Click to learn more about author Harald Smith. Every organization understands the importance of matching and connecting the same entities together (and the role of data quality capabilities to do so), but too often they take a limited view toward it, building data matching processes to address the situation in the moment but not taking […]
Building Data Definition Consensus
Data definitions are about a business creating a common vocabulary in a common language. They’re about how the organization thinks about itself. Take product data: The business needs to know what products it sells, how they can be categorized, what needs to be understood about that, who has financial responsibility for them, and why it […]
Too Much Tech Talk? (A Puppet Service Announcement)
Click to learn more about video blogger 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, Chief Data Officers, Data Quality, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in […]
“What is…?”: Build Your Own Bundle
DATAVERSITY Online Training – Professional Education at Your Convenience Individual Course Price: $49 Purchase 2-5 Courses: 10% discount Purchase 6-10 Courses: 15% discount Purchase 11+ Courses: 20% discount The “What is…?” series of introductory data courses are designed to be short, informational trainings that give a topic-focused overview for the non-data professional. This option enables […]
Blueprint to the Boardroom: How Tech Pros Can Influence Business Strategy
Click to learn more about author Patrick Hubbard. If you feel like you can never find time in your day to move ahead or develop badly-needed skills, you aren’t alone. In fact, according to our recent IT Trends Report 2019, 79% of DevOps teams, developers, and web product managers (WPMs) say their day-to-day IT tasks extend […]
Data Governance and Data Discovery: Enabling Data Regulation Implementation
Businesses are continuously striving to leverage data-driven insights or competitive intelligence, the concept of developing an organizational “data culture” will gain prominence. Data and data analytics will continue to play key roles in global businesses of the future. According to the article Why Data Culture Matters: “Organizational culture can accelerate the application of analytics, amplify […]
Are Black Swans in Your Data Lakes Obstructing AI Progress?
Click to learn more about author Kim Kaluba. It seems every company is anxious to jump on the boat and launch an AI program to improve organizational performance. But do they know what’s swimming in the data lake alongside their boat?According to a recent Infosys survey, half of organizations reported that they will not be […]
Data Strategy and Serverless Computing: How Do They Work Together?
Businesses need a strong Data Strategy to manage vast amounts of data, drive innovation, develop a data culture, and to maintain a competitive advantage. Though cloud environments offer fast, high-volume data collection and scalable storage space; machine learning-powered data preparation; AI-enabled analytics; data backup and recovery facilities — leaving the developers free to pursue coding. […]
Closer Connectivity: Four Reasons to Bring your Organization to the Edge
Click to learn more about author Tim Parker. Enterprises both big and small are rethinking their data and computing strategies as the demand for data increases. Simultaneously, businesses are placing a renewed focus on customer experience and brand reputation. As data infrastructure is currently built to handle hundreds of gigabytes (GB), but not yet terabytes, […]
Data Governance and Machine Learning
Top management are pressuring their organizations to adopt advanced AI-enabled solutions, so Data Management challenges continue to mount on technology teams. The technology decision-makers are increasingly realizing that without a firm Data Strategy provisioning enterprise-wide supply of data on demand, machine learning and AI adoption will remain just a buzz. For most businesses today, this […]