IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 30, 2022

The rise of data strategy. There’s a renewed interest in reflecting on what can and should be done with data, how to accomplish those goals and how to check for data strategy alignment with business objectives. The evolution of a multi-everything landscape, and what that means for data strategy.

Data Strategy 56

Data Strategy Strategy Business Objectives Data-driven 56

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Talent acquisition refers to the ongoing strategy and process an organization and its HR department uses to source, attract, evaluate, hire and retain the highly-qualified new employees it needs to grow. A well-crafted talent acquisition strategy has become a critical component for organizations seeking to secure a competitive edge.

Strategy 67

Strategy Cost-Benefit Consulting Data-driven 67

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

If companies want to input, leverage, and embed these digital brains into their business, they’ll need an API to connect the LLM to various business applications,” he says. But APIs do more than support next-generation technologies — they already serve a foundational purpose within most enterprises.

Business Objectives 124

Business Objectives Cost-Benefit Strategy Data-driven 124

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2023

Poor data quality is one of the top barriers faced by organizations aspiring to be more data-driven. Ill-timed business decisions and misinformed business processes, missed revenue opportunities, failed business initiatives and complex data systems can all stem from data quality issues.

Data Quality 52

Data Quality Data Architecture Strategy Data Lake 52

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As CIOs prepare for the next wave of digital transformation, they must demonstrate shorter-term business impacts from technology investments and achieve larger innovation goals that evolve the organization’s business model.

Digital Transformation 145

Digital Transformation Data-driven Business Objectives Strategy 145

Alation

MARCH 14, 2023

Data gathering and use pervades almost every business function these days — and it’s widely acknowledged that businesses with a clear strategy around data are best placed to succeed in competitive, challenging markets such as defence. What is a data strategy? Why is a data strategy important?

Data Strategy 52

Data Strategy Strategy Metadata Data Quality 52

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In our last blog , we delved into the seven most prevalent data challenges that can be addressed with effective data governance. Today we will share our approach to developing a data governance program to drive data transformation and fuel a data-driven culture. Don’t try to do everything at once!

Data Governance 83

Data Governance Business Objectives Strategy Data Quality 83

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 14, 2024

This is exacerbated by the increasing challenges of platform scaling, skilling, cybersecurity and the explosion of data volumes. Businesses aiming to derive value from business outcomes through their cloud investments and harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) must adopt an intentional approach.

ROI 74

ROI Business Objectives Cost-Benefit Enterprise 74

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once a vanguard business strategy, digital transformation has become a perennial objective for business survival. Digital transformation is the integration of digital technologies into all aspects of business operations. Moreover, digital transformation means doing all that work on a continuous basis.

Digital Transformation 137

Digital Transformation Strategy Data-driven Consulting 137

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For IHG Hotels and Resorts, the cloud provides just the right accommodation for business success. IHG also partners with Equinix, which provides interconnects across multiple regions to move data and workloads to and from various regions across the global IHG multicloud architecture with agility and high speed.

Forecasting 131

Forecasting Consulting Data-driven Digital Transformation 131

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the last post , we looked at creating a blueprint for a sustainable data center. Now we’ll look at how to get the most out of a modern data center. Get inspired A successful data center implementation can best be described as a distributed, dynamic, efficient and resilient IT nucleus.

Manufacturing 78

Manufacturing Business Objectives Optimization Risk Management 78

Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Adding another position may not be terribly appealing, but there is one C-suite role every company should consider—chief data and analytics officer (CDO or CDAO). The CDO is an essential role in a data-driven organization. That being the case, you need a CDO to spearhead and defend that strategy.

IT 79

IT Data Strategy ROI Data-driven 79

Andrew White

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The main angle was from the point of view of a university, but the point was related to business too: They (strategies) take too long to draft or define. Most of these strategies were effectively based on faith, hope, and charity. We have tried mightily to help organizations recognize what strategy is meant to be.

Strategy 56

Strategy Analytics Data-driven Data Strategy 56

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

CIOs and their IT teams have enjoyed a bump in power and prestige in recent years, as the C-suite has embraced continuous transformation, digital everything, and a host of emerging technologies — all enabled by IT. This reinvention goes beyond the adoption of cloud, agile development principles, and cutting-edge technologies.

IT 136

IT Consulting Scorecard Key Performance Indicator 136

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 21, 2023

Not since the iPhone have we witnessed a technology change the course of human behavior and the imagination of people everywhere practically overnight. To guide business leaders in how to reskill their employees and hire new tech talent, they will first need to understand what’s changing and why. And what does better look like?

Modeling 105

Modeling Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation ROI 105

FineReport

APRIL 9, 2024

Evolving BI Tools in 2024 Significance of Business Intelligence In 2024, the role of business intelligence software tools is more crucial than ever, with businesses increasingly relying on data analysis for informed decision-making.

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Software Data-driven Predictive Modeling 52

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 23, 2022

To address this requirement and ensure seamless connectivity, organizations are rapidly adopting consumption-driven NaaS models to balance the cost of their network growth with the digital experience of their stakeholders. The traditional method of purchasing based on price and product features is outdated.

Cost-Benefit 103

Cost-Benefit Business Objectives ROI Risk 103

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Avila observes that many IT leaders will default to ROI as the most important metric because there’s strong belief that a good ROI is necessary to get the most out of the technology spend. IT then needs to analyze the data to identify potential issues in how IT services are delivered, and which user groups are most impacted,” Karalis says.

Metrics 139

Metrics IT ROI Measurement 139

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

Research from Accenture shows that 48% of companies say technology-enabled sustainability initiatives lead to more competitive products and enhanced customer service, and contribute to attracting top talent—all of which help drive increased revenues.

