDO) is relatively new in the federal government, and emerging regulations are providing leadership opportunities for the CDO. A new law, the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, went into effect on January 14, 2019, establishing a set of standards and practices for the United States federal government to modernize […]
Why CDOs Need a Bigger Budget Now for Data Governance
Click to learn more about author Amar Kanagaraj. The cybersecurity landscape has been undergoing a sea change, driven by growing data privacy concerns, ever-increasing security threats, regulations, and geopolitical factors. Recently, COVID-19 has fundamentally changed many definitions and structures for businesses. The current health crisis has brought data privacy and security vulnerabilities more sharply into […]
So Your Customer Data Is Broken: Now What?
Click to learn more about author Olivia Hinkle. Over the past few months, businesses have been digging deeper into their CRM data and using email as a primary channel for communicating critical messages. They’ve also been eagerly reminding customers of their presence, even if the customer hasn’t been to their business or website for years. […]
A CDO’s Guide to Building a Culture of Data
Click to learn more about author Piyanka Jain. If you are anything like our Fortune 500 client on a journey to increase their data culture quotient (DCQ), then you are a brand that consumers recognize and trust. You have been around at least a few decades and probably a lot more. You have employees with […]
Navigating the Second Half of 2020 Requires Acute Focus on CRM Data
Click to learn more about author Olivia Hinkle. Today, marketers might feel compelled to push harder. That’s what tends to happen when a jolt to the economy mixes with a strong concern for the sustainability of a business. So, it’s not a coincidence your inbox is being flooded with messages from businesses you haven’t connected […]
Navigating Modern Container and Cloud Architectures with Stateless Data Security Models
Click to learn more about author Mark Bower. There are very obvious indications that the shift to contemporary cloud application strategies, and, in particular, modern container workload models, is accelerating even more during the current pandemic. This is driven by the cost benefits of re-platforming core IT to enable accelerated change to market conditions and […]
The Virtual Chief AI Officer: A Critical Advisor to the C-Suite
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. AI’s rapid surge in value-add has left companies struggling to adopt this highly complex technology. Executives struggle to understand it. At a basic level, the terminology is confusing — machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, computational statistics, cognitive computing, natural language/speech processing, robotic process automation (RPA), AI, etc. […]