A significant issue in Enterprise Data Management today is Data Quality, because business data requires thorough cleansing and preparation to be used as input to any Analytics or Business Intelligence system. In an era of automated and Self-Service Business Analytics, Data Quality has assumed even more importance as average business users do not often have […]
Know When It’s Time to Retire Your Applications – Starting with Documentum
Click to learn more about author Bill Tolson. It’s a difficult part of life, but nothing lasts forever, including once widely deployed business applications. As most IT professionals at least understand if not embrace, retirement of aging applications is a necessary part of an application’s lifecycle. Like any product, applications have a shelf life, and once […]
Enterprise Data World 2018: Illuminating the Data Cave
In his Monday evening lighting talk at the Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2018 Conference, Daragh O’Brien remarked that coming to a conference like EDW is similar to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. It’s an opportunity to get out of the caves of our day jobs, move into the light, gain new frames of reference, and […]
Graphic Art Recordings and Data Management Education at Enterprise Data World 2018
We invited Hannah Sanford back for her third year of Graphic Recording (also called Graphic Facilitation) at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World 2018 Conference from April 22-27 in San Diego, CA. Her ability to skillfully illustrate the essence of many of the conference presentations throughout the event has become quite popular with attendees and presenters […]
Are You Data Rich, but Insight Poor? Turn Enterprise Communications Data into Actionable Insights
Click to learn more about author Larry Foster. We’re in the middle of an exciting period of digital transformation. An important by-product of this transformation is the creation and collection of large amounts of digital data. Dubbed “Big Data,” it’s no surprise that this topic continues to be buzz-worthy among most disciplines across the enterprise. […]
Press Release: Agenda Announced for the 2018 Data Architecture Summit
April 18, 2018 – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC announced the agenda today and opened registration for the second annual Data Architecture Summit. The event will be held October 8-11, 2018, at the Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, Ill. For details about the program, speakers, registration options, and venue, visit dataarchitecturesummit.com. The four-day event will feature a broad […]
Five Fundamentals for Successful Sales Data Forecasting
Click to learn more about author Kevin McGirl. We live in a data-driven world, and that means that all businesses should be able to make informed management decisions based on quantifiable research and analysis of any internal or external forces that can impact the business. Accordingly, sales data forecasting – while far from a crystal […]
Five Critical Questions You Need to Ask About Your Sensitive Data
Click to learn more about author Charles Choe. Data privacy regulations, interconnectivity (virtual machines, Cloud, IoT, BYOD), and cyber threats are changing the global digital landscape. With this transformation comes inherent risk, and adapting to a data-centric mindset can reduce compliance risk and mitigate damage in the event of a cyberattack. When evaluating your organization’s Data […]
Three Big Data Predictions for a Post-Hadoop World
Click to learn more about author Alex Gorelik. Enterprise data continues to diversify in both volume and complexity, as do the roles that humans and machines play in Data Management. While many organizations in the past have relied solely on Hadoop to process Big Data, the complexity and cost has brought us into a post-Hadoop […]
Press Release: The 2018 Data Architecture Summit Is Now Accepting Presentation Proposals
February 7, 2018 – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC opened the Call for Presentations today for the second annual Data Architecture Summit, which will be held October 8-11, 2018, at the Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, Ill. Proposals must be received by March 23 in order to be considered. For more event details and speaker submission […]