Articles
Why AI, Data, and Analytics Need a Governance Framework
Achieving business success today increasingly depends on getting the right information at the right time — so people can make decisions…
Scalability in Data Engineering: Preparing Your Infrastructure for Digital Transformation
In the present era of data-centricity, institutions are amassing an immense amount of information at an unparalleled pace. This inundation…
Empowering Data Stewards: Building a Forum That Drives Value
Data steward forums are catalysts for organizational data wisdom and cultural transformation. When executed thoughtfully, they become your…
Soft Skills for Data Professionals and Practical Ways to Learn Them
I have been in data, in some form or another, for over 20 years and have come a long way in both my technical and soft skills during that…
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Columns
Legal Issues for Data Professionals: AI Personas
This column addresses key legal and data issues arising from the creation and commercialization of “AI Personas.” It covers the anatomy of…
Through the Looking Glass: Care of the Soul of Data
I am innately distrustful of buzzwords. I recall in the early 1990s that the hot management trend was “self-directed teams.” Its main…
Data Is Risky Business: Designing Effective Governance for Data and AI
The CIA has some interesting things to say about data governance in their “Simple Sabotage Field Manual.” So much so that I think…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Simplicity and Complexity
“I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of…
Blogs
What Are the Benefits of BI Tools?
As the business intelligence solution market evolves, it may be difficult for an organization to know when to invest in these tools, and…
Data Cleansing Tools for Big Data: Challenges and Solutions
In the realm of big data, ensuring the reliability and accuracy of data is crucial for making well-informed decisions and actionable…
Storytelling with Data: Crafting Compelling Narratives
Imagine you’re in a meeting and the analytics team bombards you with numbers. Sales have dropped by X%. Ad spend has increased by Y%.…
Data Insights Ensure Quality Data and Confident Decisions
Every business (large or small) creates and depends upon data. One hundred years ago, businesses looked to leaders and experts to…
Features
The True Cost of Your Data in the Cloud
As organizations increasingly migrate to the cloud, understanding the true cost of storing and managing data is essential. Cloud computing…
Leveraging Citizen Data Scientists to Augment Data Science Teams
According to some estimates, the average salary of a data scientist in the United States is over $150,000 per year. If your business…
Designing Always-On Data Platforms for a Distributed Workforce
The modern workforce is no longer bound by location, time zone, or corporate networks. Data engineers, analysts, and business users now…
Decentralized, Centralized, and Federated Data Governance
In my discussions with CIOs over the last several years, they have repeatedly told me that they strongly dislike traditional data…
The Role of Citizen Data Scientists vs. Data Scientists in Augmented Analytics
If you are an IT professional, a business manager, or an executive, you have probably been following the progress of the citizen data…
How to Build a Robust Data Architecture for Scalable Business Growth
In the digital age, businesses rely on high-quality, easily accessible data to guide all manner of decisions and encourage growth. However,…
Building Robust Cybersecurity Frameworks with Outdated Infrastructure
Infrastructure security is a leading concern for cybersecurity professionals today. Cybercriminals are targeting industrial systems with…
A New Day in the Life of an Enterprise Storage Admin
A day in the life of an enterprise storage administrator was once mired in a schedule of tedious, manual work while managing…
Combining Traditional and Modern BI Tools
Business Intelligence (BI) solutions have been around for some time. Traditional BI tools were designed to be used by the IT team, business…