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What to Expect in AI Data Governance: 2025 Predictions


In 2025, preventing risks from both cyber criminals and AI use will be top mandates for most CIOs. Ransomware in particular continues to vex enterprises, and unstructured data is a vast, largely unprotected asset. AI solutions have moved from experimental to mainstream, with all the major tech companies and cloud providers making significant investments in […]

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Author: Krishna Subramanian

AI Predictions for 2025: Embracing the Future of Human and Machine Collaboration


Predictions are funny things. They often seem like a bold gamble, almost like trying to peer into the future with the confidence we inherently lack as humans. Technology’s rapid advancement surprises even the most seasoned experts, especially when it progresses exponentially, as it often does. As physicist Albert A. Bartlett famously said, “The greatest shortcoming […]

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Author: Philip Miller

Focusing on Data Privacy: Building Trust and Strengthening Security


In today’s digital age, managing and minimizing data collection is essential for maintaining business security. Prioritizing data privacy helps organizations ensure they only gather necessary information, reducing the risk of data breaches and misuse. This approach addresses potential vulnerabilities at their source, mitigating the impact of breaches and avoiding regulatory penalties as scrutiny over privacy […]

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Author: Dorababu Nadella

Why the Growing Adoption of IoT Demands Seamless Integration of IT and OT


Over the past year, cyberattacks on cyber-physical systems (CPS) have cost organizations around the world at least $500,000, highlighting the growing financial and operational risks of compromised security. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to emerge as a key driver in nearly every sector, the need for trustworthy, secure data becomes even more crucial. To address these challenges, […]

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Author: Julian Durand

From Input to Insight: How Quality Data Drives AI and Automation


More and more enterprises are looking to automation and AI to deliver new efficiencies and give their organizations an edge in the market. Data is the engine that powers both automation and AI. But data must be clean and user-friendly for these systems to work effectively and deliver on their promise.  Lots of organizations are […]

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Author: Amol Dalvi

Data Monetization: The Holy Grail or the Road to Ruin?


Unlocking the value of data is a key focus for business leaders, especially the CIO. While in its simplest form, data can lead to better insights and decision-making, companies are pursuing an entirely different and more advanced agenda: the holy grail of data monetization. This concept involves aggregating a variety of both structured and unstructured […]

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Author: Tony Klimas

Modern Data Archiving: Managing Explosive Unstructured Data Growth


As unstructured data creation rates have soared, the timeframe for active use of data has shrunk due to edge computing, IoT systems, machine-generated data, and, let’s not forget, GenAI. The data use period today has largely been reduced to around 30 to 90 days before the flood of new data appearing makes the existing data […]

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Author: Steve Leeper

Delivering Personalized Recommendations Without Sacrificing User Privacy


In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, we all love a little bit of personalization. Whether it’s Netflix suggesting our next binge-worthy show or Spotify curating our playlists, these tailored experiences make us feel understood and valued. But with growing concerns around user privacy, how can companies achieve this level of personalization without compromising our personal data? […]

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Author: Ganapathy Subramanian Ramachandran

Beyond Ownership: Scaling AI with Optimized First-Party Data


Brands, publishers, MarTech vendors, and beyond recently gathered in NYC for Advertising Week and swapped ideas on the future of marketing and advertising. The overarching message from many brands was one we’ve heard before: First-party data is like gold, especially for personalization. But it takes more than “owning” the data to make it valuable. Scale and accuracy […]

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Author: Tara DeZao

Ask a Data Ethicist: How Can You Learn More About Data and AI Ethics?


It was about this time last year that I pitched the team at DATAVERSITY the idea of this monthly column on data ethics. There’s certainly been no shortage of interesting questions to cover and I’ve enjoyed writing about both the practical and more philosophical aspects of this topic. As we wrap up this year and […]

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Author: Katrina Ingram

The Hidden Infrastructure Crisis: Why CIOs Face a Perfect Storm in IT Talent Management


As organizations navigate the complex landscape of digital transformation, CIOs are confronting an unprecedented crisis that extends far beyond the typical challenges of recruitment and retention. At its core, this crisis represents a fundamental misalignment between traditional IT infrastructure management and modern development practices – a gap that threatens to widen as experienced IT professionals retire […]

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Author: Daniel Clydesdale-Cotter

Navigating the Complex Landscape of Data Sovereignty


In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, data sovereignty has emerged as a critical challenge for enterprises. Businesses must adapt to an increasingly complex web of requirements as countries around the world tighten data regulations in an effort to ensure compliance and protect against cyberattacks. Data sovereignty regulations significantly impact an organization’s ability to conduct data […]

