CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 12, 2023

After walking his executive team through the data hops, flows, integrations, and processing across different ingestion software, databases, and analytical platforms, they were shocked by the complexity of their current data architecture and technology stack. How is data, process, and model drift managed for reliability?

Machine Learning 144

Machine Learning Cost-Benefit Data-driven Strategy 144

TDAN

AUGUST 20, 2019

The goal of data governance is to ensure the quality, availability, integrity, security, and usability within an organization. Many traditional approaches to data governance seem to struggle in practice; I suspect it is partly because of the cultural impedance mismatch, but also partly because […].

Data Governance 68

Data Governance Strategy Data Architecture IT 68

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax One of the most painful – and pained – statements I’ve heard in the last two years was from an IT leader who said, “my team is struggling to find ways that our company’s data could be valuable to the business.” Leveraging real-time data used to be a technology problem.

IT 96

IT Uncertainty Sales Strategy 96

Peter James Thomas

MAY 3, 2019

The flip side is that making the necessary investments to provide even basic information has been at the heart of the successful business turnarounds that I have been involved in. The bulk of Business Intelligence efforts would also fall into this area, but there is some overlap with the area I next describe as well.

Strategy 55

Strategy Data Architecture Data Quality Data Strategy 55

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2023

Generative AI “fuel” and the right “fuel tank” Enterprises are in their own race, hastening to embrace generative AI ( another CIO.com article talks more about this). As a quick fix, many organizations adopted cloud-first strategies to manage their data storage requirements. But more data means more data movement.

Unstructured Data 98

Unstructured Data Modeling Data Architecture Enterprise 98

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2023

AI transitions highlight the organizational, “last mile” challenge of data access (where “last mile” means the data is there, but people cannot use it), which in turn stalls AI progress, and mandates that organizations rethink their data storage strategy. That’s what I help organizations around the world accomplish.

Unstructured Data 97

Unstructured Data Cost-Benefit Data-driven Data Architecture 97

TDAN

JANUARY 17, 2023

To stand out in a competitive industry, businesses must invest in revamping their existing sales processes and crafting a modern sales strategy that aligns with the sales predictions for 2023. The sales industry has been witnessing the rise of AI and automation over many years and 2023 will not be an exception.

Sales 98

Sales Strategy Data Architecture Business Intelligence 98

TDAN

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Everyone’s talking about data. Data is the key to unlocking insight— the secret sauce that will help you get predictive, the fuel for business intelligence. It relies on data. The good news is that data has never […]. The transformative potential in AI?

Business Intelligence 72

Business Intelligence Dashboards Reporting Data Architecture 72

TDAN

MAY 3, 2022

The road to creating business value through a well-oiled data management strategy can be long and challenging. A successful data management strategy is one that generates value rapidly and unlocks new data-driven insights.

Analytics 52

Analytics Data-driven Strategy Management 52

TDAN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

There is a movement to upend traditional thinking about information systems by putting data and meaning at the center of strategy, architecture, and system development sequencing. Past waves have receded, largely because […].

Strategy 82

Strategy Data Architecture IT Data Strategy 82

TDAN

MARCH 2, 2021

This article attempts to analyze and make sense of a harmonization between Information Architecture and SAFe, and will address how their cooperation will contribute to the development of an Agile Business. SAFe is a very modern Agile Framework and has replaced TOGAF in many organizations.

Data Architecture 59

Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence Strategy 59

TDAN

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There is a movement to upend traditional thinking about information systems by putting data and meaning at the center of strategy, architecture, and system development sequencing.

Strategy 56

Strategy Data Architecture Data Governance Data Strategy 56

TDAN

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The data world continues to change rapidly and you may want to consider these predictions when planning for the new year. The rise of generative AI startups: Generative artificial intelligence exploded in 2022. Special thank you to Altair for providing the following set of bold predictions for 2023.

Data Architecture 109

Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence Big Data 109

TDAN

JULY 21, 2021

In today’s world, access to data is no longer a problem. There are such huge volumes of data generated in real-time that several businesses don’t know what to do with all of it. Unless big data is converted to actionable insights, there is nothing much an enterprise can do.

Big Data 145

Big Data Enterprise Modeling Data Architecture 145

TDAN

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Top-quality data currently represents one of the most important resources for any company. This is especially true for young businesses that don’t have much experience in their market and that still don’t know enough about their customers.

Data Science 145

Data Science Marketing Data Architecture Data Strategy 145

Peter James Thomas

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Given this, I have used The Dictionary entries as a basis for this slightly expanded article on the subject of chart types. A Chart is a way to organise and Visualise Data with the general objective of making it easier to understand and – in particular – to discern trends and relationships. Radar Charts / Spider Charts.

Sales 61

Sales Measurement Statistics Data Architecture 61

TDAN

JANUARY 3, 2023

NoSQL database systems continue to gain traction, but they are still not widely understood. There is more than one type of NoSQL database and a large number of individual NoSQL DBMSs. There are more than 225 NoSQL DBMSs listed on the NoSQL Database website alone and it just is not possible to review and understand every option. […].

Modeling 84

Modeling Data Architecture IT Data Strategy 84

TDAN

AUGUST 17, 2021

The increasing speed and pace of business certainly contributes to several data challenges (quality, timeliness, availability and, most important, usability of the data).

Data Architecture 105

Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence Big Data 105

TDAN

JULY 18, 2023

It is no secret that cloud migration and transformation helps your business attain desired growth, cost savings, agility, and profitability. With these, your team is able address customer needs faster, monitor app performance, and scale applications according to demand.

