Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue to transform and disrupt most industries but, to really stay competitive, organizations need to deploy AI-Driven systems quickly. However, as Ramesh Mahalingam, CEO of Vizru, an AI-based autonomous applications company, said this is not an easy feat: “AI adoption has proven quite a challenge. It takes enormous time, cost and […]
Demystifying Data Architecture
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said, “Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together”—and Data Architecture begins upon creating, storing, and putting two or more characters together, be they sets of records, emails, pictures, audio, video. This resonated well with initial thoughts about Data Architecture, as it is comprised of things, the functionality of […]
Building Actionable Insights through Analytics and Compliance Intelligence
How does a software company know the value of its product as it is being used? TechSmith Corporation, the maker of Camtasia and Snagit video editing and screen capture software, faced this problem. The company wanted to understand what its end users found valuable in its products “to effectively to increase trial conversions, upgrades, site […]
Demystifying Master Data Management
Thomas Edison may have understood the importance of Master Data Management before the term was formally coined. He said, “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” While ideas in the early 20th century relied on thoughts and things, ideas in this information age depend on data. Take Reference Data: unchanging tags […]
The Importance of Data Literacy
Walk into a company embracing digital transformation and you’ll find monitors displaying colorful charts and pie graphs decorated with numbers. These dashboards show information about the business meant to assist employees in prioritizing work, seeing new opportunities, and driving efficiency. An important question remains, though: “How many employees trained on a business’ dashboards know how […]
Graph Database vs. Document Database: Different Levels of Abstraction
“Remember that every science is based upon an abstraction. An abstraction is taking a point of view or looking at things under a certain aspect or from a particular angle. All sciences are differentiated by their abstraction.” (Fulton Sheen) Graph and document databases (aka document stores), also demonstrate this principle. In 2018, graph databases really […]
Blockchain Trends in 2019
Prepare for Blockchain to transform business and technology throughout 2019. Blockchain turns ten years old on January 3, 2019 and, as a maturing technology, will gather momentum throughout this next year. By 2020, 56 percent of large enterprises plan to adopt Blockchain-enabled technology — up from one quarter now. According to Gartner’s Blockchain Spectrum, Blockchain-enabling […]
Data Lineage and Metadata Management: An Innovative Approach
“Every day, companies need to track and trace data movement processes through metadata discovery and data lineage,” emphasizes Amnon Drori, CEO and co-founder of Octopai. This task has not been easy and has often frustrated Drori throughout his twenty-year career. In the past, Drori’s teams have had to spend time checking and rechecking data, a […]
Machine Learning Transformed: Data Quality and Operational Necessities
Machine Learning elicits mixed reactions. On the one hand, some consider Machine Learning a company’s new super power that has “swept enterprise technology, using mass amounts of data and algorithms to make predictions.” At the same time Machine Learning has been considered an overhyped fad and a panacea, failing to deliver. While both can be […]
Data Management and the Internet of Things
Billions of things with sensors surround people and their lives. These Internet of Things (IoT) interact with people, homes, factories, workplaces, cities, farms, and vehicles. Gartner predicts that by 2020, IoT technology will be in 95 percent of electronics for new product designs, from wearables to medical devices and beyond. IoT promises useful information, allowing […]