Data isn’t just a piece of an organization’s business. It is the business – its fuel, fodder, and force. This past year bore witness to a growing recognition of that fact, which is so important to bringing attention to the need to aggressively define and refine Enterprise Data Strategy. We asked data experts and thought […]
Jan 10 Data-Ed Webinar: Data-Centric Strategy & Roadmap – Supercharging Your Business
DATE: January 10, 2017 This webinar has passed. The recording is available On Demand. TIME: 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific PRICE: Free to all attendees About the Webinar In many organizations and functional areas, data has pulled even with money in terms of what makes the proverbial world go ‘round. As businesses struggle […]
RWDG Webinar: Corporate Data Governance – The CDO is the Data Governance Chief
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar The CDO is a relatively new and evolving role. Many CDO job descriptions detail specific Data Governance responsibilities. Some CDO job descriptions read all-data-governance and all-the-time. It has become obvious. The CDO is the new chief of Data Governance. In this Real-World […]
RWDG Slides: Corporate Data Governance – The CDO is the Data Governance Chief
RWDG Slides: Corporate Data Governance – The CDO is the Data Governance Chief from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar The CDO is a relatively new and evolving role. Many CDO job descriptions detail specific Data Governance responsibilities. Some CDO job descriptions read all-data-governance and all-the-time. […]
Big Data and Smart Data: Big Drivers for Smart Decision Making
“Data is not smart in its own right; rather, it’s only smart if it drives smart decisions,” says James Kobielus, IBM’s Big Data evangelist, delivering the keynote address at the DATAVERSITY® Smart Data Online 2016 Conference. He considers his core focus, Big Data, as “a subset of the broader concept of Smart Data.” Kobielus says […]
Data Science Predictions for 2017
Data is now creating opportunities for business growth and profit like never before. In the last decade, the emergence of advanced data technologies and superior analytics tools has made it possible for business operators to reap numerous benefits from their data assets, yet for most they’ve only just scratched the surface of data’s potential. Data […]
People Matter to the Data Strategy Process
Data Strategy in the education sector needs to take into consideration one big question: Why? Why should education professionals care about the seemingly endless streams of data they’re asked to enter into systems? Why should data input be a priority when they have so many other critical responsibilities to students on their plates? That’s what […]
Getting in Front on Data: Who Does What
by Angela Guess Data Quality Solutions has announced the release of a new book, Getting in Front on Data: Who Does What by Thomas C. Redman, PhD. The press release states, “By now, everyone knows that bad data extorts an enormous toll, adding huge (though often hidden) costs, and making it more difficult to make […]
Don’t Drown in Your Data Lake: Keep Afloat with the Right Information
Click here to learn more about author Jon Pilkington. It is the era of Big Data. Businesses are generating data at an ever-increasing rate and with this rising tide of information comes the need for secure storage and extreme organization. The problem is that the traditional method of using Data Warehouses, which structure data into […]
Business-Driven Data Strategy: A Focused Imperative
Big Data is cool. The Internet of Things is cool. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are cool. Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics are cool. Having bad Data Quality so that none of those cool technologies actually work is not cool. A coherent Data Strategy that involves a comprehensive Metadata Management plan, well-defined Data Governance and Data […]