Click to learn more about author 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 much […]
Understanding Chatbots
Click to learn more about author Keith D. Foote. A new tool for communicating with customers and potential customers has recently become available. It is called a chatbot, and it simplifies interactions between computers and humans. Chatbots provide a novel and exciting way for businesses to deal with the immediate needs of potential customers. Chatbots […]
A Data-Driven Enterprise Encourages Creativity
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Creativity is the lifeblood of an enterprise! But, it is easy to get into a rut and do what has worked in the past. If a business is to succeed, it must constantly generate new ideas and new ways to address the market and its consumers. Augmented data […]
Data and Creativity: A Decisive Combination
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. If we separate the signal from the noise, if we translate the signal into a simple message, the words should speak for themselves. In so many words, the message should say, “Proceed with caution.” The message is not only an admonition about data but a dictum […]
Why a Data Marketplace Matters Now More Than Ever
Click to learn more about author Joe DosSantos. In these uncertain times, effective understanding of your customers, your employees, and your market will illuminate paths for managing the short-term so as to be able to continue to grow and even flourish after the COVID-19 outbreak, a period that most economists think will be measured in […]
Eight Key Steps to Comply with CCPA: A 2020 Checklist
Click here to learn more about Anas Baig. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has gone into effect, and organizations are looking for ways to comply with this regulation as efficiently and cost-effectively possible. Several frameworks can be used to help narrow down the route you should take when trying to comply with the CCPA. […]
Research Reveals Shortcomings in Data Literacy Projects: Don’t Let This Happen to You
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Data Literacy is a hot topic in business today. As businesses struggle to remain competitive and to do more with less, every enterprise is looking for a way to optimize resources to get the most out of every team member. To do that, the business management team must […]
Getting Advanced with Data Analytics: Three Questions to Find the Right Solution
Click here to learn more about Zdenek Svoboda. Market research from Gartner maintains that, in the digital era, analytics needs to be infused into every role, business process, decision, and action. That’s a very worthy goal, but one that many companies have yet to achieve. In fact, when Deloitte recently surveyed 1,000 executives at large companies, a full 67 percent […]
The Dangers of Data Illiteracy: Coronavirus and Data Distortions
Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Len Silverston. People are unconsciously incompetent at communicating with data. This applies to our personal and professional lives. This ignorance creates an ethical issue that is profoundly important to all business and societal communities. This inability to understand and communicate with […]
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. […]