Click to learn more about video blogger Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series continues with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in data, and so much more. […]
What is Advanced Analytics and What Are the Benefits of Advanced Analytics?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Many businesses are just discovering the benefits of Self-serve Business Intelligence and establishing Data Democratization initiatives but, as every business manager and team member knows, business markets and competition move rapidly and yesterday’s Business Intelligence initiatives are morphing into Advanced Analytics efforts. As businesses consider the transition, it […]
2019: A New Year of Space Research and Analyzing Data
Click to learn more about author Carie Lemack. A new year is a new opportunity to analyze and apply data. The new year will ring in new opportunities to become more conversant in how we use data in our everyday lives. It will be a renewed and expanded year of education: a year of connection between […]
Homicide and Violent Crime in Chicago, 2018 – Barely
This is my 4th article on crime in Chicago for DATAVERSITY. A combination of several factors piqued my interest in Chicago crime two years ago. First was the availability of detailed crime data from the city. Until two weeks ago, the data were posted daily a week in arrears. Now it appears that updates will […]
Protecting Your SaaS in 2019
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston Two things will happen a lot in 2019: the introduction of more SaaS storage vendors and more SaaS data loss incidents. Although it may sound that the two are directly related, that A leads to B, they are actually quite different. The latter is due to […]
Why Your Data Strategy Needs to Align with Your Business Strategy
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. Most enterprise companies interact with, operate on, and leverage data across a vast array of business departments. Data is generated by everything from web apps to cameras to heart rate monitors to Internet of things (IoT) sensors, which is empowering richer insights into human and “things” behaviors. Companies […]
You Want Control of Your Data, But What Does That Really Mean?
Click to learn more about author Kevin W. McCarthy. An interesting trend has started in Data Quality. Data Quality has lost its cachet (if it ever had it), and is quickly being overshadowed by the concept of “Data Control”. Data Quality is often thought of as a backroom activity, relegated to IT, and just another […]
Eliminating Cloud Data Management and IT Operations Security Woes
Click to learn more about author Don Boxley. Key elements of Data Management and IT operations continue to move to the cloud due to its numerous benefits, such as cheap storage, pay-per-use pricing, disaster recovery (DR), and on-demand resources. This trend shows no signs of slowing, and will undoubtedly continue for some time. Unfortunately, while […]
Blockchain in the Insurance Industry: What to Expect in the Future?
Click to learn more about author Amit Dua. Ever since its introduction, Blockchain technology has caught the fancy of various industries. The initial success of crypto-currencies being the primary reason behind it. But since then, Blockchain has come way forward. Many industries are looking to commercialize Blockchain technology. They are taking services of expert Blockchain […]
Five Crucial Features Your Big Data Visualization Tool Should Possess
Click to learn more about author Vaibhav Shah. Images communicate better than words. This isn’t new for any of us on earth – the reason being that they represent complex information in a meaningful manner that hundreds of lines of documents do not. Similar is the case with a Big Data Visualization tool. It helps […]