DATAVERSITY Education, LLC announced the official release of a new book by Anthony J. Algmin, founder and CEO of Algmin Data Leadership, titled “Data Leadership: Stop Talking About Data and Start Making an Impact!” Available through Amazon and at DATAVERSITY conferences (including last week’s Data Architecture Summit in Chicago, Ill.), the book is designed to […]
Cognizant to Acquire Contino, an Enterprise DevOps and Cloud Transformation Consultancy
According to a recent press release, “Cognizant today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Contino, a privately-held technology consulting firm. Contino specializes in helping Global 2,000 clients accelerate their digital transformation by leveraging enterprise DevOps methodologies, a cloud-native development approach, and advanced data platforms. Headquartered in London, Contino has approximately 350 employees […]
Gartner Identifies a Framework for Digital Society Regulation
A recent press release reports, “Current rules and regulations are under stress as society increases its digitalization. Gartner, Inc. says CEOs, CIOs and other executives must collaborate on new rules to protect individuals and groups while encouraging an innovative growing economy. ‘Trust in digital institutions such as social media has declined, concerns about data protection […]
World’s First DataOps Community Goes Live
According to a recent press release, “Delphix, the company accelerating innovation through DataOps, today announced the new Delphix DataOps Community, the world’s first destination focused squarely on the topic of the emerging DataOps category. IT leaders and practitioners, including developers, DBAs, data scientists, data governance teams, and DevOps engineers now have a one-stop-shop for knowledge […]
Cloudera Empowers Leading Manufacturing Firms to Rethink Data Management Strategy
A recent press release states, “Cloudera, Inc., the enterprise data cloud company, is proud to announce that over 200 of the world’s leading manufacturing companies depend on Cloudera products and services to transform their data management strategies. According to IDC, there will be an estimated 41.6 billion connected IoT devices generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of […]
DXC Technology Launches Microsoft Azure Digital Transformation Practice
A recent press release reports, “DXC Technology, the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, today announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Microsoft through the formation of a global Microsoft Azure Digital Transformation Practice to accelerate client migration to the Microsoft Azure public cloud with greater efficiency and agility. Organizations are increasingly seeking […]
Equifax and FICO Introduce Strategic Partnership to Deliver the Data Decisions Cloud
According to a recent press release, “To increase velocity for deploying predictive models, FICO and Equifax are introducing the Data Decisions Cloud. The new Data Decisions Cloud is an end-to-end data and analytics suite that addresses key needs across risk, marketing, and fraud to enable financial institutions to meet the needs of consumers faster and […]
US Department of Labor Creates Chief Data Officer Position and Establishes Data Board
According to a recent press release, “Earlier this year, President Trump signed the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 into law, which included the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act (OPEN Government Data Act). The OPEN Government Data Act, among other things, directs the head of each agency to ‘designate a nonpolitical […]
InterVision Expands Digital Transformation Practice
According to a new press release, “InterVision today announced new services, personnel and tools to enhance its Digital Transformation (DX) practice. Backed by an expert team of innovation consultants, technical architects, and business analysts, InterVision’s DX practice provides business leaders with a holistic roadmap incorporating business vision, IT infrastructure, change management and ongoing architectural guidance […]
Gartner Survey Finds Government CIOs to Invest More in Data Analytics and Cybersecurity in 2019
According to a recent press release, “Data analytics and cybersecurity pushed cloud out of the top spot for increased technology investment by government chief information officers (CIOs) in 2019, according to a survey from research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. This increased focus on data reflects CIOs’ acknowledgment that artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics […]