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Dec 6 2024
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

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Sep 30 2024
Data vs. AI Literacy: Why Both Are Key When Driving Innovation and Transformation


I have written before about the 5Ws of data and how important metadata – data about data – really is. This knowledge helps connect and contextualize data in ways that previously would take hours of knowledge and information mining. We have the tools now to automate this process and display it in a knowledge model of the data, […]

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Author: Philip Miller

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Sep 26 2024
Unleashing the Power of People and Culture: The Ultimate Drivers of Data Governance Success


In the high-stakes world of data governance, where organizations strive to protect and leverage their most valuable asset, one truth stands out: technology alone won’t get you there. The secret sauce? People and culture. They are the lifeblood of any successful data governance strategy, the pulse that drives data literacy, and the force that propels […]

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Author: Gopi Maren

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Sep 12 2024
It’s Not the Tools, It’s the Culture: How to Roll Out Data Democratization


You want to implement data democratization, so you deployed all the new tooling and data infrastructure. You have a data catalog to manage metadata and ensure data lineage and a data marketplace to enable data discovery and self-service analytics. You’ve invested in the latest technologies to enable full self-service operation.  The data management architecture you […]

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Author: Marek Ovaceck

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Jun 21 2024
What Doesn’t Work with Data Governance


Data governance is crucial for businesses aiming to maximize the value of their data, yet several common issues can significantly hinder its effectiveness. Let’s dive straight into these challenges and outline actionable strategies for overcoming them. Silos and Misalignment Data governance often operates in isolation, with dedicated teams having minimal interaction with the end-users of […]

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Author: Kirit Basu

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Jun 10 2024
Ask a Data Ethicist: What Is Data Sovereignty?


Recently, my DATAVERSITY colleague Mark Horseman shared that he’d been getting a lot more questions about Indigenous data sovereignty. We both agreed it would make a great topic for this month’s column.  What is Indigenous data sovereignty, why does it matter, and how can we learn more about it?  To answer these questions, it helps […]

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Author: Katrina Ingram

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Jun 7 2024
Enterprise Data World 2024 Takeaways: Trending Topics in Data Management


I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event. Participating in such events has multiple advantages, including becoming familiar with trending topics in the data management […]

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Author: Irina Steenbeck

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Jun 3 2024
The Cool Kids Corner: Lifelong Learning 


Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Last month, we discussed data leadership.) This month, we’re talking about lifelong learning. In the Data Management space, what drives us to learn […]

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Author: Mark Horseman and Anne Marie Smith

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May 17 2024
Driving Data Governance: The Role of Data Strategy and Data Literacy Programs


In today’s data-driven world, organizations face increasing pressure to manage and govern their data assets effectively. Data governance plays a crucial role in ensuring that data is managed responsibly, securely, and in accordance with regulatory requirements. One key component and driver of successful data governance is the implementation of a robust data strategy coupled with […]

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Author: Gopi Maren

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May 17 2024
How AI Tools Can Help Organizations Maximize Their Enterprise Knowledge


AI and machine learning can be revelatory for organizations inundated with a sea of data and grappling to find ways to generate meaningful insights from it. AI tools help identify patterns and trends within large datasets that are often challenging for humans to discern. These tools can be trained to make predictions based on historical […]

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Author: AJ Abdallat

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May 14 2024
In the Age of AI, How Can We Empower Everyone to Automate Work?


From boosting efficiency to making data-driven decisions faster, the benefits of using AI and automation in the workplace are numerous. But understandably, there’s also plenty of apprehension among some team members. According to new research, around 80% of those who work in a digital setting and use AI say that it’s already improving their productivity. And […]

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Author: Rod Garcia

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May 2 2024
Mind the Gap: The Data Chasm


Welcome to the inaugural edition of Mind the Gap, a monthly column exploring practical approaches for improving data understanding and data utilization (and whatever else seems interesting enough to share). This month, we start not with a gap but with a chasm – one that’s at the core of a bewildering paradox. We continue to see […]

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Author: Mark Cooper

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Apr 4 2024
Demystifying Data Analytics Models


In today’s global landscape, organizations worldwide are increasingly turning to data analytics to enhance their business performance. Research conducted by McKinsey Consulting revealed that data-driven companies not only experience above-market growth but also witness EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) increases of up to 25% [1]. Additionally, Forrester’s findings indicate that organizations utilizing […]

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Author: Prashanth Southekal

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Mar 11 2024
Ask a Data Ethicist: What Data Is OK to Use to Prompt ChatGPT?


