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Building Sustainable Data Centers for the Digital Age
Data centers are increasingly necessary in today’s digitally dependent world. However, these specialized facilities are incredibly resource-intensive, requiring the professionals designing them to make numerous sustainable decisions. Which steps should they follow in such processes?  Identify Areas for Improvement  Many data center projects focus on changing existing structures to make them maximally sustainable. Similarly, some […]


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Author: Ellie Gabel

Data Crime: A Motorcycle Is Not a Honda Civic
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can help us learn from the mistakes and prevent future data crimes. The stories can also be helpful if you must explain the importance of data management to someone. The Story A man registered […]


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Author: Merrill Albert

Data Crime: Bob Smith
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can help us learn from mistakes and prevent future data crimes. The stories can also be helpful if you have to explain the importance of data management to someone.  The Story  I met Bob Smith! While that […]


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Author: Merrill Albert

The True Cost of Your Data in the Cloud
As organizations increasingly migrate to the cloud, understanding the true cost of storing and managing data is essential. Cloud computing offers scalability, flexibility, and a range of services that can significantly enhance operational efficiency. However, these benefits come with a price. Without careful planning and management, cloud data costs can quickly escalate, impacting the overall […]


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Author: Gilad David Maayan

Harnessing the Potential of IoT Data
“Big data” refers to data sets that are so complex and large they cannot be analyzed or processed using traditional methods. However, despite the complexity of big data, it has become a major part of our digital-centric society. The amount of big data generated by the internet and internet users has exploded over the last […]


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Author: Ainsley Lawrence

Master Data Match Rules
As part of a master data management (MDM) implementation, a series of rules must be implemented to determine if two records refer to the same real-world entity that they represent. In the world of MDM, this is often referred to as the golden record, and master data match rules identify when two should become one.  Introduction  […]


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Author: Mark Horseman

Data Governance Made Simple
Those of us in the field of enterprise data management are familiar with the many authors contributing their knowledge and expertise to the data management body of knowledge.[1] We are also very familiar with the many, varied, and often conflicting ways in which data management terms are used. “Data architecture,” “data integration,” and even terms […]


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Author: William Burkett

The Importance of Data Due Diligence
Acquiring an existing business can be an exceptional way to make your entrepreneurial dreams come to life — or even diversify your investment portfolio. But, unless you do your research well, you’re opening yourself up to a lot of unnecessary risk. The process of due diligence involves the appraisal and assessment of a potential investment, […]


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Author: Sarah Kaminski

Explainable AI: 5 Open-Source Tools You Should Know
Explainable AI refers to ways of ensuring that the results and outputs of artificial intelligence (AI) can be understood by humans. It contrasts with the concept of the “black box” AI, which produces answers with no explanation or understanding of how it arrived at them. Explainable AI tools are software and systems that provide transparency […]


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Author: Gilad David Maayan

The Currency of Information: Managing Data as an Asset (Part Three)
Data professionals often talk about the importance of managing data and information as organizational assets, but what does this mean? What is the actual business value of data and information? How can this value be measured? How do we manage data and information as assets? These are some of the questions that I intend to […]


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Author: Larry Burns

The Currency of Information: What Kind of Asset Is Data? (Part Two)
Data professionals often talk about the importance of managing data and information as organizational assets, but what does this mean? What is the actual business value of data and information? How can this value be measured? How do we manage data and information as assets? These are some of the questions that I intend to […]


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Author: Larry Burns

Synchronized Video Data Collaboration for Multi-Layered Insights
In this digital age, large amounts of data are produced and consumed every second. And particularly for experienced bloggers in the data management or IT industry, synchronized video data collaboration represents an untapped wellspring of potential. By harnessing this data revolution, businesses can gain multi-layered insights into consumer behavior and enhance organizational performance. The Undeniable […]


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Author: Cris Mark Baroro

Exploring Cloud Computing Risks and Security Hurdles
The worldwide shift toward cloud computing significantly changes how businesses approach data management and operation. Regardless of whether private, public, or hybrid cloud models are employed, the advantages of cloud computing are numerous, including heightened efficiency, reduced expenses, and increased flexibility. Nonetheless, utilizing cloud computing carries potential risks that need to be addressed for sustainable […]


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Author: Joseph Carson

Use of Big Data in Investing
In a turn of events unanticipated by most analysts, young people — Gen Zers and Millennials, in particular — are outpacing older generations in 401(k) contributions. Furthermore, young people are investing earlier than ever, with 31% of Millennials having started investing before turning 21. But with growing investment opportunities for young generations and their unprecedented […]


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Author: Sarah Kaminski

The Impact of AI on the DBA
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is having a significant impact on most industries and job roles these days, and it will only increase as AI techniques and algorithms improve over time. I’m sure you’ve heard about things like natural language processing, machine learning, and large language models such as those used by ChatGPT and Google Bard. […]


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Author: Craig Mullins

Estimating the Data Mining Tool Market
The recently published report by Research Nester, Global Data Mining Tool Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2027, delivers detailed overview of the global data mining tool market in terms of market segmentation by service type, function type, industry type, deployment type, and region. The report also encompasses the industry growth drivers, restraints, supply […]


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Author: Aashi Mishra

Auditing Database Access and Change
The increasing burden of complying with government and industry regulations imposes significant, time-consuming requirements on IT projects and applications. And nowhere is the pressure to comply with regulations greater than on data stored in corporate databases. Organizations must be hyper-vigilant as they implement controls to protect and monitor their data. One of the more useful […]


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Author: Craig Mullins

Lack of Proper Test Data Poses Bottleneck
The world is in a digital revolution. Business models are increasingly based on software applications. IT is operating at a faster pace than ever before and has become a vital component of modern business. The speed of application development is becoming a decisive factor for a company’s success. Implementing an optimized test data management program […]


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Author: Craig Mullins