Every building needs a solid foundation. The same is true for businesses – and their foundation is data. “The data is in charge of the business,” according to Scott Taylor, Dun & Bradstreet’s Master Data Market Development and Innovation Lead. “If you don’t have it right, it causes most of your problems.” Perhaps the biggest […]
The CDO Office: When to Do It and How
Two questions align when it comes to the Chief Data Officer (CDO): How do you know your business is ready to have one? And if it is, how do you quickly get a CDO shop in shape? Thomas Redman, The Data Doc who helps companies improve Data Quality, took up the first question during the […]
Data Governance Best Practices: Five Industry Experts Discuss Their Viewpoints
At the Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference, a panel of Data Governance and Data Management industry experts shared their wisdom, offering tips, ideas, and best practices. The panel discussion was titled “You CAN Be Successful in Data Governance Best Practice Tips and Takeaways.” The transcript below is a selection of some of the highlights of […]
The New Data-Centric Organization: Leave the Duct Tape Behind
Stan Christiaens believes that the fourth industrial revolution is here, and if you want to be part of it, you’ll have to become a data-driven company. Speaking at the DATAVERSITY© Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference, Christiaens said during his presentation titled “The #1 Reason You’re Not a Data-Driven Company” that many companies try to adopt […]
Industries Dive into Schema.Org Extensions and Semantic Web Technologies
The schema.org Global Semantic Vocabulary expands its reach through means including hosted/reviewed and external extensions. The former is managed and published as part of the schema.org project, while the latter live elsewhere in the Semantic Web, typically managed by third parties with their own processes and collaboration mechanisms. Examples of extensions in various stages of […]
Press Release: The 22nd Annual Enterprise Data World Conference Is Accepting Presentation Proposals
Los Angeles, California – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC and DAMA International released the Call for Presentations for the 2018 Enterprise Data World Conference to be held at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina in San Diego, CA on April 22-27, 2018. Visit http://enterprisedataworld.com for event details and speaker submission guidelines, then submit your proposal online by September 22, 2017. […]
Hadoop and Enterprise Information Management: Leveraging Big Data Solutions
The past few years have firmly established the importance of Big Data in the global business environment. 2017 looks to be the the year of greater Apache™ Hadoop implementation (both in terms of its open source development and more available commercial options) at the enterprise level, as Enterprise Information Management (EIM) continues to need more […]
Data Cataloging vs. Data Modeling: Reporting from EDW2017
The Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference in Atlanta in the beginning of April was one of the best I have attended in recent years. At least 50 sessions for a guy like me interested in modeling. I chose to focus on sessions possibly related to Data Modeling in the new worlds of NoSQL, Big Data […]
The Leader’s Data Manifesto Debuts: Making Data as an Asset Everyone’s Business
The Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference in Atlanta was host to the announcement of The Leader’s Data Manifesto. The document, which you can sign here, urges that organizations embrace large scale change at the people, structural, and cultural level to truly become data-driven. The Leader’s Data Manifesto is the work of data industry leading proponents […]
Enterprise Data World 2017: Data-Driven Business Transformation
“I love the power of data to tell stories and make better decisions,” said Micheline Casey, Principal at CDO, LLC. She spoke during the “Secrets of the CDOs” closing keynote panel of the 21st annual Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference (EDW) in Atlanta, Georgia, co-produced by DATAVERSITY® and DAMA International, which took place from April […]