Dark Clouds on BI Horizon
I shouldn’t go to BI tool demonstrations anymore. Don’t get me wrong. Advancements in the BI/analytics tool space are nothing short…
Barriers to Becoming an AI-Centric Company
AI is a new buzzword in the corporate environment, and although 98% of companies are aiming to become data-driven, less…
DB Pros Need to Know Cloud Migration
In 1961, Professor John McCarthy was the first to publicly suggest in a speech at the centennial celebration of the…
All in the Data: CDOs Should Be Asking “How” … and Not “Why”
The secret lies with Data Governance. The Chief Data Officer (or whoever the Data Czar is at your organization) needs…
Big Data Hadoop vs. Traditional RDBMS
Apache Hadoop is a comprehensive ecosystem which now features many open source components that can fundamentally change an enterprise’s approach…
Data Professional Introspective: Data Architecture and the Role of Business
The phrase “data architecture” often has different connotations across an organization depending on where their job role is. For instance,…
Agile vs. Lean Project Management
The perfect project management style has yet to be discovered. For the curious project owner, exploring all the different project…
Artificial Intelligence Hope – Reinvent the ‘Broken’ Physician-Patient Relationship
The physician job has become less and less focused on patients, and more and more preoccupied with the administrative and…
How BI Saves Lives and Money
Business intelligence has two main applications: gathering information and discovering patterns. When applied to healthcare, it allows providers to collect…
Data Dictionary vs. Business Glossary
Enterprises today are focused on ensuring robust data governance, and are exploring different tools and approaches to support their efforts.…