Analytics | Data Management

Torsten BeckFebruary 2, 2017 0

Data Preparation und Self-Service für Analytics, ich kann es nicht mehr hören!

„Die IT liefert nicht, der Fachbereich weiß nicht, was er heute oder morgen an Daten haben will“… Beide haben recht, ein Dilemma, das darin endet, dass Selbsthilfe betrieben wird. Der Informationshunger besteht weiterhin, und was nicht geliefert wird, besorgt man sich auf anderem Wege. Da wären: die SAP-Maske, Excel, Datenbank(en),

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Data Management

Phil SimonFebruary 1, 2017 0

When privacy and compliance collide with the need for speedy access to data

.@philsimon says that, once again, there's quite a bit to learn from Amazon.

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Data Management

Brad HathawayFebruary 1, 2017 0

The ticking GDPR time-bomb - Data Management is the key to compliance!

Achieving GDPR compliance is impossible without Data Management and Data Governance. That's a bold statement but it is borne out by any in-depth examination of the tasks necessary to achieve compliance. Let's take a look at a few of the things that regulators require when interacting with organizations around personal

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Miriam AudeloFebruary 1, 2017 0

¿Cómo enfrenta el CIO la Transformación Digital?

Definir las prioridades de negocio y gestionarlas con analítica conduce a un camino exitoso. Ante la transformación digital que viven las organizaciones de las diversas industrias del mercado, el CIO se convierte en ese agente de cambio que habilita el camino hacia la innovación y éxito de la organización. Cuestionarse

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Banking | Communications | Government | Insurance | Manufacturing | Retail

Data Management | Internet of Things

Caroline HermonJanuary 30, 2017 0

It’s data integration, but not as we know it

I’ve had several meetings lately on data management, and especially integration, where the ability to explore alternatives has been critical. And the findings from our internet of things (IoT) early adopters survey confirms that the ecosystem nature of data sources in IoT deployments means we need to expand the traditional

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Analytics | Data Management

Michael HerrmannJanuary 27, 2017 0

Analytisches Aufspüren versteckter Gefahrenfelder: die EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung

Am 28. Januar war Europäischer Datenschutztag und ab sofort gilt dann verschärftes EU-Recht – so kommt es einem zumindest vor bei Gesprächen mit Datenschutz-Experten, bei ihrem Streben, die neue EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) zu bewältigen. Was ist schutzwürdig? Alles bekannt Personenbezogene, sowieso. Mehr aber noch das Unbekannte.

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Data Management

David LoshinJanuary 26, 2017 0

Balancing privacy concerns for analytics design

I've been working on a pilot project recently with a client to test out some new NoSQL database frameworks (graph databases in particular). Our goal is to see how a different storage model, representation and presentation can enhance the usability and ease of integration for master data indexes and entity

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Data Management

David LoshinJanuary 19, 2017 0

Governing data acquisition

As the application stack supporting big data has matured, it has demonstrated the feasibility of ingesting, persisting and analyzing potentially massive data sets that originate both within and outside of conventional enterprise boundaries. But what does this mean from a data governance perspective?

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Analytics | Data Management

Adrián MontesJanuary 17, 2017 0

¿Dónde vive la gestión de datos?

Antes que el data management existiera como lo conocemos actualmente, la información generada en las empresas era depositada y centralizada en un solo lugar, el denominado enterprise data warehouse (EDW). Los EDW´s han sido de gran utilidad sobre todo para datos estructurados, transaccional e internally generated. Sin embargo, el big

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Banking | Communications | Energy & Utilities | Manufacturing | Retail

Data Management | Internet of Things

Todd WrightJanuary 17, 2017 0

Trucking along to a streaming future

We've all seen it before – a truck on the side of the road with the hood up and the driver desperate to figure out what’s wrong. In this situation, not only is a customer not receiving goods on time, but the problem is exacerbated by the fact that most

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Data Management

Phil SimonJanuary 12, 2017 0

Where challenge and opportunity collide: Big data meets data governance

.@philsimon looks at the challenges and opportunities that big data pose for data governance.

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Data Management | Internet of Things

Jim HarrisJanuary 10, 2017 0

Streaming to better data quality

Streaming technologies have been around for years, but as Felix Liao recently blogged, the numbers and types of use cases that can take advantage of these technologies have now increased exponentially. I've blogged about why streaming is the most effective way to handle the volume, variety and velocity of big data. That's

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Analytics | Data Management

Iván LópezJanuary 6, 2017 0

Entendiendo cada componente del proceso de Data Management

Si se desea comprender cómo se desarrollan los procesos de Data Management y con ello poder hacer uso de todos los beneficios que éstos ofrecen, como primera instancia debemos clarificar qué es el Data Management y cómo está integrado. De acuerdo a la DAMA, Data Management Association, este concepto engloba

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Data Management

Dylan JonesJanuary 5, 2017 0

The yin and yang of better data and analytics

What are the most useful skills a data quality leader can possess? As an editor of an online data quality magazine, I naturally get asked this type of question regularly at events and meetups. My answer may surprise some who are expecting a data-centric response. I firmly believe that sales and

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Analytics | Data Management

Miriam AudeloJanuary 3, 2017 0

Obtener un proyecto exitoso basado en la analítica y gestión de la información

¿Cómo alcanzar el éxito empresarial basándose en la analítica y gestión información? Esta es una pregunta que resulta común en las compañías cuando se está considerando la adquisición de algún servicio de Business Intelligence, y la pregunta puede responderse planteando una nueva interrogante ¿cómo podría usted o su equipo tomar acertadas

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Banking | Communications | Energy & Utilities | Government | Hospitality | Manufacturing | Retail

Data Management

Phil SimonJanuary 3, 2017 0

Data privacy in a mobile world

.@philsimon says that privacy is your issue as well whether you believe it or not.

