Daniel is a member of the SAS External Communications team, and in his current role, he works closely with global marketing groups to generate content about data management, analytics and cloud computing. Prior to this, he managed marketing efforts for DataFlux, helping the company go from a niche data quality software provider to a world leader in data management solutions.
The world revolves around the work of unsung heroes. Sure, some people get their share of the limelight and the admiration of their employers and peers. But, every day, most people go about their job, doing the best that they can – and do so in relative anonymity. Unfortunately, the
I've written, talked and thought about data management for an entire decade now. In that time, I've collected examples of how data – and the processes for managing that data – can affect our everyday life. For years I used the "Have you ever gotten multiple pieces of mail from
One of my first jobs was as an intern with the City of Wilson, NC. For a summer in the mid-90s, I served the citizens of Wilson by performing some highly strategic work in the city manager's office. I answered phones, fixed the copier and, on occasion, wrote speeches for the
While perusing my news feed , I was intrigued to see a blog post from IT Business Edge's Loraine Lawson titled "Is Data Quality Worth the Cost?" For a yes/no question, this is one that screamed for an easy and confident "Yes!" That is, until I thought, "Wait, why is
When I first began working in the data management industry in 2003, I interviewed a VP of IT for a Fortune 500 manufacturer about their data quality and data integration initiatives. The executive was excited to talk about their rather novel approach to a massive ERP system integration. She mentioned that instead
Years ago, I was at a user conference, listening to an attendee talk for 15 minutes during a break about a data quality job he had created. He had good reason to celebrate. The job had reduced the amount of work required to clean up product data within a data
Like most Americans (who hold an average of 11 jobs over the duration of their careers), I’ve worked for a variety of companies. Some were employee-friendly, while others, to put it kindly, thought of employees as a means to an end. I was thinking about all those jobs today as we found
There are two things I've learned at IDEAS this year. First, if you wear a pedometer, prepare to be amazed at how much ground you cover at a Las Vegas event (yesterday I walked 6.1 miles around the Aria). Vegas hotels are notoriously big, and with a growing conference, many
It’s day one of the SAS DataFlux IDEAS 2012 conference – a full day of training. At check-in, the first thing many repeat attendees noted was the size of the conference. The number of registrants is up over 15% from the 2011 event, and the Aria in Las Vegas is the
