In our digitally obsessed economy, it’s become all too prevalent for knowledge workers to assume that data problems are best solved with newer and better tech. In fact, the most powerful solutions for maximizing business value are right under the noses of management – in the form of improving data literacy skills. In the service of […]
Eight Common Data Strategy Pitfalls
In the digital business world, organizations can’t take advantage of their data assets without a proper Data Strategy in place. The Data Strategy is the plan that enables an enterprise to meet its business goals through its data. Avoiding common Data Strategy pitfalls and creating a successful strategy empowers an organization to realize its mission […]
Data Governance Framework: 5 Key Elements
Like many roles and operations that have emerged in the digital age, Data Governance is often misunderstood. Some might confuse it with Data Management. Others might see it as an extension of IT. How can you communicate the role of Data Governance and ensure you implement it successfully? At DATAVERSITY’s Enterprise Data Governance Online event, data […]
Data Literacy Trends in 2023: Formalizing Programs
Data Literacy, the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data, will significantly increase its role in organizations in 2023 and beyond. Companies will gravitate toward Data Literacy to get insights from big data and mobilize artificial intelligence (AI), a technology underlying a machine’s ability to learn from experience. Unfortunately, many businesses need to ramp up […]
2022 DATAVERSITY Top 20
Every December, we here at DATAVERSITY set aside time to dig through our data and reflect on the hits and misses of the year. We want to know: Which content did you, our data-loving readers, consume and enjoy the most? Which Data Management topics and experts helped you learn valuable new skills, succeed at your […]
Data Strategy Trends in 2023: Toward Organizational Alignment
Any organization making data decisions should have a Data Strategy, a set of choices that chart a course of action to achieve high-level goals. In 2023, many business leaders will shift toward reframing their strategy to manage their data better. Over the past few years, most companies have managed data sporadically, resulting in a disjointed […]
Finding the Right Data Governance Model
Data Governance has received much attention in both the academic and practitioner communities over the past 15 years. Compared to the even more recent concept of Data Governance, IT governance has evolved from the initial concept of corporate governance. In the past year, the interest has increased with the evolution of the modern data stack and cloud adoption, […]
Data Protection: An Essential Element of Any Digital Transformation Strategy
According to an annual cybersecurity report by Cisco, cyber-attacks are more advanced than ever before. Phishing, ransomware, social engineering, and trojans are the most active threats. Globally, the average total cost of a data breach is around $4.35 million, which increased by 2.6% compared to 2021, according to IBM’s most recent Cost of a Data Breach […]
Developing a Data Strategy Roadmap
A Data Strategy roadmap is a step-by-step guide to transform a business from its current state into the desired business organization. It is a more detailed, researched version of the Data Strategy and communicates when and how to implement specific advances to develop and upgrade a business’s data processes. A Data Strategy roadmap acts as a useful […]
4 Critical Elements of a Customer-Centric Data Strategy
From the humble data warehouse to the lake and swamp to potentially an ocean of data, take your pick where you want to drown yourself. The reality is the customer doesn’t care about the fancy lake or the Kafka pipelines; they care about the service they are receiving from you. Due to poor communication and misalignment […]