Articles
Data Literacy: The $100 Million Insurance Policy You’re Probably Ignoring
In boardrooms across the globe, executives are gleefully signing off on multi-million-dollar investments in data infrastructure. Big data!…
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…
Change Management in Data Projects: Why We Ignored It and Why We Can’t Afford to Anymore
For decades, we’ve heard the same refrain: “Change management is crucial for project success.” Yet leaders have nodded politely and…
Synergy: Data Security Posture Management and Data Security Governance
Several years ago, while working for a firm developing groundbreaking software, I proposed to my boss that we were, in fact, creating an…
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Columns
Data Is Risky Business: Scaling Data Governance to the National Stage
I recently started a doctorate. And because I obviously have too much free time after running my business, teaching, and writing columns…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Dealing with Data Complexity
There are many perennial issues with data: data quality, data access, data provenance, and data meaning. I will contend in this article that…
Eyes on Data: Understanding Data Products and Their Role in Data Marketplaces
In the rapidly evolving landscape of data management, the concept of data products has emerged as a cornerstone for effective data utilization…
A Step Ahead: IoT Sensors – Where Vast Data Comes From
The insight we gain from an IoT system is derived from the data obtained by its sensors. Driven by innovations in materials and nanotechnology,…
Blogs
Fundamentals of AI Automation
Experts predict the AI market will grow from $184 billion in 2024 to $826 billion by 2030. And considering the wide range of use cases for…
Data Crime: Chrissy Teigen Is Not a Twin
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can…
Traditional Data Engineering Best Practices Aren’t Cutting It Anymore
I have been in data (in the fuzziest sense of the word) since about 2009, whether that means data engineering, management, analysis,…
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…
Features
Building Sustainable Data Centers for the Digital Age
Data centers are increasingly necessary in today’s digitally dependent world. However, these specialized facilities are incredibly…
Efficient Data Extraction Techniques for Large Datasets
In today’s data-driven world, efficiently extracting data from large datasets is crucial for businesses to gain valuable insights and…
Data Crime: Just Move the Data You’ve Got
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can…
Data Crime: Election Ballots
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can…
Data Crime: A Motorcycle Is Not a Honda Civic
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can…
Data Crime: Bob Smith
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can…
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…
Harnessing the Potential of IoT Data
“Big data” refers to data sets that are so complex and large they cannot be analyzed or processed using traditional methods. However,…
Master Data Match Rules
As part of a master data management (MDM) implementation, a series of rules must be implemented to determine if two records refer to the…