Articles
From Assist to Act: The Five-Layer Architecture for Trustworthy Agentic Systems
The conversation around enterprise AI is changing quickly, but not always in the direction people expect. The hype cycle wants to talk…
IoT Data Management: 10 Key Considerations
IoT data management includes the practices, technologies, and policies involved in managing data generated by IoT devices. Management tasks…
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…
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Columns
All in the Data: Artificial Versus Natural Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has become the phrase of the decade … maybe even the phrase of the generation. It shows up in boardrooms, product…
The Book Look: Curiosity in a Data-Filled World
I’ve read a bunch of books on data literacy over the years. I’m a data person, so I get data, but I find reading…
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…
Blogs
What Does the Citizen Data Scientist Concept Entail?
In 2016, the technology research firm Gartner coined the term “citizen data scientist,” defining it as “a person who…
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%.…
Features
The Importance of Data Due Diligence
Acquiring an existing business can be an exceptional way to make your entrepreneurial dreams come to life — or even diversify your…
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…