Implementing successful MDM is all about story telling. The project leader is tasked with taking the dry subject of data and transforming it into something relatable, exciting and understandable. It’s …
The New Boundaries Of Analytics
For many enterprise users I speak with, the future of analytics seems uncertain and rather cloudy. They have invested in self-service business intelligence and visualization, but they’re not sure if …
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! …
How To Make Plans That Work With Lean PPM™
Boxing legend Mike Tyson said it best when he exclaimed, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” While Tyson meant this quite literally, the sentiment is …
Data Management – Brilliant Basics
Recently I presented at the Noord Data & Analytics Dialogue UK conference. Fantastic event and great to be with my peers sharing ideas and discussing current challenges, predominantly around developing …
Data Governance & Data Quality – An Architecture for Success
I started working in data management in the dim and distant days of the mid 1990s when I was part of a small team in the Business Strategy function of …
A People Business: IRM UK Data Governance Conference and Master Data Management Summit 2019
This year’s edition of the co-located Data Governance Conference and Master Data Management Summit saw a change of scene – from Portman Square to Tower Bridge, arguably a better panorama …
Data Is Not Just a Four Letter Word!
Just imagine, if your database held accurate, correctly formatted and duplicate-free data, you would: Martin Doyle, CEO and founder of DQ GlobalIRM UK will be running the the Enterprise Data …
Show Me The Brioche!
The ability to respond to data trends and market disruptors is paramount when it comes to improving customer experience. Failure to do so could be your business’ Achilles Heel. Sam …
Modern Master Data Management for a True Customer 360
To establish what modern data management is, in the context of a “true” customer 360, first you need to define what a “true” customer 360 is and is not. That’s …
2018 is Big on Organizing Data with AI
With the first quarter of 2018 behind us, we now have a taste of the top trends in data management. And by all accounts, the predictions are spot on! The …
Data Governance: A New Hope
Struggling to implement an effective data governance strategy? Stuart Squires, Comma’s Managing Director – EMEA, tells us how we can learn from the mistakes of the Galactic Empire to avoid …
MDM & Data Governance Market 2018-19: Facts vs. Beliefs
As the “godfather of the MDM market”, and a regular sanguine commentator on the market’s solutions providers, my analyst career has often had to “call out” the hypsters on numerous …