CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

We actually started our AI journey using agents almost right out of the gate, says Gary Kotovets, chief data and analytics officer at Dun & Bradstreet. The problem is that, before AI agents can be integrated into a companys infrastructure, that infrastructure must be brought up to modern standards. Thats what Cisco is doing.

IT 141

IT Enterprise Interactive Data Quality 141

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2022

Forward-thinking transformation leaders have realised that more focus needs to be placed on ‘data-centric value creation’ and have made this the pre-eminent organising principle in their organisations. Many organisations focus too heavily on fine tuning their computational models in their pursuit of ‘quick-wins.’ About Andrew P.

Data Governance 145

Data Governance IT Data Lake Risk 145

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 13, 2023

When we talk about data integrity, we’re referring to the overarching completeness, accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and security of an organization’s data. Together, these factors determine the reliability of the organization’s data. In short, yes.

Data Quality 63

Data Quality Data Integration Metadata Cost-Benefit 63

erwin

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Better decision-making has now topped compliance as the primary driver of data governance. However, organizations still encounter a number of bottlenecks that may hold them back from fully realizing the value of their data in producing timely and relevant business insights. Points of integration. Sources, like IoT.

Data Governance 89

Data Governance Metadata Data Quality Risk Management 89

O'Reilly on Data

DECEMBER 19, 2018

We need to do more than automate model building with autoML; we need to automate tasks at every stage of the data pipeline. In a previous post , we talked about applications of machine learning (ML) to software development, which included a tour through sample tools in data science and for managing data infrastructure.

Machine Learning 279

Machine Learning Software Metadata Testing 279

erwin

MAY 27, 2020

Data modeling supports collaboration among business stakeholders – with different job roles and skills – to coordinate with business objectives. Data resides everywhere in a business , on-premise and in private or public clouds. A single source of data truth helps companies begin to leverage data as a strategic asset.

Modeling 98

Modeling Metadata Data Governance Visualization 98

erwin

AUGUST 31, 2023

Q: Is data modeling cool again? In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, data reigns supreme. The data-driven enterprise relies on accurate, accessible, and actionable information to make strategic decisions and drive innovation. A: It always was and is getting cooler!!

Data-driven 98

Data-driven Modeling Enterprise Structured Data 98

erwin

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For instance, Large Language Models (LLMs) are known to ultimately perform better when data is structured. And being that data is fluid and constantly changing, its very easy for bias, bad data and sensitive information to creep into your AI data pipeline. Lets give a for instance.

Metadata 52

Metadata Data Quality Sales Modeling 52

erwin

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It involves establishing policies and processes to ensure information can be integrated, accessed, shared, linked, analyzed and maintained across an organization. Connect physical metadata to specific data models, business terms, definitions and reusable design standards. Map data flows. Govern data.

Metadata 110

Metadata Management Data Quality Cost-Benefit 110

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 24, 2024

They also need to establish clear privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance policies. Many industries and regions have strict regulations governing data privacy and security,” Miller says. This type of environment can also be deeply rewarding for data and analytics professionals.”

Data Strategy 136

Data Strategy Strategy Unstructured Data Data Governance 136

Alation

JANUARY 27, 2022

People might not understand the data, the data they chose might not be ideal for their application, or there might be better, more current, or more accurate data available. An effective data governance program ensures data consistency and trustworthiness. It can also help prevent data misuse.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Analytics Cost-Benefit Data-driven 52

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Data is the new oil and organizations of all stripes are tapping this resource to fuel growth. However, data quality and consistency are one of the top barriers faced by organizations in their quest to become more data-driven. Unlock quality data with IBM. and its leading data observability offerings.

Data Quality 56

Data Quality Metadata Data Governance Data-driven 56

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2023

Poor data quality is one of the top barriers faced by organizations aspiring to be more data-driven. Ill-timed business decisions and misinformed business processes, missed revenue opportunities, failed business initiatives and complex data systems can all stem from data quality issues.

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Data Quality Strategy Data Lake 52

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 23, 2023

The recent success of artificial intelligence based large language models has pushed the market to think more ambitiously about how AI could transform many enterprise processes. However, consumers and regulators have also become increasingly concerned with the safety of both their data and the AI models themselves.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Enterprise Modeling Risk 52

erwin

JULY 17, 2019

Part Two of the Digital Transformation Journey … In our last blog on driving digital transformation , we explored how enterprise architecture (EA) and business process (BP) modeling are pivotal factors in a viable digital transformation strategy. With automation, data quality is systemically assured.

Digital Transformation 98

Digital Transformation Strategy Metadata Data-driven 98

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Opting for a centralized data and reporting model rather than training and embedding analysts in individual departments has allowed us to stay nimble and responsive to meet urgent needs, and prevented us from spending valuable resources on low-value data projects which often had little organizational impact,” Higginson says.

Data Warehouse 142

Data Warehouse Digital Transformation Data-driven Reporting 142

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Developer, Professional Certification Mastering Data Management and Technology SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Master Data Governance The Art of Service Master Data Management Certification The Art of Service Master Data Management Complete Certification Kit validates the candidate’s knowledge of specific methods, models, and tools in MDM.

Management 116

Management Data Governance Cost-Benefit Testing 116

erwin

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Metadata is an important part of data governance, and as a result, most nascent data governance programs are rife with project plans for assessing and documenting metadata. But in many scenarios, it seems that the underlying driver of metadata collection projects is that it’s just something you do for data governance.

