O'Reilly on Data

APRIL 19, 2021

During the first weeks of February, we asked recipients of our Data & AI Newsletter to participate in a survey on AI adoption in the enterprise. The second-most significant barrier was the availability of quality data. Relatively few respondents are using version control for data and models. Respondents.

Enterprise 363

Enterprise Risk Modeling Manufacturing 363

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2024

To address this, Gartner has recommended treating AI-driven productivity like a portfolio — balancing operational improvements with high-reward, game-changing initiatives that reshape business models. Gartner’s data revealed that 90% of CIOs cite out-of-control costs as a major barrier to achieving AI success.

Enterprise 141

Enterprise Cost-Benefit Broadcasting Risk 141

Rocket-Powered Data Science

JULY 19, 2023

I recently saw an informal online survey that asked users which types of data (tabular, text, images, or “other”) are being used in their organization’s analytics applications. The results showed that (among those surveyed) approximately 90% of enterprise analytics applications are being built on tabular data.

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O'Reilly on Data

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In enterprises, we’ve seen everything from wholesale adoption to policies that severely restrict or even forbid the use of generative AI. AI users say that AI programming (66%) and data analysis (59%) are the most needed skills. Few nonusers (2%) report that lack of data or data quality is an issue, and only 1.3%

Enterprise 331

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 3, 2024

AI is clearly making its way across the enterprise, with 49% of respondents expecting that the use of AI will be pervasive across all sectors and business functions. Yet, this has raised some important ethical considerations around data privacy, transparency and data governance.

Enterprise 84

Enterprise Technology Data-driven Data Governance 84

O'Reilly on Data

JANUARY 21, 2025

TL;DR: Enterprise AI teams are discovering that purely agentic approaches (dynamically chaining LLM calls) dont deliver the reliability needed for production systems. A shift toward structured automation, which separates conversational ability from business logic execution, is needed for enterprise-grade reliability.

Cost-Benefit 256

Cost-Benefit Testing Interactive Software 256

datapine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

1) What Is Data Quality Management? 4) Data Quality Best Practices. 5) How Do You Measure Data Quality? 6) Data Quality Metrics Examples. 7) Data Quality Control: Use Case. 8) The Consequences Of Bad Data Quality. 9) 3 Sources Of Low-Quality Data. 10) Data Quality Solutions: Key Attributes.

Data Quality 241

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I previously explained that data observability software has become a critical component of data-driven decision-making. Data observability addresses one of the most significant impediments to generating value from data by providing an environment for monitoring the quality and reliability of data on a continual basis.

Data Quality 130

Data Quality Dashboards Data-driven Software 130

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 10, 2025

A sharp rise in enterprise investments in generative AI is poised to reshape business operations, with 68% of companies planning to invest between $50 million and $250 million over the next year, according to KPMGs latest AI Quarterly Pulse Survey. However, only 12% have deployed such tools to date.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

From customer service chatbots to marketing teams analyzing call center data, the majority of enterprises—about 90% according to recent data —have begun exploring AI. For companies investing in data science, realizing the return on these investments requires embedding AI deeply into business processes.

Data Architecture 128

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

in 2025, one of the largest percentage increases in this century, and it’s only partially driven by AI. growth this year, with data center spending increasing by nearly 35% in 2024 in anticipation of generative AI infrastructure needs. Data center spending will increase again by 15.5% trillion, builds on its prediction of an 8.2%

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IT Data-driven Recreation/Entertainment Experimentation 133

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

research firm Vanson Bourne to survey 650 global IT, DevOps, and Platform Engineering decision-makers on their enterprise AI strategy. The Nutanix State of Enterprise AI Report highlights AI adoption, challenges, and the future of this transformative technology. AI applications rely heavily on secure data, models, and infrastructure.

Marketing 128

Marketing Data Quality Data Governance Digital Transformation 128

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 21, 2025

We may look back at 2024 as the year when LLMs became mainstream, every enterprise SaaS added copilot or virtual assistant capabilities, and many organizations got their first taste of agentic AI. AI at Wharton reports enterprises increased their gen AI investments in 2024 by 2.3

Cost-Benefit 142

Cost-Benefit Data-driven Strategy Marketing 142

Cloudera

JANUARY 9, 2025

A Name That Matches the Moment For years, Clouderas platform has helped the worlds most innovative organizations turn data into action. As the AI landscape evolves from experiments into strategic, enterprise-wide initiatives, its clear that our naming should reflect that shift. This isnt just a new label or even AI washing.

Machine Learning 85

Machine Learning Enterprise Data-driven Modeling 85

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Data is the lifeblood of the modern insurance business. Yet, despite the huge role it plays and the massive amount of data that is collected each day, most insurers struggle when it comes to accessing, analyzing, and driving business decisions from that data. There are lots of reasons for this.

Insurance 131

Insurance Data-driven Data Architecture Technology 131

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to AI at Wartons report on navigating gen AIs early years, 72% of enterprises predict gen AI budget growth over the next 12 months but slower increases over the next two to five years. CIOs should speak to sales leaders to identify areas where sales metrics are underperforming and where gen AI-driven improvements can drive revenue.

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Sales Metrics Data-driven Measurement 143

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 15, 2025

In a global economy where innovators increasingly win big, too many enterprises are stymied by legacy application systems. 2] The myriad potential of GenAI enables enterprises to simplify coding and facilitate more intelligent and automated system operations. The foundation of the solution is also important.

Cost-Benefit 125

Cost-Benefit Data-driven Enterprise Risk 125

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The company provides industry-specific enterprise software that enhances business performance and operational efficiency. Infor offers applications for enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, customer relationship management and human capital management, among others.

