There’s something missing in the way that many higher education institutions educate students about the intersection between technology and business. The problem: they often don’t. There just isn’t enough focus on getting those people who are studying the science – and art – of working with data to also work in tandem with business peers […]
Data Strategy Not Working? Grab a Cloud or Two or Three
Click to learn more about author Ingo Fuchs. Cloud has become a critical element of today’s IT strategies. You may not want to, but you have to consider how to best take advantage of cloud. Is your organization focusing on an IT Agenda? Is it focusing on a Transformation Agenda? If you answered yes to […]
Digital Transformation Strategies and Lessons for 2019
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. When enterprises take on digital transformation initiatives, they may underestimate the power to which digital has been altering industry landscape dynamics, consumer behaviors, economic fundamentals and what it means to stay competitive and relevant with its customers. People often forget how far we have come in a short […]
How Critical are Analytics and Big Data for Strategic Growth?
Click to learn more about author Amit Dua. Bringing stronger ground to strategy and management, analytics is one of the leading technology solutions in the marketplace. The $50 Billion global industry is set to grow at 10% CAGR across various domains worldwide. Everything from media to real estate is driven by Big Data these days, […]
To Silo or not to Silo Your Data?
Click to learn more about author Jill Shuman. Content can be stored in numerous places throughout an organization, which sometimes makes it a challenge to find. Most companies create internal content – guidelines, templates, and job instructions – while also having external licensed content – such as scientific journals and databases – as a part of […]
A Big Data State of the Union
Click to learn more about author Oksana Sokolovsky and Rohit Mahajan. With the Big Data market and its seminal technology, Hadoop, each about a decade old, enterprise customers need answers to important questions about the Big Data ecosystem health and state of adoption. The ecosystem is maturing. What does this mean for Hadoop, Big Data […]
Why Your Data Strategy Needs to Align with Your Business Strategy
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. Most enterprise companies interact with, operate on, and leverage data across a vast array of business departments. Data is generated by everything from web apps to cameras to heart rate monitors to Internet of things (IoT) sensors, which is empowering richer insights into human and “things” behaviors. Companies […]
Data Strategy Trends in 2019
What do the world’s most successful digital organizations — companies like Amazon and Alphabet — have in common? The answer: A strong focus on data. Donna Burbank, Managing Director at Global Data Strategy, Ltd., says that the connection between excellent data utilization and business success is not a coincidence. The World Economic Forum, she reminds […]
Data Governance for Leaders: Turn Data Strategy into Actions
Click to learn more about author Usama Shamma. Data is everywhere, with IoT and the growing interconnectivity of the different data feeds, data sources, channels, and data consumers, the need for Data Governance controls guided by a Data Strategy are highly arise to support business decisions and fulfill compliance requirements such as European General Data […]
Three Ways to Mitigate Your Company’s Data Risk in 2019
Click to learn more about author Ziv Kedem. Entrepreneurs are natural risk takers, and risk is necessary to grow a business. But some risks are out of a business leader’s control and these outside forces must be considered for the overall longevity and survivability of a business. Catastrophic events that include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes […]