Click to learn more about author Philip On. Data is one of the most valuable resources a company has, but for many it remains largely untapped. It’s stored in departmental silos, or because of overly complicated access, it remains locked behind the doors of data specialists. Access to data needs to be simplified so that […]
Getting Ahead of Data Matching: Building the Right Strategies for Today and Tomorrow
Click to learn more about author Harald Smith. Every organization understands the importance of matching and connecting the same entities together (and the role of data quality capabilities to do so), but too often they take a limited view toward it, building data matching processes to address the situation in the moment but not taking […]
Knowing Your Customers Starts with Knowing Who They Are
Click to learn more about author Graeme Thompson. It’s almost a cliché to say competitive pricing isn’t enough to please today’s customer. You already know they want value for their money. You know they expect a great experience. And you know that to deliver it, you need to build products and services around them. But […]
Why Data Quality is the Key to Achieving Predictive Maintenance
Click to learn more about author Jeff Kinard. The global predictive maintenance market is anticipated to grow from $3 billion in 2019 to $10.7 billion by 2024, according to Markets and Markets. However, in order for the philosophy to become more pervasive, organizations need to have high-quality data. Businesses are drowning in data, and it […]
Setting Management Expectations in Machine Learning
Click to learn more about author Edward Wong. Data scientists and analysts spend most of their day interacting with data problems – preparing data for analysis, writing and testing algorithms, etc. However, every so often you will have to present and justify your work to management and answer their questions. After all, they’re likely paying […]
Graphic Art Facilitation at the DG Vision 2019 Conference
We invited Hannah Sanford from Hannah Sanford Studios to DATAVERSITY®’s inaugural DG Vision conference on December 9-12, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Hannah has worked with us at many conferences over the years, creating her illustrations of key presentations throughout each event. Her graphic facilitations are always popular with conference attendees and provide an eye-catching, visual […]
Why GDPR Compliance Does Not Mean You’re Ready for CCPA
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is not GPDR. If you made sure your company complied with GDPR, the good news is you won’t have to start from scratch for CCPA. But they are very different laws with subtle (and some not so subtle) differences that […]
Managing the Seemingly Unmanageable: How to Rein in Unstructured Data
Click to learn more about author Paul Trulove. In addition to the myriad cybersecurity risks organizations already face, another vulnerability has emerged that affects most enterprises: the presence of sensitive data stored in unsecured files, i.e. unstructured data. Unstructured data can exist in a variety of forms, including documents, spreadsheets, presentations and reports, and it’s […]
Data Use and Protection in the Age of Digital Multi-Platforms
Click to learn more about author Carlos Cruz. In the age of digital transformation personal data becomes a precious asset while new business emerges. Informational symmetry approaches all industries; technological barriers have fallen; and the real competitive advantage in this scenario is knowing how to combine various technologies, and high-volume and platform-based business strategies. Online […]
How Do You Put Your Data First So Your Migration Succeeds?
Click to learn more about author James Briers. “More than 80% of data migration projects run overtime and/or over budget. Cost overruns average 30%. Time overruns average 41%.” – Bloor Group. Data migration can often seem like a simple task: move data from one place to another. How hard can it be? A staggering number of […]