Data Virtualization (DV) is unlike traditional Data Integration, where change must be made on multiple layers; Data Virtualization makes change easy for the business as new requirements and sources can be integrated and changed rapidly. The Data Management Association International (DAMA) Data Management Book of Knowledge (DMBOK), second edition, describes Data Virtualization as: “Data Virtualization […]
How to Revitalize Knowledge Management in Your Organization and Why Do it Now?
Click to learn more about author Sandra Lupanava. Modern organizations are excited about innovative solutions built with the latest technologies. Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and IoT are true tech icons every company wants to incorporate into their business processes. Obsessed with the global technology race, organizations seem to forget about down-to-earth but important enterprise processes, such […]
Data Wrangling is a Problem
Click to learn more about author Pete Aven. Data Wrangling is bad. Yet we all do it, every single day. In a nutshell, Data Wrangling , also known by the more technical term of “data munging,” is the process or transforming data from one shape into another to prepare it for analysis and deliver some unified […]
The Future of Data Governance: Balancing Data Governance and Data Management
“How do you create a competitive advantage for business partners by delivering fast access to high quality data, instilling confidence and supporting data driven decision making?” asked Ursula Cottone, Chief Data Officer (CDO) of Citizens Bank. As the keynote speaker at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data Governance Online Conference (EDGO), she tackled this question in her […]
Build a Culture of Trust to Tackle Data Privacy
Click to learn more about author Robert Brown. The raging debate over privacy has only gotten bigger in the wake of GDPR. Trust is now a competitive factor. How do businesses earn it? How do they keep data open, free and protected? The manifold issues stirred up by Data Privacy, related legislation, and the risks […]
Snow Launches Deep SaaS Usage Visibility To Help Optimize Cloud Investments
A new press release states, “Snow Software (Snow), the global leader in Software Asset Management (SAM) and Cloud Management solutions, today introduced Snow for SaaS to give organizations visibility to their growing portfolio of SaaS applications in use within their enterprises. Businesses can use that insight to optimize investments, drive operational efficiency, manage risk and […]
Data Governance Operationalization: The Team
Click to learn more about author Jayakumar Rajaretnam. This is the second part of a two-part series on the operationalization of Data Governance. The first part of the series “Data Governance Operationalization: The Gap” discussed how the need arose, some of the main reasons needed for Data Governance operationalization, and what is required. This part takes […]
Don’t Throw Requirements and Documentation Out with the ALM Bathwater
Click to learn more about author David Binny. The Agile revolution effectively overhauled the traditional waterfall/V-shaped process, purging the new methodology of any semblance of the old. In the Agile world, action trumps process, and it’s often thought that the old ways of requirements and documentation carry more burden than benefit. Today, user stories, a leaner, […]
Big Data for Big Pharma: The Power of Predictive Analytics
Click to learn more about author Jasmine Morgan. The pharmaceutical industry is a billion-dollar enterprise which sits on mountains of data. It could use a tool which takes these heaps of information and neatly classifies them, highlighting the relationship between different entities like doctors, patients, prescribed drugs, and diagnoses. This industry faces countless problems related to […]
Data-Driven Sales: Using Analytics to Build Business Success
Click to learn more about author Gilad David Maayan. Sales drive revenue. It’s a simple statement that holds true for many businesses, and yet, many companies use antiquated sales techniques. A charming smile and a convincing elevator pitch aren’t the keys to success anymore. Today’s sales reps rely on data to secure new clients and […]