Software 104

Software Measurement Visualization Business Objectives 104

Cloudera

JANUARY 5, 2023

In the past year, businesses who doubled down on digital transformation during the pandemic saw their efforts coming to fruition in the form of cost savings and more streamlined data management. Here are three key trends that will likely dominate the priorities of APAC’s business leaders in the coming year.

Cost-Benefit 52

Cost-Benefit Business Objectives Machine Learning Data Architecture 52

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 10, 2024

Three in four executives reported disparate systems in their organizations and that a lack of skills, resources and common operational practices challenge business objectives. But it’s clear that CIOs who prioritize modernization capture greater returns from business transformation. Executives know they must modernize.

Cost-Benefit 96

Cost-Benefit Software Risk Marketing 96

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 9, 2022

In the same way that marathons require rigorous preparation to reach the finish line, technological transformations will not yield lasting rewards without vision, planning, dedicated resources and unwavering determination. Smart IT departments do not function in an operational silo nor dictate technical strategy to the organization.

Digital Transformation 91

Digital Transformation Data-driven Sales Risk 91

datapine

MARCH 31, 2022

4) Business Intelligence Job Roles. Does data excite, inspire, or even amaze you? Do you find computer science and its applications within the business world more than interesting? Why Shift To A Business Intelligence Career? 2) Top 10 Necessary BI Skills. 3) What Are the First Steps To Getting Started?

Business Intelligence 239

Business Intelligence Statistics Visualization Data-driven 239

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Although less complex than the “4 Vs” of big data (velocity, veracity, volume, and variety), orienting to the variety and volume of a challenging puzzle is similar to what CIOs face with information management. Operationalizing data to drive revenue CIOs report that their roles are rising in importance and impact. What’s changed?

Unstructured Data 52

Unstructured Data Data Lake Business Objectives Metadata 52

erwin

JULY 12, 2019

In light of recent, high-profile data breaches, it’s past-time we re-examined strategic data governance and its role in managing regulatory requirements. for alleged violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Complexity. Five Steps to GDPR/CCPA Compliance.

Data Governance 110

Data Governance Management Metadata Risk Management 110

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 10, 2023

Without a doubt, there is exponential growth in the access to and volume of process data we all, as individuals, have at our fingertips. Not only can data support a more compelling change management strategy, but it’s also able to identify, accelerate and embed change faster, all of which is critical in our continuously changing world.

Management 52

Management Data-driven Data mining Business Objectives 52

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2022

The importance of data-driven insights may dominate C-level discussions, but evolving IT culture and business workflows that can successfully harness that data is less about talk and more about iterative action. They must also promote data as a shared business asset with value to drive agility and profitability.

IT 94

IT Data-driven Digital Transformation Business Objectives 94

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2022

CIOs have a lot to gain by working with their C-suite colleagues, if for no other reason than to gain a better perspective on different areas of the business. One of the most important relationships a technology leader can forge is with the chief human resources officer (CHRO). Honing strategic hiring priorities.

Digital Transformation 126

Digital Transformation Data-driven Technology Advertising 126

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 11, 2022

CIOs must also account for the criticality and timing of each business process, from front-office processes such as sales and customer service to back-office processes such as operations, human resources and finance. Technology touches all stakeholders. Obtain buy-in from business leaders. Collaboration is an all-way street.

Management 94

Management Testing Insurance Finance 94

Sisense

MARCH 19, 2021

Twenty years ago, no one had heard of a chief data officer. The rise in prominence of data executives goes hand in hand with the rise of the importance of data in the modern business world: Every company must become truly data-driven, and data executives play an outsized role in making that happen.

Data-driven 52

Data-driven Data Strategy Strategy Business Objectives 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 21, 2022

IT governance should be well-defined, clearly understood, and led by principles that reflect your organization’s mission, vision, and strategy, advises Donna Bales, principal research director at Info-Tech Research Group. Not keeping pace with evolving business priorities. Treating data like a waste product.

IT 115

IT Risk Measurement Risk Management 115

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2023

Two decades of technology-driven transformation has left many financial services firms with significant complexity and technical debt. With the added challenge for IT leaders in the highly regulated financial services industry is that data security and business resiliency are unassailable business objectives.

Finance 52

Finance Data-driven Data Lake Cost-Benefit 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 12, 2023

COBIT is an IT management framework developed by the ISACA to help businesses develop, organize, and implement strategies around information management and IT governance. These updates included more information regarding governance surrounding information and communication technology.

Risk Management 76

Risk Management Strategy Digital Transformation Enterprise 76

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 28, 2023

These circumstances have induced uncertainty across our entire business value chain,” says Venkat Gopalan, chief digital, data and technology officer, Belcorp. “As The R&D laboratories produced large volumes of unstructured data, which were stored in various formats, making it difficult to access and trace.

Digital Transformation 94

Digital Transformation Cost-Benefit Informatics Data mining 94

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2022

Whether biological or technological, the power of DNA is unavoidable. Today, society is reckoning with how “technological genetics” dictate outcomes, such as how algorithms impact democracy. It is time to look closely at the technological genetics of automation platforms. In technology, innovation beats efficiency.

Digital Transformation 109

Digital Transformation Insurance ROI Business Objectives 109

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 23, 2023

As the name suggests, it generates images, music, speech, code, video or text, while it interprets and manipulates preexisting data. For F&A leaders, this means that it may have the ability to transform financial data, such as business performance reports, commentary and narratives.

Finance 64

Finance Reporting Cost-Benefit Modeling 64

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 27, 2023

It offers a holistic view, providing critical data about asset condition, location and efficiency. More recently, these systems have integrated advanced technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to enable predictive analytics and real-time monitoring.

Cost-Benefit 60

Cost-Benefit IoT Internet of Things Enterprise 60