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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

Organizations can’t afford to mess up their data strategies, because too much is at stake in the digital economy. How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Here are some data strategy mistakes IT leaders would be wise to avoid.

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3 powerful lessons of using data governance frameworks

CIO Business Intelligence

The first published data governance framework was the work of Gwen Thomas, who founded the Data Governance Institute (DGI) and put her opus online in 2003. They already had a technical plan in place, and I helped them find the right size and structure of an accompanying data governance program.

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Incremental Strategies to Move Your Data Strategy Forward Remove Obstacles to Unlock Possibilities in Financial Services

Cloudera

This blog lays out some steps to help you incrementally advance efforts to be a more data-driven, customer-centric organization. The financial sector’s evolution is unleashing myriad demands on firms operating in the market. Cloudera refers to this as universal data distribution, as explored further in this blog post.

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Building a Data Strategy for Defence Partners

Alation

Data gathering and use pervades almost every business function these days — and it’s widely acknowledged that businesses with a clear strategy around data are best placed to succeed in competitive, challenging markets such as defence. What is a data strategy? Why is a data strategy important?

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5 recommendations to get your data strategy right

IBM Big Data Hub

The rise of data strategy. There’s a renewed interest in reflecting on what can and should be done with data, how to accomplish those goals and how to check for data strategy alignment with business objectives. The evolution of a multi-everything landscape, and what that means for data strategy.

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CDOs’ biggest problem? Getting colleagues to understand their role

CIO Business Intelligence

One possible definition of the CDO is the organization’s leader responsible for data governance and use, including data analysis , mining , and processing. There’s more and more focus on being data-driven,” says Mahajan, who leads the Amplitude data strategy efforts, in addition to her digital and technology roles. “It

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The Benefits of Data Governance in Banks and Financial Institutions

Alation

Internal and external auditors work with many different systems to ensure this data is protected accordingly. This is where data governance comes in: A robust program allows banks and financial institutions to use this data to build customer trust and still meet compliance mandates. What is Data Governance in Banking?