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture IT Data Strategy Business Intelligence 52

TDAN

AUGUST 1, 2023

Rural areas worldwide are disconnected in a landscape that nearly requires the internet to work or socially interact. But eventually, the entire planet will have equal, high-speed internet access. Neglecting the digital divide and broadband gap will cause cybersecurity concerns for communities entering the digital era.

Interactive 52

Interactive Risk Management Data Architecture Risk 52

TDAN

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We just finished a conversation with a client who was justifiably proud of having centralized what had previously been a very decentralized business function (in this case, it was HR, but it could have been any of a number of functions).

IT 119

IT Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence 119

TDAN

JUNE 21, 2022

Twenty-five years ago today, I published the first issue of The Data Administration Newsletter. It only took a few months to recognize that there was an audience for an “online” publication focused on data administration. […].

Publishing 78

Publishing Data Quality Data Architecture IT 78

TDAN

JULY 4, 2023

The O*NET Data Collection Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, is seeking the input of expert Data Warehousing Specialists. You have the opportunity to participate […]

Data Collection 52

Data Collection Data Architecture Data Warehouse Data Strategy 52

TDAN

APRIL 4, 2023

Data in the Cloud For a variety of motivations, many organizations have decided to place data and processing on the cloud. One approach to using the cloud is to just throw a lot of data onto the cloud. The cloud vendors advocate this approach. But — for a variety of reasons — there is an […]

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence Data Governance 52

TDAN

JANUARY 20, 2021

In the cloud-era, should you store your corporate data in Cosmos DB on Azure, Cloud Spanner on the Google Cloud Platform, or in the Amazon Quantum Ledger? The overwhelming number of options today for storing and managing data in the cloud makes it tough for database experts and architects to design adequate solutions.

Management 98

Management Data Architecture IT Data Strategy 98

TDAN

JANUARY 3, 2023

For a while now, vendors have been advocating that people put their data in a data lake when they put their data in the cloud. The Data Lake The idea is that you put your data into a data lake. Then, at a later point in time, the end user analyst can come along and […].

Data Lake 59

Data Lake Data Architecture Data Warehouse Data Strategy 59

TDAN

MAY 16, 2023

Procurement is an essential function within any organization, involving the acquisition of goods and services necessary for business operations. However, with the rise of digitalization and technology, procurement processes have become increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats.

Risk 52

Risk Technology Risk Management Data Architecture 52

TDAN

MAY 19, 2020

Jeanne Ross (Designed for Digital) Your business may need to develop a new digital platform to replace your existing application-centric IT solution. “The digital world is here but our old companies are simply not yet designed for digital.”

Data Architecture 98

Data Architecture IT Data Strategy Business Intelligence 98

TDAN

JANUARY 3, 2023

Breaking Bad with 3D Enterprise Systems is a book that details a practical and proven approach for building flexible applications. Blair Kjenner and Kewal Dhariwal combine several different techniques that allow project teams to create applications that not only met requirements, but could also handle new requirements with ease.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence 52

TDAN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Naturally, being intelligent and rational beings, we took the action necessary to prevent the oncoming catastrophe. Surely then, being intelligent and rational beings, we prepared for what was to come by stopping building […]. In 2006, the world learned an inconvenient truth.

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Risk Data Strategy Business Intelligence 52

TDAN

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Your security team has plenty of challenges, but securing and protecting your data with consistent, granular, and automated enforcement across your hybrid cloud data estate shouldn’t be one of them.

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence Strategy 52

TDAN

JUNE 15, 2022

Occasionally, I pick up on trends in my peripheral vision. These are trends that aren’t in the center of my professional field of view, but are out there on the edges. Obviously, these trends are in the center of someone’s field of view, and there are people out there who make a living tracking technology […].

Metrics 59

Metrics Technology Data Architecture Data Strategy 59

TDAN

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

One of the most common and important dialogues is when the enterprise data architect expresses the need to integrate and the project manager is completely focused on developing their specific application.

Enterprise 64

Enterprise Management Data Architecture Data Strategy 64

TDAN

MARCH 31, 2020

yield differing answers, making it more difficult to run the business. Executive Summary It seems obvious enough that companies, government agencies and non-profits would benefit from a common language. Without it, coordinating work is more difficult, computers “don’t talk,” and basic questions such as “how many customers do we have?”

IT 84

IT Data Architecture Metadata Data Strategy 84

TDAN

MAY 5, 2020

Many businesses keep their data in silos and employ analytics at a process or departmental level. Centralizing these data silos to create a data mart, warehouse, or lake gives organizations more visibility over operations and results in more accurate analytics that take a wider range of internal and external factors into consideration.

Analytics 80

Analytics Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence 80

TDAN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Remember the Sears catalog? Hundreds of pages of clothes quickly flipped past to get to the toys! Who didn’t spend countless hours trying to find the perfect suggested gift for your next birthday or holiday? In an Amazon and eBay world, thinking about old-school catalogs seems so quaint. Opening a paper volume to manually flip […].

Data Architecture 69

Data Architecture Metadata Data Strategy Data Governance 69

TDAN

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A few months back, our company enjoyed a retreat a few hours north of the city. We bonded, brainstormed, and set visions and goals for the development of our company and our products. We also had bonfires with s’mores, and that’s more relevant than you might think. We ended up with a surplus of marshmallows […].

Data Architecture 85

Data Architecture Data Strategy Big Data Strategy 85