Enterprise IT leaders are experiencing growing frustration with software vendors who wield excessive control over their technology roadmaps. From restrictive licensing agreements to forced upgrades and shifting support models, IT departments often find themselves at the mercy of vendors rather than in control of their own digital strategies. With so-called vendor lock-in on the rise, […]
Data Sips: Interview with Malcolm Hawker
Data Sips is a new video miniseries presented by Ippon Technologies and DATAVERSITY that showcases quick conversations with industry experts from last month’s Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) Conference in Washington, D.C. The ninth episode of the Data Sips series features Malcolm Hawker, head of data strategy at Profisee, chatting with host Steve MacLauchlan, head of […]
Book of the Month: “6 Secrets for Delivering Impossible Projects”
Welcome to March 2025’s “Book of the Month.” This time we’ll be reviewing “6 Secrets for Delivering Impossible Projects” by Mark G. Cooper. Dr. Cooper’s main goal in putting this book together is to help people identify challenges organizations face that are seemingly impossible to solve. He identifies these as “impossible projects” and details what makes a project […]
The Tug of War Between Data Consumption and Data Protection: A Strategic Imperative
In today’s digital-first economy, data is the lifeblood of growth. Companies create, gather, and analyze vast amounts of information daily, harnessing insights that fuel innovation and drive competitive advantage. Yet, as data volumes soar, so does the risk of exposure. This insatiable need to consume data has created a dangerous imbalance: While companies rush to […]
How Data Fabric and GenAI Will Enable Organizations to Seize the Day in 2025
Chief data officers (CDOs) are at the forefront of data modernization and AI adoption. In 2025, the leaders who successfully embrace innovative technologies, such as data fabric and generative AI (GenAI), will shape the future of their industries. By focusing on collaboration, governance, and scalability, data leaders can address evolving challenges and seize new opportunities. […]
Balancing Efficiency with Performance: The Role of GenAI in Modern Data Strategies
Generative AI (GenAI) has undoubtedly taken the spotlight as this year’s defining innovation. Models like ChatGPT and LLama can generate text and code, perform exploratory data analysis, and automate documentation, which introduces countless opportunities for data science efficiencies. However, tech work is often a compromise between implementation efficiency and performance. In some cases, GenAI can […]
Key Takeaways from the DGIQ East 2024 + AI Governance Conferences
There’s nothing quite like gathering with data professionals – friends old and new – at a DATAVERSITY conference. Last month’s event was particularly special, combining the well-established Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) East Conference with the inaugural AI Governance Conference (AIGov). Adding to the excitement was the expanded Women in Data Management and Governance (WDMG) program. With so much packed […]
Data Sips: Interview with Tony Shaw
Did you know? We’ve partnered with Ippon Technologies to launch Data Sips, a video miniseries showcasing quick conversations with industry experts that took place during last month’s Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) Conference in Washington, D.C. The first episode features DATAVERSITY founder and CEO Tony Shaw chatting with host Steve MacLauchlan, head of data […]
Strategies for Managing Data Debt in Growing Organizations
As organizations scale, data debt can accumulate silently, affecting productivity, efficiency, and decision-making quality. Data debt refers to the accrued cost of shortcuts and inefficiencies in data management that may have once seemed expedient but ultimately hamper long-term growth. Over time, whether it’s due to process changes, platform switching or growth, organizations find themselves boggled down […]
Data Monetization: The Holy Grail or the Road to Ruin?
Unlocking the value of data is a key focus for business leaders, especially the CIO. While in its simplest form, data can lead to better insights and decision-making, companies are pursuing an entirely different and more advanced agenda: the holy grail of data monetization. This concept involves aggregating a variety of both structured and unstructured […]