CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 14, 2025

It is critical that AI strategy is implemented across an organization and not just in one or two workstreams, says Anant Adya, executive vice president and head of Americas delivery for Infosys. Formulate a plan to bring those workstreams up to speed. Do we have the data, talent, and governance in place to succeed beyond the sandbox?

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O'Reilly on Data

MAY 14, 2020

In our previous article, What You Need to Know About Product Management for AI , we discussed the need for an AI Product Manager. In this article, we shift our focus to the AI Product Manager’s skill set, as it is applied to day to day work in the design, development, and maintenance of AI products. AI is no different.

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DataKitchen

APRIL 13, 2021

This is not surprising given that DataOps enables enterprise data teams to generate significant business value from their data. Companies that implement DataOps find that they are able to reduce cycle times from weeks (or months) to days, virtually eliminate data errors, increase collaboration, and dramatically improve productivity.

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O'Reilly on Data

APRIL 30, 2024

For example, Amazon’s millions of users rely on its product search algorithms to show them the best products available for sale, since they are unable to inspect each product individually. These platforms made markets more efficient and delivered enormous value both to users and to product suppliers.

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datapine

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The supply chain is essentially the backbone of any business: a living ecosystem that ensures the smooth, efficient, and consistent delivery of a product or service from a supplier to a customer. .” – Wael Safwat, SCMAO. That’s why it’s critical to monitor and optimize relevant supply chain metrics.

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Cloudera

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We are excited to announce the acquisition of Octopai , a leading data lineage and catalog platform that provides data discovery and governance for enterprises to enhance their data-driven decision making. This dampens confidence in the data and hampers access, in turn impacting the speed to launch new AI and analytic projects.

Metadata 90

Metadata Management Data Governance Data-driven 90

Rocket-Powered Data Science

JULY 14, 2023

We discussed in another article the key role of enterprise data infrastructure in enabling a culture of data democratization, data analytics at the speed of business questions, analytics innovation, and business value creation from those innovative data analytics solutions.

Analytics 188

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DataKitchen

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Data organizations often have a mix of centralized and decentralized activity. DataOps concerns itself with the complex flow of data across teams, data centers and organizational boundaries. It expands beyond tools and data architecture and views the data organization from the perspective of its processes and workflows.

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AWS Big Data

JANUARY 9, 2025

In this post, we focus on data management implementation options such as accessing data directly in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), using popular data formats like Parquet, or using open table formats like Iceberg. Data management is the foundation of quantitative research.

Metadata 111

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Rocket-Powered Data Science

JULY 14, 2023

I recently saw an informal online survey that asked users what 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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Rocket-Powered Data Science

MAY 21, 2024

Pure Storage empowers enterprise AI with advanced data storage technologies and validated reference architectures for emerging generative AI use cases. Summary AI devours data. I believe that the time, place, and season for artificial intelligence (AI) data platforms have arrived.

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DataKitchen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Data organizations don’t always have the budget or schedule required for DataOps when conceived as a top-to-bottom, enterprise-wide transformational change. DataOps can and should be implemented in small steps that complement and build upon existing workflows and data pipelines. Production DataOps. Source: DataKitchen.

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DataKitchen

APRIL 28, 2021

Industry analysts who follow the data and analytics industry tell DataKitchen that they are receiving inquiries about “data fabrics” from enterprise clients on a near-daily basis. Gartner included data fabrics in their top ten trends for data and analytics in 2019. What is a Data Fabric?

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DataKitchen

APRIL 11, 2024

The hosted by Christopher Bergh with Gil Benghiat from DataKitchen covered a comprehensive range of topics centered around improving the performance and efficiency of data teams through Agile and DataOps methodologies. The goal is to reduce errors and operational overhead, allowing data teams to focus on delivering value.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

What role is data playing in RGAs profitability and growth? Data is a primary asset to RGAs growth, and our ability to leverage it is critical to increase the speed and precision of our core business processes, such as underwriting and actuarial. Our data capability finds global commonality across all our regional solutions.

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Metrics Enterprise Cost-Benefit Experimentation 64

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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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Back then I was a dev-centric CIO working in a regulated Fortune 100 enterprise with strict controls on its data center infrastructure and deployment practices. Too often, we see teams compromising quality for speed and taking shortcuts to deploy code into production because of CI/CD.”

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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.

Data-driven 188

Data-driven Enterprise Analytics Machine Learning 188

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To name a few — products and services that are delivered on time and on budget, and overall IT ROI.” That’s key, but something that leaders don’t fully realize is that the speed in which we can create change not only allows us to react faster, but also helps reduce our fear of failing,” Avila explains.

