Click to learn more about author Biju Dominic. When AlphaGo made the 37th move in the second game of the famous match between AlphaGo and the leading Go player Lee Sedol, all the commentators of the match were shocked. It was a move no human player would ever think of making. In the thousand-year history of […]
Data Governance in the Cloud
IT center, on-premise infrastructure is becoming increasingly complex and costly, and requires highly skilled manpower, so businesses are now moving their IT and Data Science functions to the cloud. Cloud computing promises low-cost storage facilities, 100 percent up-time, managed services, and automated analytics and BI services, leaving the businesses to concentrate on their domain expertise […]
Why You Should Be Data-Focused – Not Data-Driven
Click here to learn more about Victor Dudemaine. As data professionals, we are living in the golden age of “DATA.” Data is king. Consulting firms and CEOs alike are proclaiming “data is the new oil” that will run our information economy for years to come. The question I ask each of you then is this: “How […]
Case Study: Cox Automotive Solves Data Drift and ETL Challenges
According to Pat Patterson, Community Champion at StreamSets, “data drift” is such a problem now that “only about one fifth of a data analyst’s time is actually spent analyzing the data.” The remainder is spent “wrangling it into shape and getting it from where it is to the actual analysis platform.” Speaking at the Enterprise […]
What Is ACID?
ACID properties characterize RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) database processing or a data warehouse. Originally coined in the early 1980s, according to DAMA DMBoK, the ACID philosophy consists of requirements for generating and maintaining reliable database transactions. ACID provides consistency before, during and after transactions through five properties: Atomic: Each task in a transaction succeeds […]
Technology Leaders Reflect on the Technological Impact of One Year of Remote Work
Click to learn more about author Richard Cassidy. Throughout the past year, COVID-19 showcased IT’s ability to not only fight the virus but also drive innovation to keep businesses up and running while protecting them from cyber-adversaries. Innovations in communications technology has ensured that nearly 60% of people working from home due to COVID-19 are […]
Why the Next Generation of Data Management Begins with Data Fabrics
Click to learn more about author Kendall Clark. The mandate for IT to deliver business value has never been stronger. In fact, 76% of executives believe IT must be an active partner in developing business strategy. Agility is key to success here. However, most enterprises are hampered by data strategies that leave teams flat-footed when […]
The Important Role of Cognitive Science in Marketing Data Creation
Click to learn more about author Dave Kelly. Human beings are imperfectly dynamic creatures shaped by experiences, biases, and cognitive processes, and this combination of behavior-shaping factors is unique from individual to individual and can even change from day to day. In the always-on digital world we live in, where competition for consumer attention is […]
Tales of A Common Vocabulary, Data Quality, and Machine Learning, Oh My!
Order in the court! Order in the court! The case being heard is a serious one. The defendant—the Chief Data Architect of VeraVisionFake Inc.—is accused of having ignored the need to establish a valid and sound common data vocabulary in her organization. She is up against The Common Vocabulary Value regulatory agency, whose mission is […]
Supporting Talent When Remote Work Goes Flexible: Data Is Key
Click to learn more about author Tom Ricks. Studies repeatedly show that remote work is welcomed by the majority of employees. McKinsey research tells us that 80% enjoy working from home, which is good news for organizations that were concerned about employee sentiment. Better still, there are signs that productivity has either remained largely the […]