IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 30, 2022

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.

Data Strategy 57

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 8, 2022

Implementing the right data strategy spurs innovation and outstanding business outcomes by recognizing data as a critical asset that provides insights for better and more informed decision-making. Here are a few common data management challenges: Regulatory compliance on data use. Data quality.

Data-driven 58

Data-driven Enterprise Data Governance Data Lake 58

AWS Big Data

APRIL 19, 2023

Data mesh is a new approach to data management. Companies across industries are using a data mesh to decentralize data management to improve data agility and get value from data. This is especially true in a large enterprise with thousands of data products.

Technology 84

Technology Data-driven Machine Learning Sales 84

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2023

But are product managers developing market- and customer-driven roadmaps and prioritized backlogs? Digital transformations derail when CIOs miss the opportunity to establish and communicate product management responsibilities for creating and evolving market- and customer-driven roadmaps.

Digital Transformation 141

Digital Transformation IT Data-driven Metrics 141

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 27, 2023

Chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) are poised to be of increasing strategic importance to their organizations, but many are struggling to make headway, according to data presented last week by Gartner at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2023. Organizations are still investing in data and analytics functions.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In our last blog , we delved into the seven most prevalent data challenges that can be addressed with effective data governance. Today we will share our approach to developing a data governance program to drive data transformation and fuel a data-driven culture. Don’t try to do everything at once!

Data Governance 81

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Ontotext

JANUARY 29, 2024

In 2023, data leaders and enthusiasts were enamored of — and often distracted by — initiatives such as generative AI and cloud migration. I expect to see the following data and knowledge management trends emerge in 2024. However, organizations need to be aware that these may be nothing more than bolted-on Band-Aids.

Strategy 52

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 30, 2023

It’s well acknowledged that data, when used correctly, has the potential to be a strategic growth asset driving innovation – and with the recent developments in large language models (LLM) for AI, data is really having its day in the sun. And we’ll let you in on a secret: this means nailing your data strategy.

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Timo Elliott

JANUARY 6, 2022

Like the proverbial man looking for his keys under the streetlight , when it comes to enterprise data, if you only look at where the light is already shining, you can end up missing a lot. Remember that dark data is the data you have but don’t understand. So how do you find your dark data? Analyze your metadata.

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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 132

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Quest ® EMPOWER kicks off November 1, 2022 and is our free, two-day online summit designed to inspire and provide data veteran perspectives that will help you move your organization’s relationship with data forward. Day one will be focused on data intelligence and governance. Hear from industry analysts, experts and customers.

Data Governance 52

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Ontotext

MAY 2, 2024

Data leaders today are faced with an almost impossible challenge. They are expected to understand the entire data landscape and generate business-moving insights while facing the voracious needs of different teams and the constraints of technology architecture and compliance.

Metadata 52

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datapine

JANUARY 24, 2021

In our cutthroat digital age, the importance of setting the right data analysis questions can define the overall success of a business. That being said, it seems like we’re in the midst of a data analysis crisis. Your Chance: Want to perform advanced data analysis with a few clicks? Data Is Only As Good As The Questions You Ask.

IT 317

IT Statistics KPI Data-driven 317

Alation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What is data governance and how do you measure success? Data governance is a system for answering core questions about data. It begins with establishing key parameters: What is data, who can use it, how can they use it, and why? Answers will differ widely depending upon a business’ industry and strategy for growth.

Data Governance 96

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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?

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Sisense

MARCH 19, 2021

Twenty years ago, no one had heard of a chief data officer. The rise in prominence of data executives goes hand in hand with the rise of the importance of data in the modern business world: Every company must become truly data-driven, and data executives play an outsized role in making that happen.

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Anmut

MARCH 22, 2023

Data maturity models are a crucial step for any organisation looking to improve their data, informing if your current data practices are helping, or holding back, your business. ? Organisations that reach the highest stage of data maturity achieve a market value increase of up to 500%, compared to lower maturity organisations.

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Octopai

APRIL 19, 2021

Aptly named, metadata management is the process in which BI and Analytics teams manage metadata, which is the data that describes other data. In other words, data is the context and metadata is the content. Without metadata, BI teams are unable to understand the data’s full story. TDWI – David Loshin.

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Metadata Management Business Intelligence Data Governance 52

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

There are still not enough data experts out there, even as the world of data evolves rapidly. We started the Summer School for Data Leaders five years ago to create a community for data experts to share ideas and relate to people facing similar challenges. Data ethics is top of mind. The community is growing.

