Up to 96 per cent of customer contact data is partially inaccurate, according to the Sales and Marketing Institute and D&B. This is a shocking statistic. If you run a business, this figure alone should have you leaping from your seat in panic. Can your data really be in that bad a state? The short answer is yes. Over time, data decays at 2 per cent, per month. So your … [Read more...] about Your Data Gets Better By Change – Not By Chance
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Why Big Data Is Still In Its Adolescence!
There exists a viewpoint that big data has achieved maturity. From my perspective, there is still room to grow. Traditional data management and data integration approaches continue to undergo changes that are disrupting and altering product offerings, or resulting in entirely new product offerings. Big data oriented analytic use cases are evolving rapidly, which will continue … [Read more...] about Why Big Data Is Still In Its Adolescence!
How Data Makes Energy Management Systems More Robust
When it comes to energy management, most politicians, business people and the media focus on energy security. However, energy management systems are becoming more important as industries and decision makers realize their valuable benefits. Intelligent Energy Grids Siemens is one of the worlds largest technology and engineering companies. A recent report reveals that Hurricane … [Read more...] about How Data Makes Energy Management Systems More Robust
Five Important Considerations When Cataloging Your Data
Here are five things to consider when thinking about cataloging your data: Clearly define the objectives of your data catalog(s) such as: Archiving Discovery of data in support of information management and analytics initiatives Digitalization Understanding data lineage Building knowledge and increasing data stewardship Mapping of technical metadata to business metadata in … [Read more...] about Five Important Considerations When Cataloging Your Data
Will 2016 be the Year you Clean up your Dirty Data?
For ever it seems, weve been warning about the dangers of low quality data. Our warnings have been reinforced and echoed by some of the worlds biggest think tanks. However, despite this, some organisations still havent acted to improve the quality of their data. And were wondering why? Over the last 12 months, weve blogged about business automation, and about cutting the waste … [Read more...] about Will 2016 be the Year you Clean up your Dirty Data?
