Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. When enterprises take on digital transformation initiatives, they may underestimate the power to which digital has been altering industry landscape dynamics, consumer behaviors, economic fundamentals and what it means to stay competitive and relevant with its customers. People often forget how far we have come in a short […]
Why Your Data Strategy Needs to Align with Your Business Strategy
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. Most enterprise companies interact with, operate on, and leverage data across a vast array of business departments. Data is generated by everything from web apps to cameras to heart rate monitors to Internet of things (IoT) sensors, which is empowering richer insights into human and “things” behaviors. Companies […]
Data Governance for Leaders: Turn Data Strategy into Actions
Click to learn more about author Usama Shamma. Data is everywhere, with IoT and the growing interconnectivity of the different data feeds, data sources, channels, and data consumers, the need for Data Governance controls guided by a Data Strategy are highly arise to support business decisions and fulfill compliance requirements such as European General Data […]
Data Governance Operationalization: The Team
Click to learn more about author Jayakumar Rajaretnam. This is the second part of a two-part series on the operationalization of Data Governance. The first part of the series “Data Governance Operationalization: The Gap” discussed how the need arose, some of the main reasons needed for Data Governance operationalization, and what is required. This part takes […]
Data Governance Operationalization: The Gap
Click to learn more about author Jayakumar Rajaretnam. A decade ago, consultants had to create awareness & educate clients about governance; highlight regulatory risks, compliance requirements, penalties, etc. It was more like selling an insurance product. Today, organizations globally understand what Data Governance (DG) is, its benefits, and the risks of not governing data. In fact, […]
Three Questions You Aren’t Asking That Will Make Your Data Strategy Hum
Click to learn more about author Joe deBuzna. In the world where IoT, AI, blockchain and Cloud-connected devices are redefining everything from energy and finance to supply chains and services, this is the new reality: Companies across all industries are becoming data companies. As a result, tools for managing data workloads, like modern Data Lakes, have […]
2018 DATAVERSITY Mid-Year Top 20
It’s halfway through 2018 and time once again to post the Top 20 pieces of content published and consumed by you, the community, within the last year. What are people reading, sharing, and discussing? So, what’s happening on the list? Machine Learning continues to hover towards the top and makes a couple of appearances. No […]
Know When It’s Time to Retire Your Applications – Starting with Documentum
Click to learn more about author Bill Tolson. It’s a difficult part of life, but nothing lasts forever, including once widely deployed business applications. As most IT professionals at least understand if not embrace, retirement of aging applications is a necessary part of an application’s lifecycle. Like any product, applications have a shelf life, and once […]
Graphic Art Recordings and Data Management Education at Enterprise Data World 2018
We invited Hannah Sanford back for her third year of Graphic Recording (also called Graphic Facilitation) at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World 2018 Conference from April 22-27 in San Diego, CA. Her ability to skillfully illustrate the essence of many of the conference presentations throughout the event has become quite popular with attendees and presenters […]
Healthcare Companies Struggle to Comply with GDPR Data Privacy Regulations
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Automated Data Discovery must come first and is essential for compliance. The upcoming EU (European Union) GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) prescribes large penalties and fines for non-compliance on all companies that conduct business with consumers in the EU. The healthcare industry, which includes managed healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical […]