Table of Contents Key Takeaways Getting Started with AI Governance When it comes to AI governance, most enterprises are still trying to put all the pieces together. They have good intentions – close to 90% of those organizations already using AI are working on AI governance, according to IAPP, an organization dedicated to defining, promoting, […]
Case Study: Building a Foundation for Data Stewardship Engagement
Table of Contents Key Takeaways The Importance of Data Governance and Stewardship Data governance has become a strategic priority for many organizations to streamline operations and integrate data. According to DATAVERSITY’s recent Trends in Data Management Survey, nearly 75% of organizations have implemented data governance practices. Following this trend, CPS Energy, a large municipally owned utility based in […]
Case Study: Implementing AI Governance at Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Table of Contents Key Takeaways Organizations across different sectors are under increasing pressure to implement AI programs for cost savings and operational efficiencies. However, these businesses face substantial roadblocks: data silos and a lack of AI governance processes. Riham Elhabyan, senior advisor for AI and data policy at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), […]
Case Study: How to Build a Data Governance Program in 90 Days
For many people in business, the mention of a data governance program evokes excessive red tape, bureaucratic drag, and, most of all, outsiders meddling in daily operations. “What is the preconceived notion about data governance? We are the police, we tell you no, we tell you to stop, we slow you down,” said Sherry Hidalgo, director of […]
Case Study: Establishing a Data-Literate Culture
Imagine a rapidly expanding small business with a 20% yearly growth tasked with establishing and maintaining a data-literate culture. Then, add a new Data Architecture upgrade with considerable changes to the business logic to this situation, causing a full-on panic. This journey, marked by confusion over data definitions and anxiety over system changes, describes the situation that Brooke Gajownik, director of […]
Case Study: New Innovations in IoT Technologies for Manufacturers
Manufacturers want to save money, conserve energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s a challenge to see where and when energy use is occurring. When the utility bill arrives, a manufacturer can see how much total energy was used, but energy use is not broken down on a machine-by-machine basis. Invisible energy use hides […]
Case Study: A Digital Transformation Success Story
In the years since COVID-19 hit and swiftly shut down most in person experiences, the wellness industry had to quickly adapt to a new way of life. While this has given businesses the opportunity to reach new customers beyond their traditional four walls – owners and managers needed to learn and embrace new technologies to […]
Case Study: Executing an Effective Data Strategy
Few tasks are more logistically and technologically daunting than providing air, land, and sea transportation for the U.S. military across the entire world. Yet that is precisely the mission of the United States Transportation Command, or USTRANSCOM. According to a Congressional Research Service report, on any given day USTRANSCOM conducts over 240 air missions, sends […]
Case Study: Jerry’s Foods Improves In-Store Data Infrastructure
The ability for people to be able to buy food and essential supplies, in-store IT and data infrastructure must be kept running. Jeff Miller, Director of IT at Jerry’s Foods, a national chain with fifty grocery, retail, hardware, and liquor stores, knows this reality very well. Miller explains that each Jerry’s Foods franchise includes many […]
Case Study: Centrica Succeeds with Data Discovery at Scale
“When you’ve got a mass of data, how do you analyze that data and get to a point where you can get the gemstones, the diamonds out of it?” Mike Young, Chief Information Officer with Centrica, knows what it’s like to wade through a sea of petabytes and terabytes to find value. Centrica is an […]