BI-Survey

MARCH 4, 2022

“We are a data-driven company,” is a familiar refrain we hear from business leaders and managers. This is evidence of a fundamental shift in mindset, reflecting the fact that leaders have now understood and internalized the concept of the data-driven enterprise.

Data-driven 52

Data-driven Data Strategy Data Governance Strategy 52

Octopai

APRIL 19, 2021

Aptly named, metadata management is the process in which BI and Analytics teams manage metadata, which is the data that describes other data. In other words, data is the context and metadata is the content. Without metadata, BI teams are unable to understand the data’s full story.

Metadata 52

Metadata Management Business Intelligence Data Governance 52

Ontotext

JANUARY 29, 2024

In 2023, data leaders and enthusiasts were enamored of — and often distracted by — initiatives such as generative AI and cloud migration. I expect to see the following data and knowledge management trends emerge in 2024. However, organizations need to be aware that these may be nothing more than bolted-on Band-Aids.

Strategy 52

Strategy Management Metadata Data-driven 52

Timo Elliott

JANUARY 6, 2022

Like the proverbial man looking for his keys under the streetlight , when it comes to enterprise data, if you only look at where the light is already shining, you can end up missing a lot. Remember that dark data is the data you have but don’t understand. So how do you find your dark data? Analyze your metadata.

IT 133

IT Metadata Data-driven Data Governance 133

Ontotext

MAY 2, 2024

Data leaders today are faced with an almost impossible challenge. They are expected to understand the entire data landscape and generate business-moving insights while facing the voracious needs of different teams and the constraints of technology architecture and compliance.

Metadata 52

Metadata Data Lake Data-driven Enterprise 52

BI-Survey

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

“Data culture eats data strategy for breakfast” has become a popular saying among data and analytics managers and executives. Even the best data strategy cannot fulfill its potential if the data culture in the company does not match it.

Metadata 52

Metadata Data-driven Data Strategy Strategy 52

AWS Big Data

JULY 14, 2023

FinAuto has a unique position to look across FinOps and provide solutions that help satisfy multiple use cases with accurate, consistent, and governed delivery of data and related services. These datasets can then be used to power front end systems, ML pipelines, and data engineering teams.

Finance 79

Finance Metadata Big Data Recreation/Entertainment 79

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

AWS Big Data

APRIL 26, 2023

Having an accurate and up-to-date inventory of all technical assets helps an organization ensure it can keep track of all its resources with metadata information such as their assigned oners, last updated date, used by whom, how frequently and more. Enables a hub-and-spoke model for Data Access in multiple AWS accounts in a data mesh fashion.

Metadata 52

Metadata Dashboards Visualization Consulting 52

AWS Big Data

APRIL 19, 2023

Data mesh is a new approach to data management. Companies across industries are using a data mesh to decentralize data management to improve data agility and get value from data. This is especially true in a large enterprise with thousands of data products.

Technology 78

Technology Data-driven Machine Learning Sales 78

Ontotext

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

What Makes a Data Fabric? Data Fabric’ has reached where ‘Cloud Computing’ and ‘Grid Computing’ once trod. Data Fabric hit the Gartner top ten in 2019. This multiplicity of data leads to the growth silos, which in turns increases the cost of integration. It is a buzzword.

Metadata 69

Metadata Knowledge Discovery Data Quality Strategy 69

Cloudera

JUNE 7, 2022

We live in a hybrid data world. In the past decade, the amount of structured data created, captured, copied, and consumed globally has grown from less than 1 ZB in 2011 to nearly 14 ZB in 2020. Impressive, but dwarfed by the amount of unstructured data, cloud data, and machine data – another 50 ZB.

IT 109

IT Data Architecture Unstructured Data Big Data 109

Alation

APRIL 19, 2021

The cloud supports this new workforce, connecting remote workers to vital data, no matter their location. Data Cloud Migration Challenges and Solutions. Cloud migration is the process of moving enterprise data and infrastructure from on premise to off premise. However, cloud data migration can be difficult.

