Jim Harris

MARCH 15, 2017

Beware the Ides of March” is the famously dramatized warning from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar , which has me pondering whether a data governance program implementation has an Ides of March (albeit a less dramatic one— hopefully ).

Data Governance 63

Data Governance Data-driven Enterprise Management 63

erwin

DECEMBER 3, 2020

As the amount of data grows exponentially, organizations turn to data intelligence to reach deeper conclusions about driving revenue, achieving regulatory compliance and accomplishing other strategic objectives. It’s no secret that data has grown in volume, variety and velocity, with 2.5 New products and services.

Metadata 141

Metadata Data Governance Data-driven Digital Transformation 141

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After all, every department is pressured to drive efficiencies and is clamoring for automation, data capabilities, and improvements in employee experiences, some of which could be addressed with generative AI. As every CIO can attest, the aggregate demand for IT and data capabilities is straining their IT leadership teams.

Digital Transformation 142

Digital Transformation Unstructured Data Machine Learning Risk Management 142

Peter James Thomas

AUGUST 4, 2020

A revised and expanded version of the peterjamesthomas.com Data and Analytics Dictionary has been published. The new Dictionary includes 22 additional definitions, bringing the total number of entries to 220, totalling well over twenty thousand words. Conformed Data (Conformed Dimension). Data Capability. Data Driven.

Data Analytics 98

Data Analytics Analytics Machine Learning Data Governance 98

Alation

MAY 24, 2022

generally available on May 24, Alation introduces the Open Data Quality Initiative for the modern data stack, giving customers the freedom to choose the data quality vendor that’s best for them with the added confidence that those tools will integrate seamlessly with Alation’s Data Catalog and Data Governance application.

Data Quality 98

Data Quality Data Governance Metadata Metrics 98

erwin

JANUARY 11, 2019

Organizations have spent a lot of time and money trying to harmonize data across diverse platforms , including cleansing, uploading metadata, converting code, defining business glossaries, tracking data transformations and so on. But the attempts to standardize data across the entire enterprise haven’t produced the desired results.

Data Governance 40

Data Governance Risk Metadata Management 40

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 8, 2024

They can optimize their supply chains, create delightful, personalized experiences for their customers, proactively identify quality issues or intercept customer churn before it occurs. IBM® created a composable set of capabilities to support you wherever you are on this event-driven adoption journey.

Data-driven 74

Data-driven Management Advertising Enterprise 74

Alation

JULY 15, 2022

Data ethics is both an imperative and an opportunity. New regulations covering data privacy and other ethical concerns require that enterprises govern internal data processes according to these new laws. I asked attendees: How often do you think about data ethics? What does data ethics mean to you?

Cost-Benefit 89

Cost-Benefit Data Governance ROI Risk 89

Anmut

APRIL 6, 2023

Data is becoming an increasingly important driver of business success, and organisations are recognising the need to manage and leverage their data effectively. However, achieving a high level of data maturity can be a challenging journey. What is a Data Maturity Assessment? How do you do a Data Maturity Assessment?

Cost-Benefit 52

Cost-Benefit Data Quality Data Governance Measurement 52

Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Cloudera Contributor: Mark Ramsey, PhD ~ Globally Recognized Chief Data Officer. July brings summer vacations, holiday gatherings, and for the first time in two years, the return of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Chief Data Officer symposium as an in-person event. Luke: What is a modern data platform?

Data Lake 85

Data Lake Data Architecture Data-driven Data Warehouse 85

Alation

MARCH 8, 2022

When a data analyst exclaims, “I’ll just do it myself!”, They either can’t wait for someone else to find it or can’t explain exactly what they need, so they set off to search and dig and waste time looking for that data needle in the proverbial haystack. Business users gain a complete understanding of the available data.

Analytics 52

Analytics Data Governance Data-driven Data Science 52

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2022

Launching a data-first transformation means more than simply putting new hardware, software, and services into operation. True transformation can emerge only when an organization learns how to optimally acquire and act on data and use that data to architect new processes. Key features of data-first leaders.

Digital Transformation 122

Digital Transformation Strategy Data-driven Data Strategy 122

Andrew White

APRIL 5, 2019

The context might be for: Defining data quality. Reporting the business impact of a data governance initiative. Monitoring the progress of a digital or data-driven transformation. In all cases the assumption is that there is a definitive metric or key performance indicator (KPI).

Metrics 80

Metrics Key Performance Indicator KPI Marketing 80

erwin

MARCH 4, 2021

Modern data governance is a strategic, ongoing and collaborative practice that enables organizations to discover and track their data, understand what it means within a business context, and maximize its security, quality and value. The What: Data Governance Defined. Where is it?

Data Governance 122

Data Governance Digital Transformation Data-driven Cost-Benefit 122

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?

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Metadata Data Architecture Data Quality 52

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

Alation

MAY 31, 2023

The Data Governance & Information Quality Conference (DGIQ) is happening soon — and we’ll be onsite in San Diego from June 5-9. If you’re not familiar with DGIQ, it’s the world’s most comprehensive event dedicated to, you guessed it, data governance and information quality. The best part?

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Insurance Metadata Data-driven 52

Domino Data Lab

JULY 22, 2019

Paco Nathan presented, “Data Science, Past & Future” , at Rev. At Rev’s “ Data Science, Past & Future” , Paco Nathan covered contextual insight into some common impactful themes over the decades that also provided a “lens” help data scientists, researchers, and leaders consider the future.

Data Science 109

Data Science Machine Learning Data Governance Modeling 109

erwin

APRIL 4, 2019

A strong data governance framework is central to the success of any data-driven organization because it ensures this valuable asset is properly maintained, protected and maximized. Let’s assume you have some form of data governance operation with some strengths to build on and some weaknesses to correct.

