IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 25, 2023

In a prior blog , we pointed out that warehouses, known for high-performance data processing for business intelligence, can quickly become expensive for new data and evolving workloads. To do so, Presto and Spark need to readily work with existing and modern data warehouse infrastructures.

Optimization 57

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Data driven marketing strategies supported by customer insights can significantly boost the customer experience, leading to higher customer retention rates.

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Data-driven Strategy Marketing IT 52

TDAN

AUGUST 20, 2019

Gathering business intelligence is a process that starts from within. Collating internal intelligence is of vital importance before searching the market. Oftentimes, the internal departments of your business will offer better suggestions and methods than any others you can find.

Business Intelligence 40

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TDAN

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When it comes to marketing, business owners need to be fast in adjusting their strategies to fit the continuous advancement in technologies. Today, nearly everyone has a mobile phone or another smart mobile device with them at all times.

Marketing 64

Marketing Strategy Statistics Technology 64

Octopai

APRIL 19, 2021

Strong metadata management enhances business intelligence which leads to more informed strategy and better performance. Donna Burbank is a Data Management Consultant and acts as the Managing Director at Global Data Strategy, Ltd. He is the Director of TDWI Research for business intelligence.

Metadata 52

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TDAN

MAY 3, 2022

This column focuses on challenges of edge computing and explore strategy considerations for implementing and utilizing edge computing in the organization.

Strategy 52

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TDAN

APRIL 5, 2022

Regardless of how accurate a data system is, it yields poor results if the quality of data is bad. As part of their data strategy, a number of companies have begun to deploy machine learning solutions. In a recent study, AI and machine learning were named as the top data priorities for 2021, by 61% […].

Machine Learning 98

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TDAN

MARCH 2, 2021

It’s estimated that individuals in the US are exposed to between 4000 and 10,000 advertisements per day. Despite all that input, people generally retain only a maximum of 3 messages. If you’re a marketer, you know how challenging it is to craft the perfect message for your audience – ensuring it is both authentic and personalized.

Marketing 105

Marketing Strategy Advertising IT 105

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2022

For the CIO to be successful with this, there needs to be a comprehensive strategy that extends far beyond simply deploying new technologies. Many CIOs are now working with an IT environment that can deliver a modern data strategy but are struggling to unlock the full potential. The four steps to data advantage.

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TDAN

MARCH 1, 2022

Why Differential Privacy Overcomes Many of the Fatal Flaws of De-Identification and Data Masking If data is the new oil, then privacy is the new environmentalism. With the growing use of data comes the need for strong privacy protections.

Strategy 98

Strategy IT Data Strategy Business Intelligence 98

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

APRIL 12, 2023

Most current data architectures were designed for batch processing with analytics and machine learning models running on data warehouses and data lakes. In this article, I’ll share insights on aligning vision and leadership, as well as reducing complexity to make data actionable for delivering real-time AI solutions.

Machine Learning 142

Machine Learning Cost-Benefit Data-driven Strategy 142

Octopai

JANUARY 31, 2021

Data lineage is an essential tool that among other benefits, can transform insights, help BI teams understand the root cause of an issue, as well as help achieve and maintain compliance. Through the use of data lineage, companies can better understand their data and its journey. A-Team Insight. Dataversity. Techcopedia.

Data Governance 57

Data Governance Data Processing Data Quality Metadata 57

FineReport

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In the past few years, the term “data science” has been widely used, and people seem to see it in every field. Big Data”, “Business Intelligence”, “ Data Analysis ” and “ Artificial Intelligence ” came into being. For a while, everyone seems to have begun to learn data analysis.

Big Data 98

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, if there is no strategy underlining how and why we collect data and who can access it, the value is lost. Not only that, but we can put our business at serious risk of non-compliance. Ultimately, data governance is central to […] In the publishing industry, there are a lot of things we can measure.

Data Governance 98

Data Governance Data Analytics Analytics Measurement 98

Alation

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Accessibility is one part of the “Intelligence Elevated” equation. By now, we’re all familiar with how self-service data can drive business intelligence that helps the bottom line. This blog focuses on how that access is achieved. Bottom-line BI benchmarks. Companies have been reporting on DEI for some time now.

Measurement 52

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 3, 2022

Finding the right data sets and knowing how to use them is key to any data implementation strategy. In this article, we take a look at three different sets of goals your business might have—branding, marketing, expansion. Read on to learn more about how you can revolutionize your data implementation strategy.

