Click to learn more about author George Kobakhidze. For those in charge of their company’s cybersecurity efforts, they may stay up at night thinking, “Who is clicking on the most links in emails? Who opens the most phishing emails? Who uses simple passwords?” Amidst the best efforts to educate and build in best data practices […]
Crafting Great Business Definitions: Getting at the Essence of Things
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. In this first post of a four-part series about crafting great business definitions, I explain what a definition should and should not cover. The key is getting to the essence of the concept you want to define How important can it be to define concepts well? Consider […]
AI Strategy: Using the 715 Framework to Build High Value Big Data
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. As I predicted that the virtual chief AI officer will be a trend in my last article. AI has become critical as we enter Industry 4.0. More than ever businesses need to pivot with the most massive shift towards the digital economy that has accelerated by the force […]
Smart Data Distancing: A Necessity or Just Another Fancy Word?
Click to learn more about author Sowmya Tejha Kandregula. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made the term “social distancing” a cynosure of our daily conversations. There have been guidelines issued, media campaigns run on prime time, hashtags created, and memes shared to highlight how social distancing can save lives. When you have young children talking […]
The Importance of Data Destruction in Your Business’ Data Management Protocols
Click to learn more about author Daniel Santry. Businesses are increasingly becoming dependent on technology, a situation that has led to the creation of a lot of digital data. Ensuring data destruction is carried out to the highest standards is essential for businesses, government agencies, and individuals who deal with sensitive data. In this guide, […]
Data Management Hasn’t Failed, but Data Management Storytelling Has
Click to learn more about author Scott Taylor. Let’s not kill the messengers; let’s fix the messaging! In their recently published declaration, Data Management Has Failed!, John Ladley, Tom Redman, and a host of other long-time DAMA leaders drafted a call-to-action recommending the “bold, powerful moves” needed to secure business leader support for Data Management. […]
Maintaining Data Integrity During Integration
Click to learn more about author Ibrahim Surani Every organization integrates and shares data with multiple systems, processes, and individuals. With data being generated and consumed at unprecedented levels, the challenge is ensuring its integrity before it’s processed or fed into reporting and analytics databases. Consider a scenario, where you have to decide whether to […]
Data Quality is Not a Goal — It’s a Mindset!
Click to learn more about author Farah Kim. Although companies are insight-starved and are investing huge amounts of money in setting up data collection and storage infrastructure (tales of data lakes!), they are unable to formulate a Data Quality plan. In my experience working with enterprise-level clients, the reason behind this is simple — Data […]
Data Management has Failed! And Presented Us a Historic Opportunity
Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Thomas Redman. In addition to Tom and John, the following folks also contributed and co-authored this piece. We all feel it is time for Data Management to move “off of the beach.” Theresa Kushner is a Consultant for AI/Analytics at […]
The Evolution of Data Governance
Click to learn more about author Olivia Hinkle. This is the second part of a series on Data Governance, see part one here. Today’s forward-thinking businesses place enormous emphasis on all things data. It hasn’t always been this way. In fact, the shift toward a data-focused strategy has largely occurred in the last two decades. […]