Smart Data Collective

APRIL 3, 2022

More companies than ever are investing in big data. However, many feel that their data strategies are not proving to be effective. According to a report by VentureBeat, only 13% of companies feel that their data strategies are providing the results they are looking for. Avoid it at all costs in your survey design!

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Peter James Thomas

MARCH 17, 2020

Data Strategy creation is one of the main pieces of work that I have been engaged in over the last decade [1]. In my last article, Measuring Maturity , I wrote about Data Maturity and how this relates to both Data Strategy and a Data Capability Review. I find Data Strategy creation a very rewarding process.

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Data Science 101

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

We are living in the data-driven world where every industry be it healthcare, finance, omnichannel retail, agriculture, logistics and much more runs on data. The data is one of the key essentials for increasing revenues and cost savings. But, what exactly is the data? Data Scalability and Security.

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Cloudera

AUGUST 30, 2022

Data-fuelled innovation requires a pragmatic strategy. This blog lays out some steps to help you incrementally advance efforts to be a more data-driven, customer-centric organization. Renovating it while realizing incremental ROI — customer or operational benefits — is the pragmatic approach to moving forward.

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DataKitchen

JANUARY 6, 2021

In a recent Gartner survey (figure 1), data professionals spent 56% of their time on operational execution and only 22% of their time on innovation that delivers value. An effective DataOps strategy can help a team invert this ratio and provide more value to the company. . Cost of Slow Decision Making. About the Author.

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Sisense

APRIL 17, 2020

While these are worthwhile applications, one blind spot that many teams charged with these projects share is that they look at the data they have on-hand before figuring out what kind of problems they wish to solve with it. “I Experiment to guide a winning data strategy. You’ve immediately created an experiment to win.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

This approach will help businesses maximize the benefits of agentic AI while mitigating risks and ensuring responsible deployment. Abhas Ricky, chief strategy officer of Cloudera, recently noted on LinkedIn the cost challenges involved in managing AI agents.

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AWS Big Data

MARCH 26, 2024

A Gartner Marketing survey found only 14% of organizations have successfully implemented a C360 solution, due to lack of consensus on what a 360-degree view means, challenges with data quality, and lack of cross-functional governance structure for customer data. QuickSight offers scalable, serverless visualization capabilities.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 8, 2025

I aim to outline pragmatic strategies to elevate data quality into an enterprise-wide capability. However, even the most sophisticated models and platforms can be undone by a single point of failure: poor data quality. This challenge remains deceptively overlooked despite its profound impact on strategy and execution.

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Cloudera

DECEMBER 21, 2020

While data can help deliver more personalized customer experiences, it can be challenging to achieve that as data is spread across multiple IT environments. With CDP, retailers can quickly consolidate data across various environments (e.g., Making Hybrid Cloud Work for Data-Driven ASEAN Retailers .

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

However, embedding ESG into an enterprise data strategy doesnt have to start as a C-suite directive. Developers, data architects and data engineers can initiate change at the grassroots level from integrating sustainability metrics into data models to ensuring ESG data integrity and fostering collaboration with sustainability teams.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 30, 2024

Organizations are under pressure to demonstrate commitment to an actionable sustainability strategy to meet regulatory obligations and to build positive market sentiment. We examine the opportunity to lead both risk mitigation and value creation by helping advance the enterprise sustainability strategy.

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datapine

JANUARY 24, 2021

It is not just important to gather all the existing information, but to consider the preparation of data and utilize it in the proper way, has become an indispensable value in developing a successful business strategy. That being said, it seems like we’re in the midst of a data analysis crisis.

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BizAcuity

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Business intelligence consulting services offer expertise and guidance to help organizations harness data effectively. Beyond mere data collection, BI consulting helps businesses create a cohesive data strategy that aligns with organizational goals.

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Anmut

DECEMBER 1, 2020

On the week of 16 th November, a select group of experts – all data leaders in leading public, private and academic institutions – came together to discuss the National Data Strategy. This article summarises the key points of discussion and consideration for those concerned with the strategy.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 30, 2022

The rise of data strategy. There’s a renewed interest in reflecting on what can and should be done with data, how to accomplish those goals and how to check for data strategy alignment with business objectives. The evolution of a multi-everything landscape, and what that means for data strategy.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 1, 2022

Without an overall strategy for modernization, companies risk mismanaging their edge-to-cloud data efforts, either overprovisioning, which incurs unnecessary costs, or underprovisioning, which impedes their ability to fully deliver for customers or hit key business goals. Data Center Partner Ecosystem at Work.

