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.

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AWS Big Data

JUNE 6, 2023

Alerts and notifications play a crucial role in maintaining data quality because they facilitate prompt and efficient responses to any data quality issues that may arise within a dataset. This proactive approach helps mitigate the risk of making decisions based on inaccurate information.

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Alation

MAY 24, 2022

generally available on May 24, Alation introduces the Open Data Quality Initiative for the modern data stack, giving customers the freedom to choose the data quality vendor that’s best for them with the added confidence that those tools will integrate seamlessly with Alation’s Data Catalog and Data Governance application.

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Data Virtualization

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes The field of public health has much to celebrate with the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation, which seeks to advance scientific research by making health data more accessible to researchers.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Added data quality capability ready for an AI era Data quality has never been more important than as we head into this next AI-focused era. erwin Data Quality is the data quality heart of erwin Data Intelligence. erwin Data Quality is the data quality heart of erwin Data Intelligence.

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Timo Elliott

MAY 19, 2023

Mastering Data Hygiene Reliable data is at the core of all digital transformation. Here’s a great example of how technology can help make sure that you have a solid information foundation for innovative new business processes. It’s always about people!

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Octopai

JULY 11, 2022

BAAAAAAAAD data. Okay, maybe “less-than-stellar-quality” data, if you want to be PC about it. But you see the “way-less-than-stellar” impact this data is having on your ostensibly data-driven organization. Tie data quality directly to business objectives. Better data quality?

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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.

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AWS Big Data

JUNE 6, 2023

AWS Glue is a serverless data integration service that makes it simple to discover, prepare, and combine data for analytics, machine learning (ML), and application development. Hundreds of thousands of customers use data lakes for analytics and ML to make data-driven business decisions.

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Ontotext

MARCH 20, 2024

In today’s data-driven world, businesses are drowning in a sea of information. Traditional data integration methods struggle to bridge these gaps, hampered by high costs, data quality concerns, and inconsistencies. It’s a huge productivity loss.”

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Alation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Alation and Bigeye have partnered to bring data observability and data quality monitoring into the data catalog. Read to learn how our newly combined capabilities put more trustworthy, quality data into the hands of those who are best equipped to leverage it. trillion each year due to poor data quality.

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erwin

JULY 22, 2020

Fostering organizational support for a data-driven culture might require a change in the organization’s culture. Recently, I co-hosted a webinar with our client E.ON , a global energy company that reinvented how it conducts business from branding to customer engagement – with data as the conduit. As an example, E.ON

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AWS Big Data

JUNE 6, 2023

Data is the lifeblood of modern businesses. In today’s data-driven world, companies rely on data to make informed decisions, gain a competitive edge, and provide exceptional customer experiences. However, not all data is created equal. AWS Glue Data Quality measures and monitors the quality of your dataset.

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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.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 2, 2023

Companies rely heavily on data and analytics to find and retain talent, drive engagement, and improve productivity. However, analytics are only as good as the quality of the data, which aims to be error-free, trustworthy, and transparent. What is data quality? Data quality is critical for data governance.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Although we live in an increasingly data-driven world, most companies don’t operate data-driven business models. However, the tools to get more from the proprietary data you generate from everyday business processes are becoming widely accessible, and could help your company develop a competitive edge.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The bulk of these uncertainties do not revolve around what software package to pick or whether to migrate to the cloud; they revolve around how exactly to apply these powerful technologies and data with precision and control to achieve meaningful improvements in the shortest time possible.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2022

Data-driven organizations understand that data, when analyzed, is a strategic asset. It forms the basis for making informed decisions around product innovation, dynamic pricing, market expansion, and supply chain optimization. Cloudera and Dell Technologies for More Data Insights. It’s the “new oil.”

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Jet Global

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Report from insightsoftware and Hanover Research reveals the gaps that need to be bridged to reach data fluency, noting challenges in data quality and connection. According to the report, the first hurdle for businesses is a lack of data quality. Many organizations are not there, yet.

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Alation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Alation and Soda are excited to announce a new partnership, which will bring powerful data-quality capabilities into the data catalog. Soda’s data observability platform empowers data teams to discover and collaboratively resolve data issues quickly. Does the quality of this dataset meet user expectations?

