Data self-service, the ability for stakeholders in the organization to answer their own business questions with data, is a top initiative for nearly every data leader I've spoken to this year. It's so foundational to creating a data-driven organization, that most of the questions surrounding it focus on the "when" rather than the "why." That's why we were surprised to hear it … [Read more...] about Is “Self-Service” Data’s Biggest Lie?
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10th Annual Big Data for Intelligence Symposium
With 500 million granted in funding in the FY2023 NDAA to the new DoD CDAO, there is an effort now more than ever to scale up data analytics and utilize emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence to break down big data sets for improved decision making. The 10th Annual Big Data for Intelligence Symposium will bring together senior level members from the Intelligence … [Read more...] about 10th Annual Big Data for Intelligence Symposium
I Don’t Care How Big Your Data Is
At some point in the last two decades, the size of our data became inextricably linked to our ego. The bigger the better. We watched enviously as FAANG companies talked about optimizing hundreds of petabyes in their data lakes or data warehouses. We imagined what it would be like to engineer at that scale. We started humblebragging at conferences, like weight lifters talking … [Read more...] about I Don’t Care How Big Your Data Is
Webinar: Using Case Complexity Analysis to Understand Complex Problems
Enterprise Data & AI is hosting guest speaker Dr. Harold Walbert, Solutions Data Analytics Manager at Guidehouse and his presentation "Case Complexity Analysis: Using Advanced Analytics to Understand Complex Problems" on Thursday, August 18, 2022 from 12 PM - 1 PM ET!' ' A problem can be solved or a question answered in many ways, but some ways may be better than others. … [Read more...] about Webinar: Using Case Complexity Analysis to Understand Complex Problems
The Right Way to Measure ROI on Data Quality
 Last week, I was on a Zoom call with Lina, a Data Product Manager who oversees a data quality program for her organization. Her team is responsible for maintaining 1000s of data pipelines that populate many of the company's most business critical tables. Reliable and trustworthy data is foundational to the success of their product, yet Lina was struggling to find a clear way … [Read more...] about The Right Way to Measure ROI on Data Quality
