Read more about author Rick Vanover. Ransomware is a certainty for all organizations today. The name of the game isn’t when they face an attack; it’s how well they recover when one strikes. Yet despite this inevitability, many organizations continue to struggle with recovery. According to my company’s recent report, 57% of organizations that experienced an attack in the past year recovered less than half of their data.  The scale…

AI is hungry for data. But while the algorithms get smarter, the supply chain that feeds them – called data marketplaces – is quietly reshaping how we build AI models. In the past, acquiring the right datasets was an arduous process marked by silos, proprietary agreements, and endless data wrangling.  Now, with the rise of digital platforms designed to trade data products, the entire AI pipeline is being reimagined. These marketplaces are…

Read more about co-authors Cort T. Malone and Jamie O’Neill. Most businesses expect that artificial intelligence (AI) will save money and promote efficiency as it continues to be adopted and implemented across various industries. But what these companies may not expect – and AI cannot predict – are the myriad ways that AI will result in new and increasing potential for liability. From addiction-forming or defamatory chatbots to automated hiring tools with discriminatory impact, AI-driven technologies are being used in contexts…

For July’s Book of the Month, we’re challenging our perspective on data leadership with “The Data Hero Playbook” by Malcolm Hawker. The subtitle is “Developing Your Career and Data SUPERPOWERS,” which gives a sense of the journey the reader is about to engage in.  The book ultimately challenges a lot of long-held beliefs and practices in data management and encourages the reader to understand both the positive and negative mindsets, as…