Data beyond boundaries: Reexamining the role of the data-governance council
.@philsimon on whether data governance is still relevant.
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Author, Speaker, and Professor
Author, Speaker, and Professor
Phil Simon is a keynote speaker and recognized technology expert. He is the award-winning author of eight management books, most recently Analytics: The Agile Way. His ninth will be Slack For Dummies (April, 2020, Wiley) He consults organizations on matters related to strategy, data, analytics, and technology. His contributions have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, CNN, Wired, The New York Times, and many other sites. He teaches information systems and analytics at Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business.
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With Big Data, there are far more technical questions than answers.
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.@philsimon on bridging the IT-business divide once and for all.
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.@philsimon on the new role of IT.
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.@philsimon on the new challenges of an old problem.
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What is big data integration?
.@philsimon offers his definition of the term.
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.@philsimon on whether companies should apply some radical tactics to DG.