In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, decision-making has shifted from relying on gut instinct and the loudest voice in the room to data-driven approaches. In this article, we will explore five powerful ways to harness data for making informed decisions in the workplace, offer practical insights to boost productivity, and explain how to adapt to […]
Unleashing the Power of AI and ML in Data
In today’s insight-informed world, businesses of all sizes need to be able to access and analyze their data in order to make informed decisions. However, data is often siloed in different systems and difficult to access, making it challenging for businesses to get the insights they need. The demand for help to streamline these operations […]
The Cool Kids Corner: Master Data Management (MDM) in the Spotlight
Hello! I’m Mark Horseman and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Read last month’s column here.) This month we’re talking about the current demand for master data management (MDM). What is MDM? Why is it needed now […]
Data Marketplace, Data Catalog, and Data Sharing Agreements: Let’s Make It Clear
As some of you already know, I am dedicating these summer days to the writing of my new book, “99 Questions About Data Management,” which follows in some way the book “20 Things You Have to Know About Data Management.” After the many questions I have received, I find it interesting to answer this one: […]
Yes, Being a Citizen Data Scientist Can Help You Succeed
If your enterprise has nominated you for the role of a citizen data scientist, you must have the right tools and augmented analytics features to help you fulfill your role. Gartner has predicted that “90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as a critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.” This statement, coupled with […]
Self-Service Data Without Chaos
Information is power, and the ability to put information into the hands of those who can quickly act on it separates the leaders from the laggards in any market. Everyone in an organization – from HR professionals leveraging data to dictate hiring decisions to brand managers leveraging data for pricing optimization – benefits from analytics. […]
The Cool Kids Corner: Change Management for Data Literacy
Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. This month we’re talking data literacy and change management. What is data literacy? Why is it important? What are the barriers? How do […]
10 Ways to Enhance Your Data Analysis Skills
In our increasingly data-driven world, the ability to analyze data has become a valuable skill. Data analysis skills empower us to make informed decisions, uncover hidden patterns, and extract meaningful insights. With the demand for professionals skilled in data analysis on the rise, acquiring these abilities is more important than ever. In this article, we will […]
Why the Future Success of Organizations Relies on Innovation from IT
Organizations are sitting on a mountain of data and untapped business intelligence, all stored across various internal and external systems. Those that utilize their data and analytics the best and the fastest will deliver more revenue, better customer experience, and stronger employee productivity than their competitors. And the organizations that can answer the tough questions […]
Becoming Data-Driven Without a Data Analyst
Data analysts are an important part of modern business, and this article will not argue otherwise. But it will argue that not every company, department, and team needs a data analyst to become data-driven. Before being hired as senior product manager of a data integration platform, I had little experience working directly with data tools. But I knew […]