Metadata 84

Metadata Data Governance Digital Transformation Data Quality 84

Alation

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Healthcare is changing, and it all comes down to data. Leaders in healthcare seek to improve patient outcomes, meet changing business models (including value-based care ), and ensure compliance while creating better experiences. Data & analytics represents a major opportunity to tackle these challenges.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Measurement Data Quality Metrics 52

AWS Big Data

JULY 29, 2024

This ensures that each change is tracked and reversible, enhancing data governance and auditability. History and versioning : Iceberg’s versioning feature captures every change in table metadata as immutable snapshots, facilitating data integrity, historical views, and rollbacks.

Metadata 126

Metadata Snapshot Data Lake Metrics 126

BI-Survey

APRIL 27, 2023

While most continue to struggle with data quality issues and cumbersome manual processes, best-in-class companies are making improvements with commercial automation tools. The data vault has strong adherents among best-in-class companies, even though its usage lags the alternative approaches of third-normal-form and star schema.

Modeling 52

Modeling Data Warehouse Data Quality Business Driver 52

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Here, I’ll highlight the where and why of these important “data integration points” that are key determinants of success in an organization’s data and analytics strategy. Layering technology on the overall data architecture introduces more complexity. For data warehouses, it can be a wide column analytical table.

Data Architecture 111

Data Architecture Data Integration IoT Data-driven 111

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 9, 2024

Companies still often accept the risk of using internal data when exploring large language models (LLMs) because this contextual data is what enables LLMs to change from general-purpose to domain-specific knowledge. In the generative AI or traditional AI development cycle, data ingestion serves as the entry point.

Enterprise 71

Enterprise Data Integration Data Quality Contextual Data 71

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

Then virtualize your data to allow business users to conduct aggregated searches and analyses using the business intelligence or data analytics tools of their choice. . Set up unified data governance rules and processes. With data integration comes a requirement for centralized, unified data governance and security.

Analytics 115

Analytics Key Performance Indicator Data Warehouse Data-driven 115

Alation

JUNE 2, 2022

In part one of this series, I discussed how data management challenges have evolved and how data governance and security have to play in such challenges, with an eye to cloud migration and drift over time. These include tracking, documenting, monitoring, versioning, and controlling access to AI/ML models.

Modeling 52

Modeling Data Governance Statistics Unstructured Data 52

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.

Data Strategy 99

Data Strategy Strategy Data Warehouse Prescriptive Analytics 99

erwin

AUGUST 1, 2023

Intro erwin ® Data Modeler 12.5 is now available and provides new collaboration capabilities, integration with the Databricks Unity Catalog and more! erwin Data Modeler 12.5 erwin Data Modeler 12.5 What can you do with erwin Data Modeler 12.5? What value does erwin Data Modeler 12.5

Modeling 52

Modeling Metadata Data Quality Data Governance 52

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 27, 2022

The data fabric architectural approach can simplify data access in an organization and facilitate self-service data consumption at scale. Read: The first capability of a data fabric is a semantic knowledge data catalog, but what are the other 5 core capabilities of a data fabric? 11 May 2021. .

Management 79

Management Metadata Data Architecture Data Lake 79

AWS Big Data

JULY 13, 2023

To reflect the needs of their customers spread across different geographies and industries, Altron has organized their operating model across individual Operating Companies (OpCos). Data quality for account and customer data – Altron wanted to enable data quality and data governance best practices.

Optimization 98

Optimization B2B Data Quality Sales 98

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 30, 2024

Using data and algorithms to imitate the way humans learn came into the scene in the 1980s, and this further evolved to deep learning in the 2000s. Accelerated computing has led to the creation and scaling of large language models that have now democratized AI, finding ChatGPT a place in the dictionary.

Data Quality 104

Data Quality Key Performance Indicator Digital Transformation Management 104

erwin

JANUARY 17, 2019

Data governance is more important to the enterprise than ever before. It ensures everyone in the organization can discover and analyze high-quality data to quickly deliver business value. A mature and sustainable data governance initiative must include data integration.

Metadata 63

Metadata Data Governance Data Quality Data-driven 63

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Hence the drive to provide ML as a service to the Data & Tech team’s internal customers. All they would have to do is just build their model and run with it,” he says. That step, primarily undertaken by developers and data architects, established data governance and data integration.

Unstructured Data 105

Unstructured Data Data Lake Prescriptive Analytics Data Warehouse 105

DataKitchen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Whether the Data Ingestion Team struggles with fragmented database ownership and volatile data environments or the End-to-End Data Product Team grapples with real-time data observability issues, the article provides actionable recommendations. ’ What’s a Data Journey?

Data Quality 100

Data Quality Testing Uncertainty Data Enablement 100

erwin

JANUARY 11, 2019

Organizations have spent a lot of time and money trying to harmonize data across diverse platforms , including cleansing, uploading metadata, converting code, defining business glossaries, tracking data transformations and so on. But the attempts to standardize data across the entire enterprise haven’t produced the desired results.

Data Governance 40

Data Governance Risk Metadata Management 40

AWS Big Data

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Central IT team manages a unified Redshift data warehouse, handling all data integration, processing, and maintenance. Business units access clean, standardized data. This model enables the units to focus on insights, with costs aligned to actual consumption.

Data Lake 122

Data Lake Data Warehouse Data Governance Publishing 122

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Connecting AI models to a myriad of data sources across cloud and on-premises environments AI models rely on vast amounts of data for training. Once trained and deployed, models also need reliable access to historical and real-time data to generate content, make recommendations, detect errors, send proactive alerts, etc.

Cost-Benefit 76

Cost-Benefit Metadata Data Governance Modeling 76

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 17, 2023

Regardless of size, industry or geographical location, the sprawl of data across disparate environments, increase in velocity of data and the explosion of data volumes has resulted in complex data infrastructures for most enterprises. Data governance. Data integration. Start a trial.

Data-driven 56

Data-driven Enterprise Data Governance Data Science 56