Millions of people are using ChatGPT on a regular basis to assist them in both personal and professional capacities. This month’s question centers on the data used to prompt ChatGPT.  Our reader, who shared that they are an ESL speaker, would like to know if it’s ethical to have ChatGPT create summaries of information (specifically, […]

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Author: Katrina Ingram

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Feb 23 2024
5 Key Strategies for Making Data Visualization Accessible


“If I can’t picture it, I can’t understand it.” —Albert Einstein Research has found that 65% of the general population are visual learners, meaning they need to see information as images to understand it. The business world confirms this: Visualization is essential in driving success. Take, for instance, data visualization, or, the art of translating data into […]

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Author: Daniel Jebaraj

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Jan 19 2024
Putting a Number on Bad Data


Do you know the costs of poor data quality? Below, I explore the significance of data observability, how it can mitigate the risks of bad data, and ways to measure its ROI. By understanding the impact of bad data and implementing effective strategies, organizations can maximize the benefits of their data quality initiatives.  Data has become […]

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Author: Salma Bakouk

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Jan 16 2024
Three Key Commandments of Effective Dashboards


A dashboard is a visual snapshot of business performance using KPIs (key performance indicators) to help users make smarter, data-driven decisions. An effective dashboard simplifies the visual representation of complex data and helps stakeholders understand, analyze, and present key insights at a glance. At the core, the objective of a dashboard is to make complex […]

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Author: Prashanth Southekal

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Nov 10 2023
Data Governors, First Govern Yourselves


Data Governance, as currently practiced, is failing. There have been some successes, but by and large, even these efforts have fallen short. Worse, many of those tasked with contributing to Data Governance find the effort painful.  We have enormous sympathy for data governors. (We use the term “data governors” – DGs – as the most […]

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Author: John Ladley and Thomas Redman

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Nov 6 2023
The Cool Kids Corner: Data Quality Is Not a Fish You Can Catch 


Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Read last month’s column here.) This month we’re talking about Data Quality (DQ). Data Quality, the phrase “garbage in, garbage out,” dirty data, data […]

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Author: Mark Horseman

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Oct 16 2023
Unleashing the Power of AI and ML in Data


In today’s insight-informed world, businesses of all sizes need to be able to access and analyze their data in order to make informed decisions. However, data is often siloed in different systems and difficult to access, making it challenging for businesses to get the insights they need. The demand for help to streamline these operations […]

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Author: Justin Kearney

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Sep 18 2023
Data Marketplace, Data Catalog, and Data Sharing Agreements: Let’s Make It Clear


As some of you already know, I am dedicating these summer days to the writing of my new book, “99 Questions About Data Management,” which follows in some way the book “20 Things You Have to Know About Data Management.” After the many questions I have received, I find it interesting to answer this one: […]

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Author: Michele Iurillo

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Sep 15 2023
Yes, Being a Citizen Data Scientist Can Help You Succeed


If your enterprise has nominated you for the role of a citizen data scientist, you must have the right tools and augmented analytics features to help you fulfill your role.  Gartner has predicted that “90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as a critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.” This statement, coupled with […]

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Author: Kartik Patel

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Sep 1 2023
Self-Service Data Without Chaos


Information is power, and the ability to put information into the hands of those who can quickly act on it separates the leaders from the laggards in any market. Everyone in an organization – from HR professionals leveraging data to dictate hiring decisions to brand managers leveraging data for pricing optimization – benefits from analytics. […]

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Author: Diby Malakar

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Aug 7 2023
The Cool Kids Corner: Change Management for Data Literacy


Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. This month we’re talking data literacy and change management. What is data literacy? Why is it important? What are the barriers? How do […]

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Author: Mark Horseman

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Aug 3 2023
10 Ways to Enhance Your Data Analysis Skills


In our increasingly data-driven world, the ability to analyze data has become a valuable skill. Data analysis skills empower us to make informed decisions, uncover hidden patterns, and extract meaningful insights.  With the demand for professionals skilled in data analysis on the rise, acquiring these abilities is more important than ever.  In this article, we will […]

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Author: Rohail Abrahani

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