By Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls Consulting, Inc Most of us are familiar with the phrase “It’s a Small World” made famous by the Disney song of the same name. We …
What to do with data
Everybody is doing it. Having individuals with data specific roles, or even entire teams focusing on data functions, has become commonplace in many organisations. It is now common practice to …
Showing The Business Impact Of Data Quality
Some years ago, my husband and I were watching TV when a news flash broke into the regular programming. There was a gas explosion in a residential neighborhood across the …
When Good Data Goes Bad
Data doesn’t really “go” bad, of course. At least, not in the way that leftovers in the refrigerator do. Sometimes data just starts off bad and gets worse. Other times, …
Does the Monolithic, Centralized, Multi-Domain Data Platform Make Sense?
The data warehouse, the data lake, the data hub, and also the data lake house differ in many ways. But they have a few things in common. First, they are …
What Will Your Data Strategy Look Like?
Following my panel appearance at the recent IRM Enterprise Data and BI & Analytics European Conference where we discussed data strategy and, myself and fellow panel members were named CDO Lions! …
Lessons From The Cyber Frontline: Addressing Critical Cyber Threats
Cybersecurity is currently dominating the news agenda for all the wrong reasons. The threat from cyber criminals is growing every day, whilst many firms are still struggling to implement effective …
Enterprise Data, Business Intelligence & Analytics Conference Europe 2018
The UK might be leaving the European Union, but there is a corner of London near Marble Arch where data professionals from across Europe will gather to share ideas and …
GDPR: Beyond Compliance
Ask any business leader, anywhere, and they will proudly declare their organisation is compliant with the GDPR privacy regime which came into force on 25 May 2018. They will tell …
The Data Changemakers: Sri Kanthadai, Global Insights & Data Lead, Capgemini
The Data Changemakers series is a set of interviews and interactions with people who have spent their careers working in or around data and data management initiatives. They have a …
Data Literacy Is An Organizational Practice
We don’t acquire the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic by ourselves or for ourselves alone. We largely read what others have written, and write for others to read. In …
Are We Entering The Last Chapter Of The History Of Analytics?
This week I gave a TED style presentation on the History of Analytics to a bunch of our Digital Solution Architects… 20 minutes, a whiteboard, and the truth, what’s not …
Turning Data From A Cost To A Benefit
Data has been a hot topic for organisations for some time. Now that volumes of data are increasing exponentially, the importance of good data to allow organisations to achieve their …
Data Pitch is Open for Applications!
Data Pitch are excited to announce the open call for startup applications, which will run over the next two months and close on the 1st October 2017. Applications can be …
Fake News – a Data Perspective
The past year has witnessed a seismic shift in the global political landscape. Just a few short months ago, even the legendary seer Nostradamus would have had problems predicting that …
DAMA International’s Certified Data Management Professional Program
DAMA International is the global membership organisation for Data Management professionals and has been around as a central organisation for close on 30 years (first chapter opened in 1980). As …
Social Media Analytics tools – 2016 Map
The growth of social media over the past decade has significantly influenced the way companies can listen and engage with their customers. For companies already embarked on the Big Data …
The Big BI Dilemma
Every technology, every architecture, and every design technique has an expiration date. And this is very true for the world of information technology. It would be inconceivable if assembler languages, …
Crossing the Data Delta
If you are a large enterprise about to invest in Big Data, BI, Data Governance or MDM, leverage best practice by having your key staff read this book. Of all …
Get More Out of Hadoop by Building Your User Community
If you are launching Hadoop in your enterprise, you’ll want to get the most out of its rich data. Users across the enterprise have important roles to play in your eventual …
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