Data Strategy 52

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 25, 2023

In our last blog , we introduced Data Governance: what it is and why it is so important. Organizations have long struggled with data management and understanding data in a complex and ever-growing data landscape. Silos exist naturally when data is managed by multiple operational systems.

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Data Governance Data-driven Strategy Management 52

bridgei2i

JUNE 23, 2021

Enterprise AI harnesses advanced artificial intelligence techniques to deliver organizational data, knowledge, and information. Integrating enterprise AI into the business platform enables companies to identify trends in data sets for process automation, sales and business forecasting, and automated insights. Data is at the core of AI.

Strategy 52

Strategy Enterprise Key Performance Indicator ROI 52

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI are putting more pressure on analytics and IT leaders to get their houses in order when it comes to data strategy and data management. IT leaders are also enthused about the technology.

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Ontotext

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

What Makes a Data Fabric? Data Fabric’ has reached where ‘Cloud Computing’ and ‘Grid Computing’ once trod. Data Fabric hit the Gartner top ten in 2019. This multiplicity of data leads to the growth silos, which in turns increases the cost of integration. It is a buzzword.

Metadata 69

Metadata Knowledge Discovery Data Quality Strategy 69

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.

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Enterprise Knowledge Discovery Risk Data-driven 52

AWS Big Data

JANUARY 31, 2023

Data governance is the collection of policies, processes, and systems that organizations use to ensure the quality and appropriate handling of their data throughout its lifecycle for the purpose of generating business value.

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Peter James Thomas

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Where they have, I have normally found the people holding these roles to be better informed about data matters than their peers. Prelude… I recently came across an article in Marketing Week with the clickbait-worthy headline of Why the rise of the chief data officer will be short-lived (their choice of capitalisation).

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Marketing Strategy Data Architecture Data Strategy 51

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.

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Cloudera

MARCH 28, 2024

At a time when AI is exploding in popularity and finding its way into nearly every facet of business operations, data has arguably never been more valuable. More recently, that value has been made clear by the emergence of AI-powered technologies like generative AI (GenAI) and the use of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Data Architecture 89

Data Architecture Strategy Data Lake Data-driven 89

Smarten

APRIL 19, 2024

Nothing…and I DO mean NOTHING…is more prominent in technology buzz today than Artificial Intelligence (AI). In a recent survey of C-suite executives, 80% of said they believe AI will transform their organizations, and 64% said it is the most transformational technology in a generation. billion, with the market growing by 31.1%

Analytics 57

Analytics Predictive Modeling KPI Machine Learning 57

Data Insight

APRIL 15, 2019

By Carmen Vicelich, Data Insight CEO We are now living in a world that is increasingly driven by data thanks to the emergence of digital and cloud-based technologies and the proliferation of social mobility. As a result, there’s a dizzying amount of data at our fingertips. But where do you start with data?

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

By George Trujillo, Principal Data Strategist, DataStax Innovation is driven by the ease and agility of working with data. Increasing ROI for the business requires a strategic understanding of — and the ability to clearly identify — where and how organizations win with data.

Data Architecture 111

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Making the most of enterprise data is a top concern for IT leaders today. With organizations seeking to become more data-driven with business decisions, IT leaders must devise data strategies gear toward creating value from data no matter where — or in what form — it resides.

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BizAcuity

APRIL 14, 2022

Big Data technology in today’s world. Did you know that the big data and business analytics market is valued at $198.08 Or that the US economy loses up to $3 trillion per year due to poor data quality? quintillion bytes of data which means an average person generates over 1.5 Big Data Ecosystem.

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BizAcuity

APRIL 1, 2023

Thanks to the recent technological innovations and circumstances to their rapid adoption, having a data warehouse has become quite common in various enterprises across sectors. Data governance and security measures are critical components of data strategy. Data is susceptible to breach due to a number of reasons.

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Consulting KPI Data Warehouse 52

Anmut

APRIL 6, 2021

Enterprise digital transformation and data. Most organisations undergoing a digital transformation understand that data is critical, but how many are actually managing data as an asset ? Your data isn’t fit for purpose. You need to regard your data as a specific asset. So, how can you treat data as an asset?

Digital Transformation 52

Digital Transformation Enterprise Data Quality Data-driven 52

BizAcuity

JANUARY 31, 2023

Thanks to the recent technological innovations and circumstances to their rapid adoption, having a data warehouse has become quite common in various enterprises across sectors. Data governance and security measures are critical components of data strategy. Data is susceptible to breach due to a number of reasons.

Business Intelligence 52

Business Intelligence Consulting KPI Data Warehouse 52

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? Ensure data security and compliance.

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