Personal data has emerged as a coveted asset, drawing attention not just from corporate establishments, but also from foreign actors. This interest has sparked a significant challenge – the legal sale of data to overseas entities, raising concerns about the implications for civilians and military personnel alike. The recent initiative by President Biden underscores the criticality of […]
MDM vs. CDP: Which Does Your Organization Need?
Most, if not all, organizations need help utilizing the data collected from various sources efficiently, thanks to the ever-evolving enterprise data management landscape. Often, the reasons include: 1. Data is collected and stored in siloed systems 2. Different verticals or departments own different types of data 3. Inconsistent data quality across the organization Implementing a central […]
The Cool Kids Corner: Data Leadership (and the Importance of TNADVTMADHGI)
Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. Last month we discussed data privacy. This month we’re talking about data leadership. What do we mean by data leadership? What are our challenges […]
Unlocking Business Potential: Leveraging Data Protection for Growth and Privacy
Data is undeniably the modern fuel that keeps organizations up and running in the dynamic business landscape. Admit it: Every organization catering to its customers online is handling heaps of customer data, which is collected for various purposes, including marketing and personalization. While most customers may offer their consent to use their personal details, most […]
Now Is the Time for Executives to Deploy Ethical Rules Around AI
For better or worse, AI is causing disruption in almost every field imaginable. Corporations around the world are embracing its possibilities to make work more efficient. The success of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools has also caught the attention of nearly every industry in an effort to meet profitability, efficiency, and sustainability goals. Money […]
Granularity Is the True Data Advantage
Commerce today runs on data – guiding product development, improving operational efficiency, and personalizing the customer experience. However, many organizations fall into the trap of thinking that more data means more sales, when these two factors aren’t directly correlated. Often, executives will become overzealous in their digital transformations and cut blank checks for data collection, […]
Mind the Gap: The Data Chasm
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Mind the Gap, a monthly column exploring practical approaches for improving data understanding and data utilization (and whatever else seems interesting enough to share). This month, we start not with a gap but with a chasm – one that’s at the core of a bewildering paradox. We continue to see […]
SQL at 50: A Lesson in How to Stay Relevant Around Data
Structured query language (SQL) is now 50 years old. The original paper for SQL (then called SEQUEL) was published in May 1974 by Raymond Boyce and Donald Chamberlin, and provided a guide for data manipulation based on a set of simple commands. Today, we take SQL for granted around data – it is still the third most […]
Smart Data Fingerprinting: The Answer to Data Management Challenges
The world generated 120 zettabytes of data in 2023, on track for a 1.5x growth over two years to exceed 180 zettabytes in 2025. Unfortunately, data management strategies have not kept pace with the evolution and expansion of data, largely continuing to work with old-world processes and structured information stored in historical databases. There is an […]
The Rise of Augmented Analytics: Combining AI with BI for Enhanced Data Insights
Businesses today are drowning in data. The sheer volume and complexity of information available have made it increasingly difficult for organizations to extract meaningful insights using traditional business intelligence (BI) tools and the expertise of specialized data scientists. This is where augmented analytics comes in. This game-changing technology combines the power of artificial intelligence (AI) […]