by Angela Guess Rutrell Yasin of GCN.com recently wrote, “A picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to…
by Angela Guess Narinder Singh of Appirio recently wrote in Venture Beat, “It’s often said that mathematics is the universal language.…
by Angela Guess Gary Allemann of IT Web reports, “It is generally understood that quality information is an enabler for cost…
by Angela Guess Christophe Marcant of Multi Channel Merchant recently wrote, “As merchants continue to focus on improving customer loyalty, many…
DATE: December 10, 2013 TIME: 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific PRICE: Free to all attendees About the Presentation Organizations must realize what it means to utilize document and content management in support of business strategy. The volume of unstructured data is growing at an enormous pace. While we are still far away…
DATE: December 11, 2013 TIME: 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific PRICE: Free to all attendees. This Webinar is Hosted and Produced by: About the Webinar SQL: New? No? Yes? Maybe? There’s a lot of noise in the data management space – and it doesn’t help that we tend to talk in terms of…
DATE: December 19, 2013 TIME: 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific PRICE: Free to all attendees About the Webinar When starting a Data Governance program, significant time, effort and bandwidth is typically spent selling the concept of data governance and telling people in your organization what data governance will do for them. This may not…
2013 is coming to an end and it has been a fantastic year here at DATAVERSITY. And in the spirit of the holidays, I want to dedicate this letter to all of our amazing subscribers and contributors for whom I am so thankful. We have worked hard to build more than a trade journal. We’ve…
by John Ladley Here are some phrases and comments I have heard at conferences and through other data governance-related interactions with people the last few months. “This is not rocket science, its easy, so get it done.” “I am not a data person, so can we make it sound more like process?” “I want data…
by Sue Geuens It’s a question that I get asked a lot. How do we work out how much our data is worth? And of course, the answer is really that it is not as simple as it should be. The value of YOUR data is dependent on the value that you place on it.…
by Eileen Ponich The sun was shining brightly over the sparking blue Atlantic when I arrived for the 2013 Winter Data Governance Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 17th. It certainly didn’t look like winter and I welcomed the warm sun. I was glad I had arrived a little early to enjoy the lovely “winter”…
by Michael Brackett The terms meta-data and metadata have been used, misused, and abused to the point that the real meaning is unclear and may be unknown.[i] These terms are an excellent example of the huge lexical challenge that data resource management faces today. The confusion about a concept as important as understanding the meaning…
by Clark Humphrey The first article in this series discussed the terms “Data Architecture” and “Information Architecture,” and how one might differentiate them. In this distinction, “data” can be defined as the numbers/names/statistics of a business; while “information” can be defined as either: Business documents and correspondence outside the realm of structured data. The larger…
by Angela Guess Rutrell Yasin of GCN.com recently wrote, “A picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to data analytics, basic graphics or charts are not enough. Instead, users need the data to answer more complex questions and solve problems. The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is using a tool called Tableau to…
by Angela Guess Narinder Singh of Appirio recently wrote in Venture Beat, “It’s often said that mathematics is the universal language. It represents ideas and pure logic, crossing every domain from business to social and physical sciences, and even art. Yet with the advent of more and more (big) data, we have not fully used the…
by Angela Guess Yves de Montcheuil of Data Informed writes, “Rather than just amassing data, organizations are finding ways to process, leverage, analyze and mine this vast resource and turn it into actionable intelligence. In examining this trend, attention has focused on big data, the process of collecting and analyzing a large portfolio of diverse structured…
by Angela Guess [Press Release] Hjørring, Denmark, November 21st, 2013 – BARC, one of the world’s leading companies for Data Management, Business Intelligence, and Enterprise Content Management analysis, has recently conducted the world’s largest survey on user experience of Business Intelligence solutions, naming TARGIT No. 1 for innovation in the OLAP Analysis peer group. In the…
Enterprise Data World Webinar: Make BIG DATA Work for You from DATAVERSITY To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE. This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar TARGIT CTO Dr. Morton Middelfart has professionally devoted himself to one thing: turning DECISIONS into ACTION faster, more efficiently, and more intelligently than ever. He…
Enterprise Data World Webinar: Make BIG DATA Work for You from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this webinar, click HERE. This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar TARGIT CTO Dr. Morton Middelfart has professionally devoted himself to one thing: turning DECISIONS into ACTION faster, more efficiently, and more intelligently than ever.…
