Click to learn more about author Anne Hardy. When dealing with gender inequality in the IT industry, the problem must be acknowledged, understood, and ultimately fixed by creating an all-inclusive core culture encompassing your entire organization. It is our differences that make us stronger leaders. Diversity leads us to more creativity and success because great […]
So You Want to be a Machine Learning Engineer?
Ideally, a machine learning engineer would have both the skills of a software engineer and the experience of a data scientist and data engineer. However, data scientists and software engineers usually come from very different backgrounds, and data scientists should not be expected to be great programmers, nor should software engineers be expected to provide […]
What Is Data Intelligence?
Just as a business must be effective in monitoring and managing finances, it also needs data intelligence capabilities to monitor and manage its data assets. Data intelligence, describes discovering, understanding, and governing data so that the business gets the maximum value in its investment of data with the minimum risk. This can also mean a […]
Dear Laura: Data Democratization
Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. Last year I wrote […]
Demystifying Metadata Management
As advanced analytics becomes a prominent driver of revenue in the data-driven age, technologies are needed to help provide a context to data. Business leaders and the global Data Science community have realized that businesses need appropriate technology to comprehend the context of business data. In addition to Data Governance, the Data Management strategy that […]
Making 2021 a Milestone Year in How You Work with Data
Click to learn more about author Helena Schwenk. In this blog post, I will share my thoughts on the tools and strategies we can all use to get the most out of data in the year ahead. Below are five areas you should focus on in 2021 to build skills, gain greater understanding, and empower the people you work with. Data Democratization Last year […]
A Brief History of Data Literacy
Data Literacy is essentially the ability to read and understand data, much as one might read and understand a magazine article. The primary advantage of having the bulk of the staff made up of people who are data literate is that it reduces the need for data scientists. People on staff can handle many of […]
Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics
Combining ethics with Data Management and artificial intelligence can build an organization people will trust. Ethical behavior promotes the smooth functioning of human interactions, which includes business, and supports the overall community. AI has the potential to make ethical decisions and can be used to create a healthy relationship with the customer base. Businesses can […]
It’s Time for All Employees to Take the “Personal Privacy Pledge”
Click to learn more about author Rajesh Ganesan. Contrary to popular belief, data privacy is not the responsibility of corporations. Sure, corporations are on the hook should there be a breach and an organization is found to be in violation of data privacy laws; however, everyone plays a part. It is not possible to outsource […]
What Do Business Leaders Need to Know About Data Strategy?
Click to learn more about author Gary McCarthy. Despite significant investments in Data Management, data problems persist in many organizations. One reason for this is the view of data as a technology project rather than a corporate asset. As such, most enterprises do not have a defined Data Management plan and are therefore not able […]