Data Governance 75

Data Governance Data Quality Risk Management Data-driven 75

DataKitchen

APRIL 13, 2021

This is not surprising given that DataOps enables enterprise data teams to generate significant business value from their data. Companies that implement DataOps find that they are able to reduce cycle times from weeks (or months) to days, virtually eliminate data errors, increase collaboration, and dramatically improve productivity.

Testing 300

Testing Machine Learning Consulting Data Quality 300

AWS Big Data

JULY 13, 2023

Altron is a pioneer of providing data-driven solutions for their customers by combining technical expertise with in-depth customer understanding to provide highly differentiated technology solutions. This is a guest post co-authored by Jacques Steyn, Senior Manager Professional Services at Altron Group.

Optimization 91

Optimization B2B Data Quality Sales 91

erwin

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Metadata management is key to wringing all the value possible from data assets. However, most organizations don’t use all the data at their disposal to reach deeper conclusions about how to drive revenue, achieve regulatory compliance or accomplish other strategic objectives. Quite simply, metadata is data about data.

Metadata 110

Metadata Management Data Quality Cost-Benefit 110

Cloudera

MARCH 14, 2023

Data leaders will be able to simplify and accelerate the development and deployment of data pipelines, saving time and money by enabling true self service. It is no secret that data leaders are under immense pressure. Data quality issue? Massive cloud consumption bill you can’t account for?

Cost-Benefit 82

Cost-Benefit Data-driven Risk Data Governance 82

Alation

JULY 28, 2022

There was a time when most CIOs would never consider putting their crown jewels — AKA customer data and associated analytics — into the cloud. And what must organizations overcome to succeed at cloud data warehousing ? What Are the Biggest Drivers of Cloud Data Warehousing? The cloud is no longer synonymous with risk.

Data Warehouse 69

Data Warehouse Cost-Benefit Data Governance Data-driven 69

erwin

MAY 27, 2020

Data modeling supports collaboration among business stakeholders – with different job roles and skills – to coordinate with business objectives. Data resides everywhere in a business , on-premise and in private or public clouds. A single source of data truth helps companies begin to leverage data as a strategic asset.

Modeling 98

Modeling Metadata Data Governance Visualization 98

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

JANUARY 13, 2022

And now, arguably the greatest rivalry the world (well, at least the data community) has ever witnessed: Data Fabric vs Data Mesh! Data fabric and data mesh are both having a moment. Gartner calls data fabric the Future of Data Management 1. Gartner on Data Fabric. Thoughtworks on Data Mesh.

Data Lake 59

Data Lake Metadata Data-driven Data Governance 59

Alation

MAY 4, 2023

Are you an aspiring data scientist , or just want to understand the benefits of integrating data catalogs with visualization tools? In today’s ever-growing world of data, having an easy way to gain insights quickly is essential. It helps them effectively capture, store, manage, and share data assets.

Visualization 52

Visualization Metadata Data Governance KPI 52

Ontotext

JUNE 29, 2023

How do you think about your data? Yet when we consider the data items that represent these things, our legacy systems have led us to the limited understanding that data is made of discrete objects, which hardly interrelate. Or is it only related to the data your colleagues send to Google Merchant Feed? Probably not.

Cost-Benefit 59

Cost-Benefit Data-driven Data Quality Enterprise 59

erwin

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Untapped data, if mined, represents tremendous potential for your organization. While there has been a lot of talk about big data over the years, the real hero in unlocking the value of enterprise data is metadata , or the data about the data. They don’t know exactly what data they have or even where some of it is.

Metadata 104

Metadata Management Data-driven Data Architecture 104

Alation

MAY 4, 2023

Are you an aspiring data scientist , or just want to understand the benefits of integrating data catalogs with visualization tools? In today’s ever-growing world of data, having an easy way to gain insights quickly is essential. It helps them effectively capture, store, manage, and share data assets.

Visualization 40

Visualization Metadata Data Governance KPI 40

erwin

MARCH 14, 2019

The need for data mapping tools in light of increasing volumes and varieties of data – as well as the velocity at which it must be processed – is growing. Data mapping tools have always been a key asset for any organization looking to leverage data for insights. Isolated units of data are essentially meaningless.

Metadata 81

Metadata Data Governance Digital Transformation Data-driven 81

Grooper

AUGUST 19, 2019

Read on to learn how data literacy, information as a second language, and insight-driven analytics take digital strategy to a new level. C-level executives and professionals alike must learn to speak a new language - data. The benefit of speaking data, a.k.a. Increasing data literacy is the answer.

Analytics 54

Analytics Machine Learning Data Science Data-driven 54

Andrew White

JANUARY 9, 2022

On Thursday January 6th I hosted Gartner’s 2022 Leadership Vision for Data and Analytics webinar. – In the webinar and Leadership Vision deck for Data and Analytics we called out AI engineering as a big trend. I would take a look at our Top Trends for Data and Analytics 2021 for additional AI, ML and related trends.

Analytics 64

Analytics Measurement Modeling Data-driven 64

Alation

JANUARY 25, 2022

Data fabric is now on the minds of most data management leaders. In our previous blog, Data Mesh vs. Data Fabric: A Love Story , we defined data fabric and outlined its uses and motivations. The data catalog is a foundational layer of the data fabric.

Metadata 52

Metadata IT Metrics Data-driven 52

Alation

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The same could be said about data governance : ask ten experts to define the term, and you’ll get eleven definitions and perhaps twelve frameworks. However it’s defined, data governance is among the hottest topics in data management. This is the final post in a four-part series discussing data culture.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Data-driven Data Processing Consulting 52

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