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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

The Rising Importance of AI Governance
AI governance has become a critical topic in today’s technological landscape, especially with the rise of AI and GenAI. As CEOs express concerns regarding the potential risks with these technologies, it is important to identify and address the biggest risks. Implementing effective guardrails for AI governance has become a major point of discussion, with a […]


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Author: Myles Suer

The End of Agile – Part 6 (Alternatives to Agile)
In the first article, I laid out the basic premise for this series: an examination of how Agile has gone from the darling of the application development community to a virtual pariah that nobody wants to be associated with, and an exploration of the very important question of what we should replace it with. We […]


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Author: Larry Burns

The End of Agile – Part 5 (Misapplications of Agile)
In the first article, I laid out the basic premise for this series: an examination of how Agile has gone from the darling of the application development community to a virtual pariah that nobody wants to be associated with, and an exploration of the very important question of what we should replace it with. We […]


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Author: Larry Burns

The End of Agile – Part 4 (Lessons from Agile)
In my first article, I laid out the basic premise for this series: an examination of how Agile has gone from the darling of the application development community to a virtual pariah that nobody wants to be associated with, and an exploration of the very important question of what we should replace it with. We […]


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Author: Larry Burns

The End of Agile – Part 1 (A Brief History of Agile)
In recent years, we have seen substantial pushback on many fronts against Agile as a viable and important project management methodology. In my 2016 book, “Growing Business Intelligence”[i] (a book about Agile BI), I quoted from a 2014 article by Dave Thomas, one of the signers of the “Agile Manifesto,” in which he recommended retiring […]


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Author: Larry Burns

Creative Ways to Surf Your Data Using Virtual and Augmented Reality
Organizations often struggle with finding nuggets of information buried within their data to achieve their business goals. Technology sometimes comes along to offer some interesting solutions that can bridge that gap for teams that practice good data management hygiene. We’re going to take a look deep into the recesses of creativity and peek at two […]


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Author: Mark Horseman

The AI Playbook: Providing Important Reminders to Data Professionals
Eric Siegel’s “The AI Playbook” serves as a crucial guide, offering important insights for data professionals and their internal customers on effectively leveraging AI within business operations. The book, which comes out on February 6th, and its insights are captured in six statements: — Determine the value— Establish a prediction goal— Establish evaluation metrics— Prepare […]


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Author: Myles Suer

Elevating Data and Analytics for 2024: A GenAI Imperative
As GenAI ascends in priority for CIOs, CDOs, and business leaders, 2023 has placed data and analytics in the spotlight. The hidden challenge is that entities lagging in data industrialization find themselves trailing in business transformation. GenAI and machine learning are touted to address myriad problems. Morgan Vawter, global vice president of data and analytics […]


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Author: Myles Suer

Self-Service Data Access Best Practices
Today’s digital realm increasingly emphasizes the value of self-service data access. Firms are recognizing its potential to empower users and accelerate decision-making processes. However, with this rapid shift towards democratized data access come challenges that organizations need to address. One central conundrum confronts businesses: How can they provide expansive data access while ensuring that information […]


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Author: Ben Herzberg

Unique Threat Landscape of Digital Divide
Rural areas worldwide are disconnected in a landscape that nearly requires the internet to work or socially interact. But eventually, the entire planet will have equal, high-speed internet access. Neglecting the digital divide and broadband gap will cause cybersecurity concerns for communities entering the digital era. Regions new to the internet are more vulnerable. Therefore, […]


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Author: Ellie Gabel

Raw Data as the Precursor to Everything Data
The world revolves around data. Just about any important decision organizations make depends on the data they have. Data helps organizations mitigate risks, plan marketing campaigns, devise research-backed strategies, and tons more. But a resource this valuable has rather humble, or jumbled, beginnings. What is Raw Data? Raw data is the primary form of data. […]


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Author: Bala Adalarasan

Best Practices for Migrating Applications to the Cloud
It is no secret that cloud migration and transformation helps your business attain desired growth, cost savings, agility, and profitability. With these, your team is able address customer needs faster, monitor app performance, and scale applications according to demand. App migration can be time-consuming, and you cannot afford to mess with the process. And a […]


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Author: Rebecca Grey

Collaboration Between Digital & Human Worlds
The role of semantics in connecting logical performance-driven functions with the lexical (linguistic) functions across any interaction between humans and machines through artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have witnessed significant headwinds in recent years. Despite the abundance of historical data or contextual information, AI solution providers have struggled to augment humanistic values into key decision-making processes […]


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Author: Dr. Walid el Abed

Boost E-Commerce with Customer Verification
Data breaches have been rampant these days, and many companies realize they need to enhance their customer verification process. Proper customer verifications help prevent young children from accessing products and services that are age sensitive. It also prevents fraudulent transactions from happening online. Businesses have different options to address this issue to reduce the risk, […]


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Author: Juliette Anderson

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