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by Ian Rowlands I’ve been thinking recently about how we address the paradox that no matter how low the cost of storage declines, the costs of information capture, access and management keep on growing. Not surprisingly, business leaders are asking IT leaders “are we getting full value for our information investment?” What came to...
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by Angela Guess Mark Bradbourne of SmartDataCollective discussed his strategy for assembling a dream BI team. He writes, “If you had to build your BI Dream Team, who would be the players? Your first instinct might be to go the ultra-experienced route, filling the team with seasoned veterans bringing their wealth of knowledge to...
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by Angela Guess Linda Tucci of Search CIO recently discussed several Big Data challenges that tend to get overlooked. She writes, “Hype aside, exploiting big data and analytics will matter hugely to companies’ future performance, remaking whole industries and spawning new ones. The list of challenges is long, however. They range from the well-documented paucity...
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by Angela Guess Perry Rotella of Forbes recently commented on the necessity of data excellence. He writes, ” I’ve mentioned time and again that operational excellence is paramount to any executive’s success. Recent events back that up. Last month’s disaster at JPMorgan is a cautionary tale of what happens when the reverse is true. ...
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by Angela Guess Jordan Robertson of Businessweek recently discussed how Big Data is being utilized in health care, particularly in hospitals. Robertson writes, “When patients show up at a hospital, something dangerous happens: They’re looked at by humans. Because of the hustle in busy emergency rooms and admission wards, many patients get only a...
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by Angela Guess Tony Baer recently wrote an article for ZDnet regarding the current shortage of Data Scientists and how the laws of supply and demand might soon kick in. He writes, “It’s no secret that rocket… err … data scientists are in short supply. The explosion of data and the corresponding explosion of tools,...
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by Angela Guess Ray Scott of Computerworld UK writes that companies are overlooking the important practice of Test Data Governance. He states, “Try searching some of the most popular career and job sites for Test Data Governance roles; I did and found just 15, none of which were directly associated with my search criteria....
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by Paul Williams As the Georgia spring turned from April into May, over 600 data professionals converged on Atlanta for the 2012 edition of Enterprise Data World. This year’s conference was highlighted by the keynote address of Internal Revenue Service CTO, Terry Milholland, as well as a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of John...
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by Angela Guess Sean Madden of FastCo has written an article regarding how Big Data is improving customer service. Madden writes, “Last month, I talked to Amazon customer service about my malfunctioning Kindle, and it was great. Thirty seconds after putting in a service request on Amazon’s website, my phone rang, and the woman...
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by Angela Guess According to the company, Utopia Inc. has secured $50 million in growth capital “to accelerate its expansion into fast growing markets and enhance capabilities in Big Data managed services offerings. The investment was led by FTV Capital and included Liberty Mutual Insurance. Utopia is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost solutions providers in...
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