Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Len Silverston. People are unconsciously incompetent at communicating with data. This applies to our personal and professional lives. This ignorance creates an ethical issue that is profoundly important to all business and societal communities. This inability to understand and communicate with […]
Five Things to Know About Data Governance
Click here to learn more about Michael Distler. Data Governance is more than just keeping your company in line with regulations. It’s crucial to transforming any company into a data-driven culture. Data professionals across every part of the ecosystem — including developers and data scientists — have a role to play in the intersection of […]
PASS Adopts New Redgate Data Cataloging Solution to Stay Ahead of Data Privacy Concerns
A new press release reports, “PASS, the global community of data professionals, has become one of the first major users of a new solution from Redgate that automatically discovers and classifies sensitive data in SQL Server. The adoption of SQL Data Catalog will give the organization a clear picture of data across its entire estate, […]
SentryOne Takes Database Management to the Cloud
A recent press release reports, “SentryOne today announces the general availability of SentryOne Cloud, a suite of solutions that brings fresh design and a streamlined experience to data professionals managing increasingly complex DataOps environments. SentryOne Cloud gives data managers easy access to the information they need to accelerate delivery of business-critical data. ‘We know from […]
World’s First DataOps Community Goes Live
According to a recent press release, “Delphix, the company accelerating innovation through DataOps, today announced the new Delphix DataOps Community, the world’s first destination focused squarely on the topic of the emerging DataOps category. IT leaders and practitioners, including developers, DBAs, data scientists, data governance teams, and DevOps engineers now have a one-stop-shop for knowledge […]
Hey Data Professionals, When Should You Lead with Story?
Click to learn more about author Bree Baich. “I could understand every word the professor was saying, but I couldn’t understand what he was talking about – I couldn’t link between the words. The way we communicate data is very similar because very often what we do is throw data points at people, we throw charts […]
Infographic: Nearly 40% of Data Professionals Spend Half of Their Time Prepping Data
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “TMMData, creator of flexible data integration and preparation platform Foundation, partnered with the Digital Analytics Association to survey its community about data priorities and challenges. The survey revealed that data access, quality and integration present persistent, interrelated roadblocks to efficient and confident analysis across industries. Most […]
To Get Value from Data, Data Discovery Must Come First!
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Confidence in your Data Analytics is only as good as the completeness of your data. Most companies struggle with accessing and understanding their data, especially in older, legacy or siloed systems. Consider the following. Your CEO has long recognized that Data Analytics needs to play a greater role […]
Why Data Professionals Should Be Careful of Internet Light Bulbs
Click to learn more about author David Schlesinger. Many of us have rejoiced by having a thermostat for our homes that can be adjusted from a cell phone at work, and we can also check the house temperature from afar. Naturally, being data professionals, we have secured these systems with secure passwords such as “password1”, or […]
DAMA International’s Guide to Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBoK) Version 2
by Angela Guess DAMA International recently released the following press release: “DAMA International, in partnership with Technics Publications, is pleased to announce the release date for the updated DAMA DMBoK® is 30 June 2017. Pre-orders for DMBoK® version 2 will begin on 17 May 2017 and will be available on the DAMA International website. This […]