The data ecosystem serving today's modern enterprises is a multi-platform architecture that attempts to embrace a variety of heterogeneous data sources. This modern data ecosystem (MDE) might include data lakes, traditional data warehouses, SaaS deployments and other cloud-based systems, data hubs, and distributed databases. Multi-Platform Architecture Reality of Modern … [Read more...] about How to Capitalize on the Complex Modern Data Ecosystems
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Data, Metadata, Algorithms & Ethics
The topic of ethical big data use is one that will likely continue popping up in the headlines with increasing frequency in the coming years. As the IoT, AI, and other data-driven technologies become further integrated with our social identities, the more discussion regarding its regulation we will see. Recently, transparency advocates began pushing The Open, Public, Electronic … [Read more...] about Data, Metadata, Algorithms & Ethics
Make or Buy a Digital Transformation
Is a software development competency a prerequisite to a digital transformation? In How to Navigate a Digital Transformation I laid out a path to find ways to improve your company with innovative software solutions. Now what?   There are three possible paths you could take to enable your digital transformation initiative: Make it with direct employees Buy it or subscribe … [Read more...] about Make or Buy a Digital Transformation
Why Marketing Needs Quality Data before Big Data and Predictive Analytics
Recent marketing hype has been about new analytics and big data, and becoming marketing technologists. However, there are some fundamentals which must first be addressed, and a key stumbling block to effective marketing is the general poor quality of data. Data quality is non-negotiable. In a recent study, Britain's Royal Mail Data Services found that the average impact on … [Read more...] about Why Marketing Needs Quality Data before Big Data and Predictive Analytics
What Can Security Analytics Give Your Team?
With the constant changes happening in the technology industry and the ever increasing cyber security threats, businesses are eager now more than ever to protect their data and company assets. As more and more devices come equipped with internet capabilities, create data, and store personal information, there are more routes available for hackers to access this information and … [Read more...] about What Can Security Analytics Give Your Team?