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

By adopting AI-driven approaches, businesses can better anticipate potential threats, make data-informed decisions, and bolster the security of their assets and operations. Cybersecurity took a lot of time to come to board members, and data quality is a risk that needs to be discussed,” Jeyapalan stated.

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AWS Big Data

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This second post of a two-part series that details how Volkswagen Autoeuropa , a Volkswagen Group plant, together with AWS, built a data solution with a robust governance framework using Amazon DataZone to become a data-driven factory. Next, we detail the governance guardrails of the Volkswagen Autoeuropa data solution.

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Smarten

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Data Quality vs. Data Agility – A Balanced Approach! When it comes to analytical quality versus analytical agility, we might see the issue in the same light. The information will be based on sophisticated analytics, but can be derived in minutes so users can make informed, fact-based decisions.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 8, 2022

Implementing the right data strategy spurs innovation and outstanding business outcomes by recognizing data as a critical asset that provides insights for better and more informed decision-making. Here are a few common data management challenges: Regulatory compliance on data use. Data quality.

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AWS Big Data

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Volkswagen Autoeuropa aims to become a data-driven factory and has been using cutting-edge technologies to enhance digitalization efforts. In this post, we discuss how Volkswagen Autoeuropa used Amazon DataZone to build a data marketplace based on data mesh architecture to accelerate their digital transformation.

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Anmut

JULY 20, 2021

Does your organisation have a data driven culture? The amount of data has exploded in the last decade. Ever more organisations have started their journey to becoming data-driven and utilising data to make better decisions more often. Today, every organisation is a data company. What does this mean?

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DataKitchen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Your LLM Needs a Data Journey: A Comprehensive Guide for Data Engineers The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 marks a transformative era in artificial intelligence, heralding new possibilities and challenges in equal measure. Embedding: The retrieved data is encoded into embeddings that the LLM can interpret.

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DataKitchen

MAY 10, 2024

The Five Use Cases in Data Observability: Mastering Data Production (#3) Introduction Managing the production phase of data analytics is a daunting challenge. Overseeing multi-tool, multi-dataset, and multi-hop data processes ensures high-quality outputs.

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BI-Survey

MARCH 4, 2022

“We are a data-driven company,” is a familiar refrain we hear from business leaders and managers. This is evidence of a fundamental shift in mindset, reflecting the fact that leaders have now understood and internalized the concept of the data-driven enterprise.

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DataKitchen

MARCH 5, 2024

Why Not Hearing About Data Errors Should Worry Your Data Team In the chaotic lives of data & analytics teams, a day without hearing of any data-related errors is a blessing. This creates an imbalance in workload and resource allocation and prevents a holistic view of data system health and efficiency.

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Rocket-Powered Data Science

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Third, any commitment to a disruptive technology (including data-intensive and AI implementations) must start with a business strategy. These changes may include requirements drift, data drift, model drift, or concept drift. I suggest that the simplest business strategy starts with answering three basic questions: What?

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 9, 2023

ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) is a crucial process in the world of data analytics and business intelligence. By understanding the power of ETL, organisations can harness the potential of their data and gain valuable insights that drive informed choices. What is ETL? Let’s break down each step: 1.

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datapine

JANUARY 24, 2021

In our cutthroat digital age, the importance of setting the right data analysis questions can define the overall success of a business. That being said, it seems like we’re in the midst of a data analysis crisis. Your Chance: Want to perform advanced data analysis with a few clicks? Data Is Only As Good As The Questions You Ask.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 7, 2024

Chief data officers have a lot to think about these days. Chief among them, they must ensure responsible, compliant use of their organizations’ data in the face of increasingly complex regulatory environments across the globe. At the end of the day, it’s all the company’s data or the consumer’s data,” he adds.

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David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I previously wrote about data mesh as a cultural and organizational approach to distributed data processing. Data mesh has four key principles—domain-oriented ownership, data as a product, self-serve data infrastructure and federated governance—each of which is being widely adopted.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 27, 2023

Chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) are poised to be of increasing strategic importance to their organizations, but many are struggling to make headway, according to data presented last week by Gartner at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2023. Organizations are still investing in data and analytics functions.

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