Big Data 114

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TDAN

MARCH 15, 2022

1 In this article, I will apply it to the topic of data quality. I will do so by comparing two butterflies, each that represent a common use of data quality: firstly and most commonly in situ for existing systems, and secondly for use […]. We know the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”1

Data Quality 98

Data Quality IT Data Strategy Data Governance 98

TDAN

OCTOBER 15, 2019

My firm has worked with the top performing brands in the world; we looked at a cross section of thousands of slides from multiple brands in a cross-section of industries — consumer, hardware, software, social media, search, pharmaceutical, finance, and consultancies — it became clear that across industries, the language we use to talk about […]. (..)

Strategy 40

Strategy Finance Consulting Software 40

TDAN

MAY 6, 2020

Real-Time Business Intelligence (RTBI) lets users access the information that happened recently via a dashboard. The latency of this data depends on the analytical purpose. The recent information can be an event that occurred a few milliseconds ago or before an hour. For marketing, the latency must be of least value.

Business Intelligence 76

Business Intelligence Dashboards Marketing Analytics 76

TDAN

JULY 18, 2023

Just about any important decision organizations make depends on the data they have. Data helps organizations mitigate risks, plan marketing campaigns, devise research-backed strategies, and tons more. What is Raw Data? Raw data is the primary form of data. […]

Strategy 52

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TDAN

JUNE 18, 2019

Instead, stakeholders, and especially those working in data management, should take the time to […]. 5G is being rolled out this year. In fact, Verizon is already providing 5G services in some areas. But it’s not enough for you to buy the latest 5G phone that will “allow you to download a movie in just seconds.”

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TDAN

APRIL 4, 2023

Some of the Answers May Surprise You, an article about […] Although impressive, it isn’t perfect and as a result, we run the risk of underestimating the potential impact of this swiftly improving environment. Recently, CBC published, We Asked an AI Questions about New Brunswick.

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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

AUGUST 18, 2020

I have read about and then experimented with different estimation strategies. For years, I have been involved with estimating a wide variety of things. I have taught and coached others in estimation. I have worked with, and learned from, hundreds of people who also have a wide range of estimation experience.

Strategy 103

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

With the undeniably immense measure of information accessible today and the continually developing inclinations and intricacy of clients, organizations can at this point don’t depend on customary business strategies to drive development.

Measurement 80

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And while it’s yet to make its mark on the world of finance, there are already hedge funds and individual investors who rely on AI and machine learning to boost their portfolios and develop trading strategies. How […].

Machine Learning 52

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TDAN

MARCH 3, 2020

This article explores why you should consider adopting the Disciplined Agile (DA) toolkit from several points of view: Why Should Agile Practitioners Adopt Disciplined Agile?

Data Strategy 99

Data Strategy Business Intelligence Strategy Management 99

TDAN

MARCH 31, 2020

In this article, we elaborate on the benefit, effective operations, and value of information governance in your organization. Organizations are compelled to organize their information. With that said, organizations can operate in an organized and holistic manner with the application of information governance. Even though […].

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TDAN

JUNE 14, 2022

Over the course of this column, I’ve cited a wide variety of sources regarding gender, technology, data, and more. As everyone begins to compile their summer reading lists, I offer a formal selection of books and articles to peruse in your office, on the beach, or wherever you seek to practice equality in data work. […].

Technology 52

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TDAN

APRIL 30, 2019

As a techno BI geek, I marvel at the sheer “what could be” in business intelligence and decision support arenas. I shouldn’t go to BI tool demonstrations anymore. Don’t get me wrong. Advancements in the BI/analytics tool space are nothing short of remarkable.

Business Intelligence 55

Business Intelligence Technology Analytics Data Strategy 55

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. It is the most recent of a series of data-centric waves which, over several decades, have attempted to remedy the entrenched application-centric paradigm.

Strategy 82

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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

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TDAN

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In my last column for TDAN.com, I wrote about the strategy lessons for data that we can learn from the writings of a 16th century Japanese swordsman. To summarize: – We need to study different disciplines in order to understand how they relate to each other. Expertise in all is not required, but basic competence […].

Strategy 59

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TDAN

MAY 15, 2024

In discussions with data management professionals, conversations often veer toward the technical intricacies of migration to the cloud or algorithm optimization, overshadowing the core business objectives that originally spurred these initiatives.

Business Objectives 52

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Sisense

JANUARY 1, 2020

That means you need to put all that data somewhere. Chances are it’s in a data warehouse, and even better money says it’s an AWS data warehouse. This article gives you a handful of great reasons to get to know this powerful data warehouse. Closer Than You Think: Data Strategies Across Your Company.

Analytics 98

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TDAN

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Because B2B businesses face prolonged buying cycles, marketing strategies need to focus on efforts to establish communication between your brand and leads. Many B2B businesses have now turned to email marketing automation platforms to maintain and establish a complicated buyer atmosphere.

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