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AWS Big Data

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Inspired by these global trends and driven by its own unique challenges, ANZ’s Institutional Division decided to pivot from viewing data as a byproduct of projects to treating it as a valuable product in its own right. Nodes and domains serve business needs and are not technology mandated.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A growing number of organizations are resorting to the use of big data. They have found that big data technology offers a number of benefits. However, utilizing big data is more difficult than it might seem. Companies must be aware of the different ways that data can be collected, aggregated and applied.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Without unique advertising campaigns, customers will find it increasingly difficult to find a brand they resonate with, which could cost you. Benefits of Using a Creative Agency with Data Analytics Competencies. There are actually a lot of benefits of using big data in marketing. Cost-effective.

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Cloudera

JANUARY 28, 2022

Customers vary widely on the topic of public cloud – what data sources, what use cases are right for public cloud deployments – beyond sandbox, experimentation efforts. Private cloud continues to gain traction with firms realizing the benefits of greater flexibility and dynamic scalability. Cost Management.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 27, 2022

More businesses than ever are transitioning to data-driven business models. Research has shown that companies with big data strategies are 19 times more likely to become profitable. Unfortunately, some businesses have made poor decisions when instituting a data strategy. In the world of IT, change is constant.

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 20, 2022

A growing number of businesses use big data technology to optimize efficiency. However, companies that have a formal data strategy are still in the minority. Only 32% of executives have officially laid out a data strategy to drive their organization. How Can You Use Lean Thinking with Big Data?

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 28, 2024

In response, many organizations are focusing more on data protection , only to find a lack of formal guidelines and advice. While every data protection strategy is unique, below are several key components and best practices to consider when building one for your organization. What is a data protection strategy?

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

OCR is the latest new technology that data-driven companies are leveraging to extract data more effectively. There are a number of benefits of using it to your company’s advantage. OCR and Other Data Extraction Tools Have Promising ROIs for Brands. Big data is changing the state of modern business.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 30, 2022

Data technology has changed the reality of business. More companies are trying to incorporate data analytics into their business models. However, only 13% of companies feel they are delivering on their data strategies. Companies need to use the right software applications to make the most of their data.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 6, 2022

By George Trujillo, Principal Data Strategist, DataStax. I’ve been a data practitioner responsible for the delivery of data management strategies in financial services, online retail, and just about everything in between. But established execution patterns help the operating model, strategy, and vision stay on track.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2024

So many vendors, applications, and use cases, and so little time, and it permeates everything from business strategy and processes, to products and services. So, to maximize the ROI of gen AI efforts and investments, it’s important to move from ad-hoc experimentation to a more purposeful strategy and systematic approach to implementation.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Without an AI strategy, organizations risk missing out on the benefits AI can offer. An AI strategy helps organizations address the complex challenges associated with AI implementation and define its objectives. What is an AI strategy? A successful AI strategy should act as a roadmap for this plan.

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Jen Stirrup

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Often, this problem can be due to the organization concentrating solely on technology and data. However, organizations can be supported by a synergistic approach by integrating systems thinking with the data strategy and technical perspective. How is it possible to enable data-driven decisions in a systems thinking approach?

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Alation

APRIL 19, 2021

The cloud supports this new workforce, connecting remote workers to vital data, no matter their location. And what are the benefits? Data Cloud Migration Challenges and Solutions. Cloud migration is the process of moving enterprise data and infrastructure from on premise to off premise. But why migrate at all?

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DataKitchen

APRIL 26, 2021

In early April 2021, DataKItchen sat down with Jonathan Hodges, VP Data Management & Analytics, at Workiva ; Chuck Smith, VP of R&D Data Strategy at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ; and Chris Bergh, CEO and Head Chef at DataKitchen, to find out about their enterprise DataOps transformation journey, including key successes and lessons learned.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This means excelling in the under-the-radar disciplines of data architecture and data governance. Emotionally, culturally, and psychologically data management has to be rebranded — in the words of Sumathi Thiyagarajan , VP of business strategy and analytics for the Milwaukee Bucks — as “joyous” work.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

CIOs have the daunting task of educating it on the various flavors of this capability, and steering them to the most beneficial investments and strategies. When I joined RGA, there was already a recognition that we could grow the business by building an enterprise data strategy. When the board says, AI!

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“The most pressing responsibilities for CIOs in 2024 will include security, cost containment, and cultivating a data-first mindset.” Building and deploying intelligent automation CIOs will need to operate more efficiently by accelerating the benefits of automation.

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DataKitchen

JUNE 24, 2021

At Astrazeneca, Kurt Zimmer explained that data, “ provides a massive opportunity to drive all sorts of levers, such as to lower cost and to drive things like speed of execution, which has a tremendous impact on the ability to bring life-saving medicines to the marketplace.” Some of the numbers are pretty astounding.” .

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

While some enterprises are already reporting AI-driven growth, the complexities of data strategy are proving a big stumbling block for many other businesses. What’s more, it’s only when you have visibility into all that data that you can prioritize what to scan, retain, make more accessible, or destroy.

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