Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Last year I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe that poor Data Governance (DG) programs are getting in the way of data programs being as successful as possible. As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance I get a […]
Managing Metadata: An Examination of Successful Approaches
“If Google can deliver results across the entire internet in seconds, why do I have so much trouble finding things in my organization?” asked Jonathan Adams, Research Director at Infogix, at the DATAVERSITY® DGVision Conference. In a presentation titled, “I Never Metadata I did Not Like” Adams outlined successful approaches to understanding and managing metadata […]
Dec 2 Demo Day – Enterprise Data Management
DATE: December 2, 2020 TIME: 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Pacific / 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM Eastern PRICE: Free to all attendees Welcome to DATAVERSITY’s newest education opportunity, Demo Day, an online exhibit hall. We’ve had many requests from our data-driven community for a vendor-driven online event that gives you an opportunity to learn […]
Data Management vs. Data Science
The shift in the business perception of data has now catapulted Data Management into new heights. Data Science is a core component of Data Management now, but Data Management and Data Science are often seen as two different activities. Working among data analysts, data engineers, and DBAs, data scientists spend their time getting the data […]
How Do Data Leaders Go from Responding to Recovering from COVID-19?
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. The pandemic is reaching an inflection point — or rather, the people affected by it are. While the future still feels uncertain, companies are no longer waiting in fear of the unknown. Senior leaders are ready to stop merely responding to the pandemic and start recovering from […]
Digital Data: Prime Mover for Business Transformation
Click to learn more about author Hardik Oza. Data is wealth. Data is knowledge. Knowledge gives you the power to make decisions leading to digital transformation. Digital transformation means being ready for the present and the future, taking on the competition, acquiring customers, knowing them, and making the right choices at the right time or […]
Seven Tools for Effective CDO Leadership
The position of Chief Data Officer (CDO) is relatively new in the federal government, and emerging regulations are providing leadership opportunities for the CDO. A new law, the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, went into effect on January 14, 2019, establishing a set of standards and practices for the United States federal government to modernize […]
Key Considerations for Executing a Successful M&A Data Migration or Carve-Out
Click to learn more about author Steele Arbeeny. Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures are just as much of an undertaking for a CIO as they are for a CFO; they are impactful on both the business and technology side. Determining which SAP systems and data sets to migrate, integrate, or carve-out as part of the deal […]
Jan 12 DataEd Webinar: Data Strategy — Plans Are Useless, but Planning Is Invaluable
DATE: January 12, 2021 TIME: 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific PRICE: Free to all attendees About the Webinar Too often, I hear the question, “Can you help me with our Data Strategy?” Unfortunately, for most, this is the wrong request because it focuses on the least valuable component — the Data Strategy itself. […]
Do You Have the Data Behind Your Ideas?
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 […]