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Elizabeth BautistaDecember 28, 2016 0

¿Su empresa está lista para enfrentar la ola de tendencias tecnológicas e informativas que traerá el 2017?

A la par de las metas empresariales que cada compañía se haya trazado para  2017,  como la expansión a diversos territorios, conquista de nuevos mercados, amplificación de líneas de negocio, entre otras, es importante que los directivos estén preparados para enfrentar los cambios que el sector empresarial prevé. Sin importar

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Data Management

Joyce Norris-MontanariDecember 28, 2016 0

Importance of metadata – Bridging the gap (Part 4: analytical metadata usage)

In the previous three blogs in this series, we talked about what metadata can be available from source systems, transformation and movement, and operational usage. For this final blog in the series, I want to discuss the analytical usage of metadata. Let’s set up the scenario. Let's imagine I'm a

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Data Management

David LoshinDecember 22, 2016 0

Linking identifiers for improved analytics

In my last post we started looking at the issue of identifier proliferation, in which different business applications assigned their own unique identifiers to data representing the same entities. Even master data management (MDM) applications are not immune to this issue, particularly because of the inherent semantics associated with the

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Data Management

Joyce Norris-MontanariDecember 20, 2016 0

Importance of metadata – Bridging the gap (Part 3: operational metadata usage)

As I discussed in the first two blogs of this series, metadata is useful in a variety of ways. Its importance starts at the source system, and continues through the data movement and transformation processes and into operations. Operational metadata, in particular, gives us information about the execution and completion

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Data Management

Carmen GallagherDecember 19, 2016 0

4 steps to get started with data governance

Data governance seems to be the hottest topic at data-related conferences this year, and the question I get asked most often is, “where do we start?” Followed closely by how do we do it, what skills do we need, how do we convince the rest of the organisation to get

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Data Management

Matthew MagneDecember 16, 2016 0

How Santa uses data quality to wrap up Christmas

"Two weeks to go," Santa said to himself, with millions of toys stacked up on the shelves. Each year worry hit at the same time – "How do I get the right toy to the right child without losing my mind?" Though Old St. Nick didn't have a computer science degree, deep down

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Data Management

Dylan JonesDecember 16, 2016 0

Creating analytics? Don't forget a supplier SLA policy.

During a data quality assessment, one of my clients discovered that a large chunk of data that ultimately fed into their business analytics engine was sourced externally. After examining the contracts surrounding this data, I found that 100% of it failed to possess service-level agreements (SLAs) for the quality of

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Analytics | Data Management | Data Visualization

Ian JonesDecember 15, 2016 0

No data scientist? No analytics platform? No problem.

“Analytics” and “data scientist” aren’t new terms, but they are trending buzzwords. The popularity of these concepts has created a false impression: Analytics are mysterious abstractions that can only be decoded if you have a white lab coat and an advanced degree in computer science. The reality couldn’t be more different.

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Energy & Utilities

Data Management

David LoshinDecember 14, 2016 0

Identity, identification and the proliferation of identifiers

I was surprised to learn recently that despite the reams of laws and policies directing the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) across industries and government agencies, more than 50 million Medicare beneficiaries were issued cards with a Medicare Beneficiary Number that's based on their Social Security Number (SSN). That's

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Data Management

Jim HarrisDecember 12, 2016 0

Managing data where it lives

Historically, before data was managed it was moved to a central location. For a long time that central location was the staging area for an enterprise data warehouse (EDW). While EDWs and their staging areas are still in use – especially for structured, transactional and internally generated data – big

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Data Management

Joyce Norris-MontanariDecember 9, 2016 0

Importance of metadata – Bridging the gap (Part 2: transformation and movement)

In the first blog of this four-part series, we discussed traditional data management and how we can apply these principles to our big data platforms. We also discussed how metadata can help bridge the gap of understanding the data as we move to newer technologies. Part 2 will focus on

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Data Management

Christian EngelDecember 8, 2016 0

IDV: Banken müssen Spagat zwischen Flexibilität und Governance schaffen

IDV (Individuelle Datenverarbeitung) ist ein Thema, das in den Banken als Teil von BCBS 239 seit Langem kritisch diskutiert wird. Ruppert Jaeschke betreut und berät seit fast 15 Jahren zahlreiche deutsche Banken im Umfeld Business Intelligence und SAS. Er hat eine klare Meinung zu diesem regulatorischen Thema. Frage: Welche Schmerzen

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Banking | Government

Data Management

Phil SimonDecember 7, 2016 0

Is it wise to crowdsource data governance?

@philsimon says that it's downright silly to ignore the benefits of thinking about data-related issues in different and unexpected ways.

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Data Management

Christine CoudertDecember 7, 2016 0

Rise of the CDO reflects the rising role of data

As technology evolves, so do the c-suite roles related to technology. In particular, the roles of Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data Officer – both referred to as CDO – have seen rapid changes. This post will document the changes I've observed in these two roles, and answer questions I've heard as our customers have been navigating the

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