The first chief data officer (CDO) was appointed at Capital One in 2002. Although just 12% of Fortune 500 companies had a CDO a decade later, more than two-thirds of major companies employ CDOs now. Companies generate unfathomable amounts of information – one credible estimate compares the daily data output to 166,000 times the data contained in the Library of Congress. […]
The Rise of Chief Data Officers and the Fall of Database Administrators
As we kick off the new year, it’s important to consider the unique challenges facing enterprises when it comes to managing databases. We’ve seen data and databases grow exponentially with each passing year. This added growth also brings added complexity, resulting in increased difficulty for database professionals to monitor application performance and mitigate issues as […]
CDOs Can Lead Their Organizations in the Successful – and Ethical – Use of Data
Data plays a central role in digital transformation. In fact, it’s been referred to as the currency of modern, digital business. Without data, companies lack a true understanding of their customers, markets, trends, and even their own products and employees. While most organizations likely appreciate the value of their data, many struggle with figuring out […]
Alation and First San Francisco Partners Form Partnership for Modernizing Data Governance
A new press release states, “Alation Inc., the data catalog company, and First San Francisco Partners, a business advisory and information management consultancy, today announced a strategic partnership to meet the needs of Chief Data Officers (CDOs) seeking to bring trust to data-driven decisions. The partnership focuses on delivering new, field-tested methodologies for agile and […]
Gartner Survey Finds Chief Data Officers Are Delivering Business Impact
by Angela Guess According to recent press release, “As the role of chief data officer (CDO) continues to gain traction within organizations, a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. found that these data and analytics leaders are proving to be a linchpin of digital business transformation. The third annual Gartner Chief Data Officer survey was conducted […]
Collibra and Eccella Partner to Bring Data Governance to Global Enterprises
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Collibra, a leader in data governance software solutions for business users, today announced the company has welcomed Eccella, a data management and analytics consulting company with offices in New York, London and Mumbai, to its global partners program. By offering Collibra’s innovative Data Governance platform alongside […]
Starting on the Right Foot with Your Big Data Strategy
by Angela Guess Mark Samuels recently wrote in ZDnet, “Big data is big business: analyst Gartner says the amount of chief data officers (CDOs) being appointed by major organisations rose from 400 in 2014 to 1,000 in 2015. The analyst predicts 90 per cent of large companies will have a CDO by 2019. Such CDOs […]