CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In 2018, I wrote an article asking, “Will your company be valued by its price-to-data ratio?” The premise was that enterprises needed to secure their critical data more stringently in the wake of data hacks and emerging AI processes.

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, if there is no strategy underlining how and why we collect data and who can access it, the value is lost. Not only that, but we can put our business at serious risk of non-compliance. Ultimately, data governance is central to […]

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Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Cloud computing allows for on-demand provisioning of infrastructure and services, however there are two ways that you can deploy a data lakehouse: First, you can build and configure a data lakehouse within your cloud account, in a manner known as Platform as a Service (PaaS). PaaS data lakehouses.

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TDAN

APRIL 30, 2019

Roles and responsibilities are the backbone of a successful information or data governance program. To communicate effectively […].

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

There is … but one … Data Governance. Maybe you are one of those that believe that there is something called Master Data Governance, Information Governance, Metadata Governance, Big Data Governance, Customer [or insert domain name here] Data Governance, Data Governance 1.0 – 2.0 – 3.0, […].

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TDAN

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Organizations that have implemented Data Governance programs, or Information Governance, Data/Information Management or Records Management programs will be the first to tell you that these data disciplines are not easy to operationalize. Data Management requires that the organization care for data as an asset.

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TDAN

AUGUST 20, 2019

The goal of data governance is to ensure the quality, availability, integrity, security, and usability within an organization. Many traditional approaches to data governance seem to struggle in practice; I suspect it is partly because of the cultural impedance mismatch, but also partly because […].

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TDAN

MARCH 15, 2022

Borne of the Japanese business philosophy, kaizen is most often associated […]. What do all these disciplines have in common? Continuous improvement. Simply put, these systems pursue progress through a proven process. They make testing and learning a part of that process.

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datapine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It’s also popular amongst businesses for its simplicity and user accessibility, security, and the widespread connectivity that serves to streamline business models, resulting in maximum efficiency across the board. With a new year on the horizon, in this article, we’ll explore 10 essential SaaS trends that will stand out in 2020.

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TDAN

JULY 2, 2019

The third and final part of the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework details the breakdown of components by level, providing considerations for what must be included at the intersections. The squares are completed with nouns and verbs that provide direction for meaningful discussions about how the program will be set up and operate.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2023

So what should CIOs look to do today to drive digital transformation, identify force multipliers, and define initiatives that enable smarter, safer, and faster business outcomes? I’ll be covering more examples of force multipliers in upcoming articles, and here are three to start that should apply to most CIOs and their IT organizations.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

Yet, while businesses increasingly rely on data-driven decision-making, the role of chief data officers (CDOs) in sustainability remains underdeveloped and underutilized. Additionally, 97% of CDOs struggle to demonstrate business value from sustainability-focused AI initiatives.

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Alation

JANUARY 26, 2023

These data requirements could be satisfied with a strong data governance strategy. Governance can — and should — be the responsibility of every data user, though how that’s achieved will depend on the role within the organization. Low quality In many scenarios, there is no one responsible for data administration.

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TDAN

JANUARY 15, 2025

In my journey as a data management professional, Ive come to believe that the road to becoming a truly data-centric organization is paved with more than just tools and policies its about creating a culture where data literacy and business literacy thrive.

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datapine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Engineered to be the “Swiss Army Knife” of data development, these processes prepare your organization to face the challenges of digital age data, wherever and whenever they appear. Data quality refers to the assessment of the information you have, relative to its purpose and its ability to serve that purpose.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

As mentioned above, dont let the challenges of creating and implementing an AI governance process slow you down or get in the way. Lets talk about a few of them: Lack of data governance. Organizations need to have a data governance policy in place.

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TDAN

JUNE 18, 2019

Is your organization struggling to succeed with your Data Governance program? Is adoption by the business an issue for you? Data Governance occurs best when done in conjunction with the business processes and not as a “bolt on”/additional activity.

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Peter James Thomas

AUGUST 4, 2020

As usual, the new definitions range across the data arena: from Data Science and Machine Learning; to Information and Reporting; to Data Governance and Controls. Conformed Data (Conformed Dimension). Data Capability. Data Capability Framework (Data Capability Model). Data Driven.

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Octopai

JANUARY 31, 2021

The content on A-Team Insight covers financial markets and the way in which technology and data management play a part. This site offers expert knowledge and articles geared towards decision-makers in investment management firms and investment banks. Techcopedia follows the latest trends in data and provides comprehensive tutorials.

