In an enterprise analytics team, different roles exist to fill different needs, and those needs must be met in order to be successful. Launching an analytics program doesn’t necessarily require a massive influx of personnel before producing usable insights from data, yet it’s important that critical roles are filled, whatever the size of the team. […]
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 […]
Press Release: DATAVERSITY Announces Second Annual Data Architecture Online Event
May 19, 2020 — DATAVERSITY® announced the agenda and opened registration today for the second annual Data Architecture Online (DAO). This free online event will be held on July 15, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. For more details and to review the agenda, visit dataarchitectureonline.com One of several online conferences hosted by DATAVERSITY, […]
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 […]
Five Things to Know About Data Governance
Click here to learn more about Michael Distler. Data Governance is more than just keeping your company in line with regulations. It’s crucial to transforming any company into a data-driven culture. Data professionals across every part of the ecosystem — including developers and data scientists — have a role to play in the intersection of […]
Deep Learning and Analytics: What is the Intersection?
Emergent artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, especially the automated algorithms populating analytics platforms, are impacting and reshaping the world of business analytics. The underlying connections between traditional analytics processes and the disruptive technologies will make you cheer if you happen to be a data scientist or a business analyst — because your redefined role in the […]
Working Towards Explainable AI
“The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.” This quote comes from the man who came up with the theory of relativity – not exactly the easiest concept to understand. That said, had he lived a bit longer, Albert Einstein might have said “AI” instead of “income tax.” Einstein died in […]
Press Release: 24th Annual Enterprise Data World Conference Rescheduled for October
DATAVERSITY Education, LLC and DAMA International have officially rescheduled the 24th annual Enterprise Data World Conference (EDW) and announced the updated agenda. The rescheduled event will be merged with DATAVERSITY’s 2020 Data Architecture Summit (DAS) and be held October 18-23, 2020, at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. For more details about the program, speakers, […]
How Much Data Quality is Good Enough?
Ask the question “How much Data Quality is good enough?” and see some very puzzled and alarmed looks. Data Quality, comprising all activities making data fit for consumption, plays a fundamental role in trust, security, privacy, and competitiveness. Good Data Quality is critical because it fuels a surviving and thriving business. While it would be […]
Data Leadership: The Key to Data Value
Data and business have become inseparable, so if your business isn’t using data effectively, you’re in trouble. Yet using it effectively can be a struggle. Not knowing how to find the right data, not trusting the available data, and not having confidence in the tools and people providing that data can lead people to conclude […]