Tag: governance
How Broad Is Your Database’s Data Ecosystem? Gartner Takes a Look
The days of databases existing as islands unto themselves are over, according to Gartner, which reports the existence of a strong and growing signal for cloud databases to become part of “broader data ecosystems.” La Read more…
What Will 2024 Bring to Advance Analytics?
As the amount of data continues to grow, so does the potential for advanced analytics to make sense of it all. In 2024, tremendous progress will be made in analytics, according to our merry band of prognosticators. It Read more…
Beyond the Hype: 10 Core Principles for AI Success
The paradigm shift ushered in by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in today's business and technological landscapes is nothing short of revolutionary. AI's potential to transform traditional business models, optimize operatio Read more…
Data Management Implications for Generative AI
The year 2023 will be the year that we’ll remember as the mainstream beginning of the AI age, catapulted by the technology that everyone’s talking about: ChatGPT. Generative AI language models like ChatGPT have ca Read more…
Qlik Completes Acquisition of Talend
BI and analytics provider Qlik announced its intent to acquire Talend earlier this year, and now it has formally completed the deal, giving it an immediate boost in the data management department. Data sprawl, data qu Read more…
IT Departments Keeping Data Science Purse Strings Tight, Domino Says
Company leaders want to use data science to drive revenue growth, but they’re not investing enough to make that happen, according to a new report from Domino Data Lab. The leading cause of the data science funding gap Read more…
Why Truly Open Communities are Vital to Open Source Technology
Every company in the world that uses software uses open source software. It just happens, because open source is packaged in so many places and arrives without anyone deciding anything. The forms filed by publicly tra Read more…
How Metrics Standardization Enables Self-Service Analytics
Many enterprises are on a journey to enable self-service analytics. They want to deliver self-service solutions that empower all of their users to use data and analytics for organizational benefits. An increasing number Read more…
Navigating Modern Data’s Dual Mandates: Access and Governance
We’re in the midst of a tumultuous shift when it comes to how organizations use data. On the one hand, the drive to use data to make as many decisions as possible is palpable. On the other hand are the growing security Read more…
Do You Need a CDP? And Other Data Mysteries
In the mad rush to leverage big data, a multitude of data-oriented systems have been created, from data lakes and warehouses to data hubs, and even fabrics and meshes. For certain types of data opportunities, however, a Read more…
Cost Overruns and Misgovernance: Two Threats to Your Cloud Data Journey
So you’re moving data into the cloud. That’s great! After all, cloud compute and storage can supercharge your organizations’ digital strategy. But you should also be aware of new challenges that you will face, incl Read more…
Newly ‘Headquarterless’ Snowflake Makes a Flurry of Announcements
Snowflake is best known as a cloud data warehouse, but it's delivering capabilities that go beyond delivering fast answers to SQL queries. These wider “data cloud” ambitions are on display this week, as the newly “ Read more…
Back to Basics: Big Data Management in the Hybrid, Multi-Cloud World
The promised fruits of advanced analytics and AI are driving organizations to get control of their data. They understand, correctly, that without solid data management and governance regimens in place, that becoming a da Read more…
Oxford Researchers Propose Framework for Governmental AI Projects
The increasing accessibility of AI is leading to growing adoption not just for enterprises, but also for governments, with applications ranging from urban planning to criminal justice. With increased governmental use of Read more…
Drowning In a Data Lake? Gartner Analyst Offers a Life Preserver
Gartner this week convened its annual Data and Analytics Summit Americas conference, which was held online again due to the coronavirus pandemic. From the role of AI in data management to avoiding data lake failures, Gar Read more…
A ‘Glut’ of Innovation Spotted in Data Science and ML Platforms
These are heady days in data science and machine learning (DSML) according to Gartner, which identified a “glut” of innovation occurring in the market for DSML platforms. From established companies chasing AutoML or Read more…
He Couldn’t Beat Teradata. Now He’s Its CEO
When Steve McMillan worked in IBM Global Services, he oversaw the outsourcing of nearly every major piece of a large global financial services firm’s IT stack with Big Blue products. But there was one component that he Read more…
Governance, Privacy, and Ethics at the Forefront of Data in 2021
As we continue to gear up 2021, it’s hard to envision the topics of data governance, privacy, and ethics not becoming more pressing topics for companies. While the rewards of using data are great, so too are the risks Read more…