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Author: Mark Cusack

Mind the Gap: Architecting Santa’s List – The Naughty-Nice Database


You never know what’s going to happen when you click on a LinkedIn job posting button. I’m always on the lookout for interesting and impactful projects, and one in particular caught my attention: “Far North Enterprises, a global fabrication and distribution establishment, is looking to modernize a very old data environment.” I clicked the button […]

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Author: Mark Cooper

5 Data Management Tool and Technology Trends to Watch in 2025


The market surrounding data management tools and technologies is quite mature. After all, the typical business has been making extensive use of data to help streamline its operations and decision-making for years, and many companies have long had data management tools in place. But that doesn’t mean that little is happening in the world of […]

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Author: Matheus Dellagnelo

How to Foster a Cross-Organizational Approach to Data Initiatives


In today’s business landscape, data reigns supreme. It is the cornerstone of effective decision-making, fuels innovation, and drives organizational success. However, despite its immense potential, many organizations struggle to harness the full power of their data due to a fundamental disconnect between IT and business teams. This division not only impedes progress but also undermines […]

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Author: Abhas Ricky

Data Governance Defying Gravitas
“Defying Gravity,” the show-stopping anthem from the musical “Wicked,” captures the essence of breaking free from conventions and soaring beyond expectations. Just as Elphaba, the protagonist witch from “Wicked,” refuses to be bound by the weight of societal norms, Non-Invasive Data Governance (NIDG) offers organizations a way to defy the gravitas of traditional governance frameworks. […]


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Author: Robert S. Seiner

Through the Looking Glass: What Does Data Quality Mean for Unstructured Data?
I go to data conferences. Frequently. Almost always right here in NYC. We have lots of data conferences here. Over the years, I’ve seen a trend — more and more emphasis on AI.   I’ve taken to asking a question at these conferences: What does data quality mean for unstructured data? This is my version of […]


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Author: Randall Gordon

Data Governance Best Practices: Lessons from Anthem’s Massive Data Breach
In the insurance industry, data governance best practices are not just buzzwords — they’re critical safeguards against potentially catastrophic breaches. The 2015 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield data breach serves as a stark reminder of why robust data governance is crucial.  The Breach: A Wake-Up Call  In January 2015, Anthem, one of the largest health […]


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Author: Christine Haskell

Data Insights Ensure Quality Data and Confident Decisions
Every business (large or small) creates and depends upon data. One hundred years ago, businesses looked to leaders and experts to strategize and to create operational goals. Decisions were based on opinion, guesswork, and a complicated mixture of notes and records reflecting historical results that may or may not be relevant to the future.  Today, […]


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Author: Kartik Patel

Combining IoT and Blockchain Technology to Enhance Security
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology has taken the world by storm. From smart homes and wearables to connected cars and fitness trackers, IoT devices are becoming prevalent across various industries and aspects of daily life. There are approximately 15.14 billion connected IoT devices in 2023, and this number is expected to grow to around […]


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Author: Hazel Raoult

Synthetic Data Generation: Addressing Data Scarcity and Bias in ML Models


There is no doubt that machine learning (ML) is transforming industries across the board, but its effectiveness depends on the data it’s trained on. The ML models traditionally rely on real-world datasets to power the recommendation algorithms, image analysis, chatbots, and other innovative applications that make it so transformative.  However, using actual data creates two significant challenges […]

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Author: Anshu Raj

Book of the Month: “AI Governance Comprehensive”


Welcome to December 2024’s “Book of the Month” column. This month, we’re featuring “AI Governance Comprehensive: Tools, Vendors, Controls, and Regulations” by Sunil Soares, available for free download on the YourDataConnect (YDC) website.  This book offers readers a strong foundation in AI governance. While the emergence of generative AI (GenAI) has brought AI governance to […]

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Author: Mark Horseman

Technical and Strategic Best Practices for Building Robust Data Platforms


In the AI era, organizations are eager to harness innovation and create value through high-quality, relevant data. Gartner, however, projects that 80% of data governance initiatives will fail by 2027. This statistic underscores the urgent need for robust data platforms and governance frameworks. A successful data strategy outlines best practices and establishes a clear vision for data architecture, […]

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Author: Alok Abhishek

A Financial Approach to Evaluating Data, Analytics, and AI Investments


Extracting tangible business benefits from data and analytics projects, including those involving AI, has proven challenging for most enterprises. In 2019, VentureBeat reported that 87% of data and analytics (D&A) projects failed to reach production. In 2022, Gartner found that only 20% of insights derived from analytics translated into business outcomes. Despite various reasons for […]

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Author: Prashanth Southekal, Varun Vemula, and Zain Raza Nayani

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