Click to learn more about author Eric Raab. For many enterprises, conversations regarding data strategies have shifted from discussing big data to fast data. The ability to understand and act on real-time data insights – often adding the context from historical data – has become a critical differentiator for firms in almost every industry sector […]
So You Want to be a Data Manager?
A data manager develops and governs data-oriented systems designed to meet the needs of an organization or research team. Data Management includes accessing, validating, and storing data that is needed for research and day-to-day business operations. Currently, a wide array of organizations are using big data to gain insights into customer behavior and to provide […]
The Data Challenges of a Return to Service
Click to learn more about author Kaycee Lai. COVID has been particularly rough on companies that provide in-person entertainment experiences–theme parks, cruise lines, movie theatres, casinos, concert promoters, resorts, etc. With summer approaching, we’re seeing signs that some of these companies may be opening up operations again. Disneyland, for instance, just announced it is reopening […]
The Role of Big Data in Business Development
Click to learn more about author Mehul Rajput. With the huge amount of online data available today, it comes as no surprise that “big data” is still a buzzword. As the name suggests, business owners around the world now have a high volume and variety of information at their fingertips. But big data is more […]
Messy Data Shouldn’t Stop Machine Learning in Its Tracks
Click to learn more about author Jon Reilly. Businesses are creating data at an incredible pace that will only accelerate. In fact, data storage company Seagate predicts it will pass a yearly rate of “163 zettabytes (ZB) by 2025. That’s ten times the amount of data produced in 2017.” Moore’s Law – the principle that […]
Is Lakehouse Architecture a Grand Unification in Data Analytics?
Click to learn more about author Arsalan Farooq. I do not think it is an exaggeration to say data analytics has come into its own over the past decade or so. What started out as an attempt to extract business insights from transactional data in the ’90s and early 2000s has now transformed into an […]
It’s Time to Build a Cohesive Data Strategy
George Yuhasz is helping businesses to innovate in another direction: building a rich Data Strategy by holistically and concurrently bringing together analytics, Data Governance, and Information Architecture. As U.S. Director, Business Intelligence and Data Services, he launched the Data Strategy at the global food services enterprise. It’s been a job of optimizing people and processes, […]
The Future of Augmented Analytics: Adding the “Why” into Your Business Reports
Click to learn more about author Neerav Parekh. Data is the new oil, and unlike oil, we are never going to run out of data. With more and more data being produced each minute, businesses have massive, complex datasets that are difficult to deal with. Digging deeper into the data to uncover valuable insights is […]
Tapping the Value of Unstructured Data: Challenges and Tools to Help Navigate
Click to learn more about author Daniel Martin. The amount of data generated in the digital world is increasing by the minute! This massive amount of data is termed “big data.” We may classify the data as structured, unstructured, or semi-structured. Data that is structured or semi-structured is relatively easy to store, process, and analyze. […]
Data Analytics Will Power a Transformation of Supply Chains in the Post-Pandemic Environment
Click to learn more about author Vikas Mathur. COVID-19 exerted a disruptive impact on virtually every aspect of business across every sector — and supply chains were no exception. In a recent report, Deloitte said the pandemic might be “the black swan event that finally forces many companies, and entire industries, to rethink and transform […]