Click to learn more about author Erin Haselkorn. Organizations want and need to be data-driven. We have been talking about achieving this level of insight for years, but the majority of companies have made surprisingly little progress. Most organizations still rely on gut intuitions for decision-making and have a long way to go to leveraging […]
Fighting for the Poetry in the Data Space
Click to learn more about video blogger Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series begins 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, Data Quality, and so […]
Data Literacy and Not Data Fallacy
Click to learn more about Carlos Cruz. The evolution of digital technologies, frequent innovations, and changes in people’s behavior in recent years has brought disruptions to businesses. All aspects of business models are impacted by the changes. These factors add more complexity and challenge strategic thinking. Competitive strategies are strongly linked to organizations’ ability to […]
What is Modern BI and How is it Different From Traditional BI?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Business intelligence isn’t new but the way we gather, analyze, and digest this intelligence is definitely changing. In the past, business intelligence was delivered to senior executives by IT or business analysts or both. The combination of a fast-paced business environment and limited budgets and resources means that […]
The Benefits of Simplifying Data Access
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 […]
What’s Next for AI in 2020?
Click to learn more about author Roger Magoulas. Artificial intelligence has no doubt had a huge impact on business and society as a whole. From healthcare to the military to autonomous cars, AI is paving the way for new applications – all while making our lives easier by reducing human effort and providing accurate intelligence. […]
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 […]
Driving More Data Value as the Outcome with DataOps
Click to learn more about author Itamar Ankorion. We know data increases business success if utilized well and in the right situations. But, how do we know we have the right data? How do we dig through thousands of data sets to leverage the one insight that will drive a specific, improved business outcome? This […]
Boosting Interest in Data by Branding the Importance of Data Literacy
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. If we can do one thing in 2019 to increase interest in data, let it be that: to increase interest by way of launching a campaign that appeals to the hearts and minds of teachers and students, of employers and employees, of experts and novices alike; […]
Data Literacy and the Colin Powell Rule: From Frontline Field Support to Back Office Operations
Click to learn more about author Paul Barth. Colin Powell famously said that leaders should make critical decisions based on a defined zone of uncertainty. Acting with less than 40% of the data needed is reckless; waiting for more than 70% of the data may be fatal. Balancing time and certainty is a challenge for […]