Cost-Benefit 111

Cost-Benefit Strategy Enterprise Data Strategy 111

AWS Big Data

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This data is used in procuring devices’ inventory to meet Amazon customers’ demands. With data volumes exhibiting a double-digit percentage growth rate year on year and the COVID pandemic disrupting global logistics in 2021, it became more critical to scale and generate near-real-time data.

Optimization 52

Optimization Forecasting Data Lake Metadata 52

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. 1- Treating data as a strategic business asset . 2- Operationalizing adaptive AI systems for quicker business decision-making.

Cost-Benefit 52

Cost-Benefit Business Objectives Machine Learning Data Architecture 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

We live in a hybrid data world. In the past decade, the amount of structured data created, captured, copied, and consumed globally has grown from less than 1 ZB in 2011 to nearly 14 ZB in 2020. Impressive, but dwarfed by the amount of unstructured data, cloud data, and machine data – another 50 ZB.

IT 85

IT Data Architecture Unstructured Data Big Data 85

AWS Big Data

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Analytics specialty practice of AWS Professional Services (AWS ProServe) helps customers across the globe with modern data architecture implementations on the AWS Cloud. In this post, we discuss a common use case in relation to operational data processing and the solution we built using Apache Hudi and AWS Glue.

Data Lake 87

Data Lake Data Processing Metadata Snapshot 87

AWS Big Data

AUGUST 14, 2023

This post is the first in a series dedicated to the art and science of practical data mesh implementation (for an overview of data mesh, read the original whitepaper The data mesh shift ). Taken together, the posts in this series lay out some possible operating models for data mesh within an organization.

Management 75

Management Risk Measurement Optimization 75

Sisense

MAY 28, 2020

In the Clouds is where we explore the ways cloud-native architecture, cloud data storage, and cloud analytics are changing key industries and business practices, with anecdotes from experts, how-to’s, and more to help your company excel in the cloud era. The world of data is constantly changing and speeding up every day.

Internet of Things 83

Internet of Things Metadata Data-driven Unstructured Data 83

Alation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What is data governance and how do you measure success? Data governance is a system for answering core questions about data. It begins with establishing key parameters: What is data, who can use it, how can they use it, and why? Answers will differ widely depending upon a business’ industry and strategy for growth.

Data Governance 96

Data Governance Strategy Data Quality Metrics 96

TDAN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A recent experience brought home to me the critical importance of good quality data in even the simplest of processes, particularly as processes become more automated and data driven. Before I went on vacation last month, a new team member joined Castlebridge.

Data-driven 123

Data-driven Data Quality Metadata Data Strategy 123

TDAN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Modern data access governance is a delicate balancing act where organizations have to be both privacy-driven and data-driven, where business leaders have to secure user data and stay compliant, while also uncovering insight and optimizing operations. After all, data access management is a […].

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Data-driven Optimization Management 52

Sisense

JULY 6, 2020

We live in a world of data: there’s more of it than ever before, in a ceaselessly expanding array of forms and locations. Dealing with Data is your window into the ways Data Teams are tackling the challenges of this new world to help their companies and their customers thrive. Employing Enterprise Data Management (EDM).

Enterprise 98

Enterprise Management Data Architecture Strategy 98

Ontotext

MARCH 8, 2023

Gartner predicts that graph technologies will be used in 80% of data and analytics innovations by 2025, up from 10% in 2021. Use Case #1: Customer 360 / Enterprise 360 Customer data is typically spread across multiple applications, departments, and regions. Several factors are driving the adoption of knowledge graphs. million users.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Knowledge Discovery Risk Data-driven 52

TDAN

APRIL 19, 2022

Bottom Up Have you heard the terms “top-down” or “bottom-up” associated with approaches to Data Governance? If so, do you think top down is the only way to execute your Data Governance Program? Well think again… A top-down approach to Data Governance is usually driven by regulations, audits, compliance or it’s a […].

