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7 famous analytics and AI disasters

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2017, The Economist declared that data, rather than oil, had become the world’s most valuable resource. Organizations across every industry have been and continue to invest heavily in data and analytics. But like oil, data and analytics have their dark side. Data limitations in Microsoft Excel. 25 and Oct. The culprit?

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 10

Domino Data Lab

Co-chair Paco Nathan provides highlights of Rev 2 , a data science leaders summit. We held Rev 2 May 23-24 in NYC, as the place where “data science leaders and their teams come to learn from each other.” Nick Elprin, CEO and co-founder of Domino Data Lab. First item on our checklist: did Rev 2 address how to lead data teams?

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A CDO’s Guide to the Data Catalog

Alation

In 2002, Capital One became the first company to appoint a Chief Data Officer (CDO). Early CDOs largely sought to ensure compliance with regulations around financial data, taking a defensive posture to guard company and customer information. Today, the modern CDO drives the data strategy for the entire organization.