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Octopai

APRIL 19, 2021

Without organized metadata management, the validity of a company’s data is compromised and they won’t achieve adequate compliance, data governance, or generate correct insights. Strong metadata management enhances business intelligence which leads to more informed strategy and better performance.

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TDAN

JUNE 18, 2019

Part one of this series addressed the structure of the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework. In part two, I detail each of the labels on the rows and columns of the framework. I refer to the row labels as the Levels or perspectives of the organization and the column labels as the Core Components of a […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 17, 2024

But the biggest point is data governance. You can host data anywhere — on-prem or in the cloud — but if your data quality is not good, it serves no purpose. Data governance was the biggest piece that we took care of. This article was made possible by our partnership with the IASA Chief Architect Forum.

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TDAN

JANUARY 14, 2020

Everyone is familiar with the term smartphone. These devices have become ubiquitous and many individuals have come to depend on them to navigate through our complicated world. They can assist users in a wide variety of ways that were unthinkable a mere 20 years ago. You might be tempted to take a look at yours […].

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TDAN

JUNE 4, 2019

The following paper is the first of a three-part series that describes the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework. Seiner of KIK Consulting & Educational Services (KIKconsulting.com) and The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com). The framework was developed and is implemented by Robert S.

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TDAN

APRIL 16, 2019

The secret lies with Data Governance. The Chief Data Officer (or whoever the Data Czar is at your organization) needs to get past, and I mean way past, the “Why is Data Governance important?” or “Why do we need Data Governance?” Rather, the […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Many technology investments are merely transitionary, taking something done today and upgrading it to a better capability without necessarily transforming the business or operating model. Second, CIOs must identify the gaps between the hype of what business leaders expect from IT departments and the realities.

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TDAN

JANUARY 14, 2020

Recently, I’ve encountered many client staff, course students, and conference attendees who are grappling with the basic question: “What is the difference between Data Managementand Data Governance?”

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This article was co-authored by Katherine Kennedy , an Associate at Metis Strategy. He also has a mandate to engage business leaders to collect requirements for any initiative the council pursues, which he then translates into technical specifications and tracks from start to finish. Corporate strategies hinge on it.

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Domino Data Lab

APRIL 3, 2019

Paco Nathan ‘s latest column dives into data governance. This month’s article features updates from one of the early data conferences of the year, Strata Data Conference – which was held just last week in San Francisco. Introduction. Welcome back to our monthly burst of themes and conferences.

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erwin

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

According to a recent Fortune article , “Walmart’s e-commerce sales rose 43 percent during the quarter, belying another myth: e-commerce and store sales are in competition with each other.”. says retailers need to achieve a level of what he calls “data intelligence.”

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TDAN

OCTOBER 1, 2019

One could argue it has become cliché to make references to the enormous significance and proliferation of data globally. Human and machine generated data is increasing even more rapidly at 10x that of traditional business data [1]. By […].

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TDAN

MARCH 15, 2022

1 In this article, I will apply it to the topic of data quality. I will do so by comparing two butterflies, each that represent a common use of data quality: firstly and most commonly in situ for existing systems, and secondly for use […]. We know the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”1

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 12, 2024

So, for example, ABBYY already has a tool that can turn a single image into hundreds of synthetic images to use for training data. But if there’s an Onion article that recommends eating a rock every day, or a Reddit post about putting glue on pizza, are these credible sources of information that should be part of a training data set?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 11, 2024

A 1958 Harvard Business Review article coined the term information technology, focusing their definition on rapidly processing large amounts of information, using statistical and mathematical methods in decision-making, and simulating higher order thinking through applications.

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TDAN

JULY 16, 2019

Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply put structure around how your organization governs your data without throwing a lot of money and resources at the problem? It’s all in the data. This column describes how you can effectively communicate to management that governance already exists (to some extent), […].

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TDAN

MAY 2, 2023

The terms Data Mesh and Data Fabric have been used extensively as data management solutions in conversations these days, and sometimes interchangeably, to describe techniques for organizations to manage and add value to their data.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Data Act also implements safeguards against illegal data transfers by cloud providers, and provides development of interoperability standards for reuse of data across sectors. The Data Act aims to open the data market by defining certain rules to circulate and enhance data safely.

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