Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Last year I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe that poor Data Governance (DG) programs are getting in the way of data programs being as successful as possible. As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance I get a […]
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 […]
How Do Data Leaders Go from Responding to Recovering from COVID-19?
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. The pandemic is reaching an inflection point — or rather, the people affected by it are. While the future still feels uncertain, companies are no longer waiting in fear of the unknown. Senior leaders are ready to stop merely responding to the pandemic and start recovering from […]
Demystifying the New Normal with Data and Analytics
Click to learn more about author Devansh Sharma. Analytics has been a key enabler for businesses in the past few years. We have seen the entire world shift from process-driven to data-driven decision-making. And now that we are standing at the brink of a new normal amidst these unprecedented times, the usage of data and […]
Agility: A Scalable Way for Businesses to Survive a Crisis
Click to learn more about author Matt VanderZwaag. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the business landscape. We have seen restaurants offer curbside pick-up, retailers launch new inventive ways to boost online sales, and tech companies release new apps and features to adapt to this new reality. The sudden and unexpected changes are causing businesses to […]
Applying Agile Development Practices to Maintain Team Productivity
Click to learn more about author Andrew Odewahn. As the world braves a global pandemic, organizations are continuously adapting to working remotely. While teams are working hard to stay productive during these difficult times, there is still a learning curve to acclimate to the current remote setup — a setup that now involves sharing workspaces […]
A Gentle Introduction to Azure File Storage
Click here to learn more about Gilad David Maayan. Microsoft Azure is ranked amongst the top cloud computing vendors, competing for market share with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Azure is known for its enterprise-level cloud services, many of which provide features for easy integration, implementation, and management of hybrid architectures. […]
Digital Transformation is the Business Continuity Hero
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. Business continuity plans are under a particularly bright spotlight during the current pandemic, as companies around the world cope with the crisis. Every organization should have a plan in place to ensure operations and core business functions are not severely impacted by a disaster or unplanned incident […]
Understanding DataOps
DataOps (data operations) has its roots in the Agile philosophy. It relies heavily on automation, and focuses on improving the speed and accuracy of computer processing, including analytics, data access, integration, and quality control. DataOps started as a system of best practices, but has gradually matured to a fully functional approach for handling data analytics. […]
Utilizing Business Intelligence with AI
Business intelligence (BI) is, in essence, new information that is not necessarily common knowledge and is sought to gain a competitive advantage over the competition. Business intelligence comes from a variety of sources, ranging from spies working for the competition to data mining. Contrary to the theme of several current articles, business intelligence is not […]