Metrics 140

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DataKitchen

AUGUST 16, 2024

As the pioneer in the DataOps category, we are proud to have laid the groundwork for what has become an essential approach to managing data operations in today’s fast-paced business environment. At DataKitchen, we think of this is a ‘meta-orchestration’ of the code and tools acting upon the data.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 8, 2025

Data is the foundation of innovation, agility and competitive advantage in todays digital economy. As technology and business leaders, your strategic initiatives, from AI-powered decision-making to predictive insights and personalized experiences, are all fueled by data. Data quality is no longer a back-office concern.

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Data Quality Data-driven Key Performance Indicator Metadata 102

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DevOps delivers speed and agility to the development process. By cross-training operations and engineering, development teams can move faster through better collaboration, making continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) a reality for organizations. But it’s not easy. Change management brings consistency to DevOps.

Management 133

Management Key Performance Indicator Testing Business Objectives 133

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

CIOs seeking big wins in high business-impacting areas where there’s significant room to improve performance should review their data science, machine learning (ML), and AI projects. But CIOs, CDOs, and chief scientists can take an active role in improving how many AI projects go from pilot to production.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They say growing concerns about economic slowdowns and a possible recession only ratchet up the need for speed. Veteran IT executives and executive advisors offer the following 10 strategies that CIOs can employ to increase the velocity of IT work and the delivery of transformative initiatives.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The easiest way to achieve this, the company believes, is through transparency with both its data and processes. Without the real-time data visibility necessary to make informed decisions, Petrobras was facing an upsurge in risks and disruptions. That hasn’t always been easy.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

As new technologies and delivery models evolve, it’s more important than ever for companies to rely on the expertise of the CIO. Build trust in data to improve data usability, consistency, accuracy, and integrity. It is putting the growing complexity of IT infrastructures into the spotlight.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2023

So Holden, who has been CIO at Halfords — the UK’s largest retailer of motoring and cycling products and services — since 2017, developed a strategy to reorganize his tech team. Now all that [work] happens within an agile circle with iterative delivery, so the linear process has all been crushed together.”

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 21, 2022

Data analytics is incredibly valuable for helping people. More institutions are recognizing this, so the market for data analytics in education is projected to be worth over $57 billion by 2030. We have previously talked about the many ways that big data is disrupting education.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Its innovative factory automation, RFID scanning, and consolidation of seven warehouses into one building has vastly improved the efficiency of components distribution and has sped up delivery to the company’s manufacturing division. By leveraging RFID and auto scan technology, the project also eliminated manual entry and manual audits.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 25, 2024

However, barriers such as adoption speed and security concerns hinder rapid AI integration, according to a new survey. There is a sense of urgency to leverage AI effectively, but adoption speed and security challenges are hindering efforts. CIOs rank AI as a top priority alongside cybersecurity for IT departments.

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ROI Cost-Benefit Machine Learning Technology 136

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The critical network infrastructure that supports the delivery of a vast array of content can be heavily strained, especially during live events, and any network issues must be resolved swiftly to avoid disruptions. Teams like McLaren Racing build and dismantle a mobile data center 24 times a season as F1 tours the globe.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 19, 2024

We see this as a strategic priority to improve developer experience and productivity,” he says. Those highly scalable platforms are typically designed to optimize developer productivity, leverage economies of scale to lower costs, improve reliability, and accelerate software delivery.

IT 138

IT Software Cost-Benefit Optimization 138

Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Deloitte Analytics author Ashwin Patil recently talked about the incredible benefits of big data in the automotive sector. His article focused primarily on the applications of big data in auto manufacturing. “At However, there are plenty of other applications of big data after the manufacturing process is finished.

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DataKitchen

APRIL 11, 2023

He also highlighted the importance of agility and adaptability in data analytics. Using humor and wisdom, James shared his experiences with various data professionals, from data engineers and data scientists to analysts.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2024

Modern digital organisations tend to use an agile approach to delivery, with cross-functional teams, product-based operating models , and persistent funding. But to deliver transformative initiatives, CIOs need to embrace the agile, product-based approach, and that means convincing the CFO to switch to a persistent funding model.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 10, 2020

eCommerce AI is a data-driven trend that allows companies to manage and analyze consumer information easily. AI algorithms analyze eCommerce products to deliver accurate sales volume forecasts. This smart prediction of sales lets merchants better understand how their products are selling. Improved Customer Search Capabilities.

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DataKitchen

MARCH 16, 2023

How to measure your data analytics team? So it’s Monday, and you lead a data analytics team of perhaps 30 people. Like most leaders of data analytic teams, you have been doing very little to quantify your team’s success. What should be in that report about your data team? Introduction. You’ve got a new boss.

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