Finance 130

Finance Prescriptive Analytics Cost-Benefit Manufacturing 130

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In today’s data-driven world, organizations need real-time access to up-to-date, high-quality data and analysis to keep pace with changing market dynamics and make better strategic decisions. By mining meaningful insights from enterprise data quickly, they gain a competitive advantage in the market.

Analytics 278

Analytics Data-driven Marketing Enterprise 278

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Agentic AI was the big breakthrough technology for gen AI last year, and this year, enterprises will deploy these systems at scale. According to a January KPMG survey of 100 senior executives at large enterprises, 12% of companies are already deploying AI agents, 37% are in pilot stages, and 51% are exploring their use.

IT 141

IT Enterprise Interactive Data Quality 141

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

JANUARY 15, 2025

One of the points that I look at is whether and to what extent the software provider offers out-of-the-box external data useful for forecasting, planning, analysis and evaluation. Enterprises do not operate in a vacuum, and things happening outside an organizations walls directly impact performance.

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Task automation platforms initially enabled enterprises to automate repetitive tasks, freeing valuable human resources for more strategic activities. Enterprises that adopt RPA report reductions in process cycle times and operational costs.

Cost-Benefit 130

Cost-Benefit Data-driven Enterprise Business Objectives 130

Cloudera

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Because data management is a key variable for overcoming these challenges, carriers are turning to hybrid cloud solutions, which provide the flexibility and scalability needed to adapt to the evolving landscape 5G enables. From customer service to network management, AI-driven automation will transform the way carriers run their businesses.

Enterprise 62

Enterprise Data Architecture Data-driven Optimization 62

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Schumacher and others believe AI can help companies make data-driven decisions by automating key parts of the strategic planning process. This process involves connecting AI models with observable actions, leveraging data subsequently fed back into the system to complete the feedback loop,” Schumacher said.

Strategy 128

Strategy Data-driven Predictive Analytics Dashboards 128

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

Copilot Studio allows enterprises to build autonomous agents, as well as other agents that connect CRM systems, HR systems, and other enterprise platforms to Copilot. Then in November, the company revealed its Azure AI Agent Service, a fully-managed service that lets enterprises build, deploy and scale agents quickly.

Software 141

Software Risk Enterprise Cost-Benefit 141

Rocket-Powered Data Science

JULY 6, 2021

In at least one way, it was not different, and that was in the continued development of innovations that are inspired by data. This steady march of data-driven innovation has been a consistent characteristic of each year for at least the past decade.

Machine Learning 279

Machine Learning Data-driven Deep Learning IoT 279

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

JANUARY 21, 2025

Despite all the interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI), ISGs Buyers Guide for Data Platforms serves as a reminder of the ongoing importance of product experience functionality to address adaptability, manageability, reliability and usability. This is especially true for mission-critical workloads.

Data Lake 130

Data Lake IoT Cost-Benefit Enterprise 130

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

And we gave each silo its own system of record to optimize how each group works, but also complicates any future for connecting the enterprise. Data and workflows lived, and still live, disparately within each domain. In this new future of AI, can we really maximize data and insights using disconnected, siloed, dated data?

Digital Transformation 144

Digital Transformation Optimization Sales Enterprise 144

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 21, 2024

The market for enterprise applications grew 12% in 2023, to $356 billion, with the top 5 vendors — SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft and Intuit — commanding a 21.2% market share between them, according to International Data Corp. With just 0.2% With just 0.2%

Marketing 128

Marketing Enterprise Forecasting Statistics 128

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Generative AI (GenAI) software can transform various aspects of enterprise operations, which makes it a critical component of modern business strategies. GenAI tools can automate repetitive tasks such as data entry, report generation and customer interactions. This empowers the workforce to make informed decisions quicker.

Enterprise 130

Enterprise Interactive Software Cost-Benefit 130

DataKitchen

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Back by popular demand, we’ve updated our data nerd Gift Giving Guide to cap off 2021. We’ve kept some classics and added some new titles that are sure to put a smile on your data nerd’s face. Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI, by Randy Bean.

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Data-driven Data Governance Big Data Data Science 246

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2025

Accenture reports that the top three sources of technical debt are enterprise applications, AI, and enterprise architecture. These areas are considerable issues, but what about data, security, culture, and addressing areas where past shortcuts are fast becoming todays liabilities?

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

With AI agents poised to take over significant portions of enterprise workflows, IT leaders will be faced with an increasingly complex challenge: managing them. If I am a large enterprise, I probably will not build all of my agents in one place and be vendor-locked, but I probably dont want 30 platforms.

Management 119

Management IT Cost-Benefit Enterprise 119

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

To make accurate, data-driven decisions, businesses need to feed LLMs with proprietary information, but this risks exposing sensitive data to unauthorized parties. Looking beyond existing infrastructures For a start, enterprises can leverage new technologies purpose-built for GenAI.

Enterprise 130

Enterprise Data-driven Risk Testing 130

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Driven by the development community’s desire for more capabilities and controls when deploying applications, DevOps gained momentum in 2011 in the enterprise with a positive outlook from Gartner and in 2015 when the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) incorporated DevOps.

Enterprise 143

Enterprise Testing Business Objectives Experimentation 143

David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

JANUARY 14, 2025

Compensation analytics tools enable HR teams to easily monitor pay gaps across a much broader collection of demographics, helping enterprises take concrete steps toward pay equity, aligning with the organizations ability to absorb those changes without much disruption. The ideal response will go far beyond a standard report or chart.

Measurement 130

Measurement Strategy Software Data-driven 130