IT technologies are rapidly changing our lives. Whether it’s your daily grocery purchase, monthly bill payments, booking railway tickets, or receiving online healthcare consultation, data technologies have penetrated every business model, large, medium, or small. Recent cloud platforms, coupled with Big Data and IoT technologies, have ushered in a new era of “smart technologies” powered […]
2019: Full Scale Schema Modeling
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. Using Concerns to Navigate Data Architectures Welcome to 2019! This is the year that offers us a unique opportunity to re-architect the way we think schemas, data models and Data Architecture. We do indeed need to do some things better. The real world is full of concerns, […]
Ten Myths About Data Science
Click to learn more about author Daniel Jebaraj. Introduction Data Science is now being used as a competitive weapon. As with other technologies and processes that can transform the way companies operate, there’s a lot of contradictory information about it that’s causing considerable confusion. Most of today’s business leaders have heard that Data Science can […]
Solving Knowledge Graph Data Prep with Standards
Click to learn more about author Dr. Jans Aasman. There’s a general consensus throughout the data ecosystem that Data Preparation is the most substantial barrier to capitalizing on data-driven processes. Whether organizations are embarking on Data Science initiatives or simply feeding any assortment of enterprise applications, the cleansing, classifying, mapping, modeling, transforming, and integrating of data […]
Why Data Science is Not Statistics
Click to learn more about author Alex Paretski. Statistics as a branch of applied mathematics plays an important role in identifying hidden patterns in data. That’s why it is frequently used interchangeably with broader terms such as Data Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, and Machine Learning. Not only is this comparison technically incorrect, but it […]
How an Agile Approach Can Help Solve Your Data Problems
Click to learn more about author Mark Marinelli. Think of your current Data Management process. Is it effective? Are you able to get reliable data you need to carry out business functions served up to you in a timely, actionable manner? Today’s Data Challenge Businesses today face an ongoing data mastering challenge. Too many organizations […]
Monetizing Information? Show Me Your Data Model
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. I recently (finally) had the opportunity to read Doug Laney’s fine book about Infonomics. I have followed his work on this for years, because we share the ambition that data and information should be recognized as assets, just like factory equipment and trucks. Because data keep the […]
Data Modeling vs. Data Architecture
In the second edition of the Data Management Book of Knowledge (DMBOK 2): “Data Architecture defines the blueprint for managing data assets by aligning with organizational strategy to establish strategic data requirements and designs to meet these requirements.” Another way to look at it, according to Donna Burbank, Managing Director at Global Data Strategy: “Data […]
Five Tips to Completing Analytics’ Infamous “Last Mile” in 2019
Click to learn more about author Mike Lamble. In 2017, the term “Data Scientist” was LinkedIn’s fastest growing job title; yet, in the same year, McKinsey reported that less than 10 percent of Analytic Models that are developed actually make it to production where they can deliver ROI. The bottleneck lies in what industry insiders call […]
Domino Data Lab Announces Domino 3.0 to Power Model-Driven Organizations
According to a new press release, “Domino Data Lab, provider of an open data science platform, today announced Domino 3.0 featuring Domino Launchpad, a module designed to help companies maximize the impact of their data science investments by addressing the operational challenges and bottlenecks they face getting models into production. ‘Following the introduction of the […]