by Eileen Ponich The sun was shining brightly over the sparking blue Atlantic when I arrived for the 2013 Winter Data Governance Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 17th. It certainly didn’t look like winter and I welcomed the warm sun. I was glad I had arrived a little early to enjoy the lovely “winter”…
by Angela Guess Gary Allemann of IT Web reports, “It is generally understood that quality information is an enabler for cost cutting, risk reduction and revenue enhancement. However, many companies have different approaches to managing their corporate information asset. These approaches range from ad hoc and tactical projects to meet specific goals, to strategic imperatives that seek to embed data quality principles…
by Angela Guess Christophe Marcant of Multi Channel Merchant recently wrote, “As merchants continue to focus on improving customer loyalty, many are adopting Master Data Management (MDM) technology in order to create a more rich and satisfying shopping experience across all channels. However, in order to achieve this and capitalize on peak buying seasons, retailers must…
by Michael Brackett The terms meta-data and metadata have been used, misused, and abused to the point that the real meaning is unclear and may be unknown.[i] These terms are an excellent example of the huge lexical challenge that data resource management faces today. The confusion about a concept as important as understanding the meaning…
by Angela Guess According to a new article, “Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc., a pioneer in secure, cloud-based software to help corporations and their law firms take control of e-discovery, compliance and regulatory matters, today announced that it has partnered with Florida-based PICTERA Solutions, an innovative document-management and e-discovery services provider committed to client satisfaction and long-term…
by Angela Guess Stephanie Mlot of PC Magazine reports, “A year and a half after its debut, Google Compute Engine is now generally available. Google’s answer to cloud computing, the infrastructure-as-service product was introduced at its June 2012 I/O developer conference, with the promise of time-saving measures and consistent performance at a massive scale. Now, it’s more broadly available,…
by Angela Guess Research and Markets has added a new report to their offerings entitled Global NoSQL Market 2012-2016. According to the article, “One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing need to manage huge amounts of enterprise data. The Global NoSQL market has also been witnessing the emergence of social…
by Angela Guess Doug Henschen of Information Week reports, “Think of the tens of millions of travelers frantically searching, pricing, and booking flights, rental cars, and hotel rooms in the run-up to this week’s Thanksgiving Day holiday. Now think of the scale of the IT required behind the scenes to make it all happen online. Amadeus,…
NoSQL Now! Webinar Series: Migrating Security Policies from SQL to NoSQL from DATAVERSITY To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE. About the Webinar In the past, many NoSQL systems came with minimal security features and put security functions in the application layer. However, some newer NoSQL databases are supporting fine-grain security policy…
by Angela Guess A new article out of the company reports, “CA Technologies [yesterday] announced a new release of CA ERwin CA ERwin® Data Modeler, the company’s industry-leading solution for collaboratively visualizing and managing business data across the enterprise in support of data governance, Big Data analytics, business intelligence and other initiatives. Organizations face ‘information overload’ as…
Big Challenges in Data Modeling – Data Modelers and Project Managers from DATAVERSITY by Angela Guess Our weekly webinar series covers a broad range of topics in the world of data. A few weeks back, Karen Lopez of InfoAdvisors joined us for a spirited talk about data modeling. Her webinar was titled, “Big Challenges in…
Big Challenges in Data Modeling – Data Model Patterns from DATAVERSITY This Month’s Topic Focus: Data Model Patterns This Webinar was Sponsored by: About the Presentation Have you ever considered using pre-existing pattern models to jump start your database projects? Have you considered purchasing proprietary models? Did you know that there are hundreds of…
y Angela Guess Daniel Gutierrez of Big Data Republic recently wrote, “If your company is planning to hire a shiny new data scientist in the near future, grab a number. There’s a long line of firms looking to do the same. Data scientists are all the rage, and you need to plan the acquisition well. There…
by Angela Guess DATAVERSITY and DAMA International have opened registration and announced the agenda for Enterprise Data World 2014. The companies report, “EDW is the world’s most comprehensive vendor-neutral educational event on data and information management where over 120 data experts speak and over 800 Business and IT professionals are expected to attend. The event will…
by Angela Guess A new article out of IBM reports that the company has “unveiled the IBM Analytics Talent Assessment, a first-of-its-kind online platform that provides university students with data-driven insights that aim to help narrow the Big Data and Analytics skills gap and foster talent for the next-generation workforce. Using IBM Analytics Talent Assessment, university students can gauge…
