What is Data Strategy? “Well, the short answer is, it’s the data chapter of your business strategy,” said John Ladley, consultant and author of the book Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program. Contrary to popular belief, the one thing it isn’t, he said, is a technology procurement plan. […]
Data Management vs. Data Science
The shift in the business perception of data has now catapulted Data Management into new heights. Data Science is a core component of Data Management now, but Data Management and Data Science are often seen as two different activities. Working among data analysts, data engineers, and DBAs, data scientists spend their time getting the data […]
Data Scientist vs. Data Engineer
The Background of Data Science Roles It was thought a few years ago that 2018 would amount a huge demand-supply gap in the Data Science market as supply would fail to keep pace with the rising demand for expert data scientists. However, the buzz from Gartner, which said more than 40 percent of Data Science […]
How to Become a Data Governance Lead
The Data Governance lead is responsible for the systems and rules used to ensure data is legal, well-organized, safe, accessible, and valuable. They are responsible for developing and communicating Data Governance policies. Because Data Governance covers a wide range of responsibilities, a variety of people are involved, and the Data Governance lead manages how they […]
Data Literacy Trends in 2022
Investing in leadership skills as well as data skills allows organizations can ensure that they can have decisive marketplace and intra-organizational impacts. The Chief Data Officer (CDO) role is only a few years old, and many organizations still don’t have a CDO. Data Literacy is an essential component to all of this. In a recent […]
Knowledge Graphs: Context, Compliance, and Connections
“Graph is leaving a larger and larger footprint. And that is good,” said Thomas Frisendal in Knowledge Graphs and Data Modeling. Gartner named knowledge graphs as part of an emerging trend toward digital ecosystems, showing relationships among enterprises, people, and things, and enabling seamless, dynamic connections across geographies and industries. Elisa Kendall and Deborah McGuinness, […]
Building a Data Governance Program: Ten Steps to Success
Building a Data Governance program from the ground up can be a huge undertaking, much like a puzzle, but with no picture as a guide. The Chief Data Officer at American Fidelity Insurance, Ryan Doupe, spoke at DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World Conference and presented a practical ten-step plan for starting or improving a Data Governance […]
Data Architecture Trends in 2022
The primary purpose of implementing a Data Architecture is to standardize the methods and protocols, as well as the systems for acquiring, storing, managing, and sharing data across the enterprise for improved decision-making. In modern businesses, most decisions are made in real time, and to facilitate an efficient and real-time friendly Data Management infrastructure, data […]
A Brief History of Data Management
Data Management is the organization of data, the steps used to achieve efficiency, and gather business intelligence from that data. Data Management, as a concept, began in the 1960s, with ADAPSO (the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations) forwarding Data Management advice, with an emphasis on professional training and quality assurance metrics. Data management has […]
How to Become a Data Scientist
Becoming a data scientist does not necessarily require a master’s degree. There is a significant shortage of data scientists, and some employers are comfortable hiring people who lack a degree, but have the experience needed. The majority of employed data scientists have a master’s degree, but over 25% do not. If you have the experience, […]