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Data-driven Data Quality Metadata 52

TDAN

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that data-driven decisions have influence over all our lives over the last two years. But decisions made without proper data foundations, such as well constructed and updated data models, can lead to potentially disastrous results.

Modeling 52

Modeling Data-driven Metadata Data Strategy 52

TDAN

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that data-driven decisions have influence over all our lives over the last two years. But decisions made without proper data foundations, such as well constructed and updated data models, can lead to potentially disastrous results.

Modeling 52

Modeling Data-driven Metadata Data Strategy 52

Alation

MAY 3, 2022

In a couple of weeks (May 17–19) the Alation team joins one of our favorite data events of the year: Tableau Conference 2022. Yet there’s still an alarming gap between finding data… and using it. Yet there’s still an alarming gap between finding data… and using it. Mind the (Data Accessibility) Gap. The result?

Data-driven 52

Data-driven Reporting Data Governance Metadata 52

AWS Big Data

JANUARY 31, 2023

Data governance is the collection of policies, processes, and systems that organizations use to ensure the quality and appropriate handling of their data throughout its lifecycle for the purpose of generating business value.

Data Lake 78

Data Lake Data Governance Data Architecture Machine Learning 78

Alation

MAY 31, 2023

The state of data governance is evolving as organizations recognize the significance of managing and protecting their data. With stricter regulations and greater demand for data-driven insights, effective data governance frameworks are critical. What is a data architect? Ensure data security and compliance.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Metadata Data Architecture Data Quality 52

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now at the forefront of how enterprises work with data to help reinvent operations, improve customer experiences, and maintain a competitive advantage. It’s no longer a nice-to-have, but an integral part of a successful data strategy. Why does AI need an open data lakehouse architecture?

Data Lake 84

Data Lake Metadata Cost-Benefit Data Warehouse 84

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 13, 2022

Much of the hype around big data and analytics focuses on business value and bottom-line impacts. Data makes the most ambitious and even idealistic goals—like making the world a better place—possible. Data makes the most ambitious and even idealistic goals—like making the world a better place—possible.

Data-driven 90

Data-driven Metadata Optimization Machine Learning 90

Alation

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Data Swamp vs Data Lake. And so will your data. You know the story well: you have a ton of data and need fast access to the right data. Building an efficient solution for data storage and processing is becoming more than just a back-office or IT challenge. Benefits of a Data Lake.

Data Lake 52

Data Lake Metadata Data Warehouse Data Governance 52

Cloudera

JUNE 24, 2022

Much of the hype around big data and analytics focuses on business value and bottom-line impacts. Data makes the most ambitious and even idealistic goals —like making the world a better place — possible. Data makes the most ambitious and even idealistic goals —like making the world a better place — possible. US Census ).

Data-driven 76

Data-driven Metadata Optimization Machine Learning 76

Alation

MARCH 21, 2023

Today, modern travel and tourism thrive on data. For example, airlines have historically applied analytics to revenue management, while successful hospitality leaders make data-driven decisions around property allocation and workforce management. What is big data in the travel and tourism industry?

Data Analytics 52

Data Analytics Analytics Data-driven Big Data 52

Alation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A recent report from Gartner, Data Catalogs Are the New Black in Data Management and Analytics finds that, “Demand for data catalogs is soaring as organizations struggle to inventory distributed data assets to facilitate data monetization and conform to regulations.”* The trend mirrors demand for Alation.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Metadata Data-driven Strategy 52

Alation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Unburdening IT from infrastructure management has driven an amazing transformation; today, mission-critical applications run across 80 regions in the world, using thousands of services on over 475 instance types. Major shifts around how people use technology and data in the cloud are only just beginning. Can we move that data?”.

Data Lake 52

Data Lake Data Warehouse Machine Learning Cost-Benefit 52