For any transformational Business Strategy, data-driven intelligence must be “readily accessible, interpretable, and actionable” whenever necessary. At the macro level, a data-driven culture has to be consciously propagated throughout the organization, end-to-end. Digital businesses have acknowledged the importance of data accessibility and have embraced this culture within their business model to remain competitive. The late […]
Need a Push? Agile Thinking Gets You Over the Hump
Click here to learn more about author Jim Sawyer. Sometimes, we just need to start. We need to ignore our internal excuses and just do something. But it can be tough to do that when the business issues we are trying to inform are nebulous and ill-defined. Regardless of our personalities, inertia often confronts us […]
Top Three Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Predictions for 2020
Click to learn more about author Oussama El-Hilali. 2019 definitely kept IT professionals on their toes. As we close out the decade, we should anticipate new data challenges, cyber threats, and increases in complex IT environments to continue. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t answers to these challenges on the horizon. New technologies are coming […]
Data Literacy and Not Data Fallacy
Click to learn more about Carlos Cruz. The evolution of digital technologies, frequent innovations, and changes in people’s behavior in recent years has brought disruptions to businesses. All aspects of business models are impacted by the changes. These factors add more complexity and challenge strategic thinking. Competitive strategies are strongly linked to organizations’ ability to […]
Digital Transformation: Eight Tips for Selecting Digital Technology
Click to learn more about author Manikandan (Mani) Seetharaman. Selecting technology is a challenging and complex task, particularly for global organizations. Screening available options that fit basic needs is the easy first step, but the real work lies in determining how far to advance from there. Multiple considerations need to be balanced, so having a […]
Five Key Questions You Should Ask About Your Data Strategy and the Cloud
Click to learn more about author Mathias Golombek. Using the cloud in the right way for your data strategy can help you realize the value of your data faster, easier, and more cost effectively – especially when combined with a high-performance, cloud-first analytics database. So, what are the questions you should ask when considering the […]
Updating Data Governance: Set Up a Cohesive Plan First
Enterprises are taking Data Governance—planning and programming to control and secure data—more seriously. In a recent DATAVERSITY® Trends in Data Management Report, 76 percent of organizations have a Data Governance program in place or such a plan for the future. This makes sense as companies focus more on security and business growth. Data breaches have […]
Press Release: Now Accepting Speaking Proposals for the 2020 Data Architecture Summit
January 22, 2020 – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC opened the Call for Presentations today for the fourth annual Data Architecture Summit (DAS), which will be held October 19-23, 2020, at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Ill. Proposals must be received by March 13, 2020 in order to be considered. For more event details and speaker submission […]
IDC Launches Future of Intelligence Framework
A new press release reports, “Over the past five years, International Data Corporation (IDC) has been documenting the rise of the digital economy and the digital transformation that enterprises must undergo to compete and succeed. Greater enterprise intelligence has become a top priority for business leaders on this transformation journey. By working with and observing […]
Data Governance Trends in 2020
Data Governance always has been a complicated issue for most organizations. That won’t change in a big way in 2020. In fact, the increasing prevalence of technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) may show up some of the pains even more. Don’t take that to mean that companies aren’t becoming more mature […]