Data Management is the organization of data, the steps used to achieve efficiency, and gather intelligence from that data. Data Management, as a concept, began in the 1960s, with ADAPSO (the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations) forwarding Data Management advice, with an emphasis on professional training and quality assurance metrics. Data Management should not […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Using SQL in Data Science
Click to learn more about author Ashok Sharma. With the increasing hype of trends like AI and digital transformation, companies have become data-driven. They have started relying on data and analytics instead of gut feelings, and Data Science has emerged as a lucrative profession. There are 2.72 million job openings for data scientists at present, and […]
Generally Accepted Data Modeling Principles
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. What can data modelers learn from accountants? Accounting is a solidly established practice that the world cannot live without. One of the established guidelines for accountants is called GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the US), and there are similar international setups. You might guess these standards […]
What Is Data Privacy?
Data privacy describes a set of principles and guidelines to ensure respectful processing, protection, and handling of personal data. Due to a series of breaches and other consequences when mishandling personal information, data privacy has taken a central position in regulation and fines. These laws make financial and image consequences more severe. Data privacy takes on fragmented […]
Applying the NIEM Standard to the Opioid Epidemic, COVID-19, and Other Problems
Click to learn more about author Robert Reynolds. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the value of data. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the U.S. earlier this year, most states were unprepared to deal with it. Those states that have “followed the data” have more successfully managed the epidemic’s toll on public health […]
The Importance of Graph Databases in Business Analytics
Augmented analytics is one of the top 10 technologies Gartner identified with the potential to cause significant digital disruption in the next three to five years. The hallmark of augmented analytics is its high reliance on AI and ML technologies. AI and ML together will transform enterprise Data Management in the coming years, and many […]
On the Business Value of a Conceptual Data Policy Definition
Click to learn more about author Daniele Gianni. Concerns on the collection, use, and dissemination of data are central to many enterprises that directly deal with customer data to provide information services. These concerns originated from an increasing awareness of the value of privacy as well as recent government regulations, not only aiming to protect […]
Don’t Overlook RO/BO (And Now HO): Tips to Manage and Protect Data at the Edge
Click to learn more about author Shridar Subramanian. Change is normal — but the pace of change in recent times has been anything but normal. For IT professionals that have helped their organizations shift to new work-from-home and remote models, the speed of change has been nothing short of dizzying and disorientating. IT managers are […]
Virtualize or Replicate? Accessing Your Data in Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Click here to learn more about Joe deBuzna. The term “hybrid cloud” has no single definition. When it was first used, it typically meant a combination of a private and public cloud. Since then, the term has taken on a broader meaning, including (public) cloud offerings from multiple vendors. For this post, I’m using Gartner’s […]
Solving the Dilemma of Achieving QA Flexibility vs. QA Standardization
Click to learn more about author Hemanth Kumar Yamjala. Quality assurance has emerged as the critical requirement for enterprises to make their products or services superior or equivalent to their competitors. To achieve the same, the QA function has embraced new processes, technologies, innovations, tools, and methodologies. However, while going about incorporating quality across the […]