Bringing the Information to Everyone

Elsevier recently announced the launch of Entellect, a new cloud-based data platform designed to help life sciences companies overcome the challenges of modern research and development by enriching external data and delivering it in an environment friendly with artificial intelligence (AI). PR Newswire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Elsevier Launches Entellect™…

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Data Science, Self-Serve Style

Self-Service Business Intelligence (SSBI) is new to the business community. The data science community is concerned that professional business users, however educated, may misunderstand or misinterpret the available data, leading to incorrect results. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Fundamentals of Self-Service Business Intelligence.” Experienced data scientists have a tremendous ability…

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Can Taxonomies Evolve?

I recently read an article about a debate around the appropriate pieces of what is classified as a sandwich. No, I am not joking. Jimmy Dean is petitioning the Merriam Webster dictionary to remove bread from the definition of sandwich. This obvious marketing ploy included this response: ”Just as we adapt and introduce new products to…

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The Importance of Data Governance

Data governance has never been more important. In fact, Panoply recently announced a new data governance functionality called “Teams” that is designed for proper access to information. This includes being able to control data permissions and provisions to avoid over-sharing of data. PR Newswire brought this interesting information to us in their release, “Panoply Announces New…

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Data Governance Provides Consistency

Data governance is the overall management of the availability, integrity, and security of data used in an enterprise. At its core, data governance is corporate data policy compliance. This interesting information came to us from Tech Target in their article, “How data lineage tools boost data governance policies.” Data policies can span an array of intents, including directives…

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Data Storage Is Not One Size Fits All

Data lake or data warehouse? What is the difference and what works best? DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Data Lake or Data Warehouse: Which Is Right for You?” First off, data lakes and data warehouses are both widely used for storing big data, but they are not interchangeable terms. A data lake is a…

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Digital Governance

Data governance is a key part of any digital transformation plan. For success, it is important to lead with governance tools. Tech Target brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Digital transformation hinges on information governance policies.” Digital transformation and traditional information governance have been co-existing for a few years with little to…

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The Data Dance

Data governance and data management programs are the talk of the town and part of the future. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Data Governance: A Look Ahead from the Front Lines.” Data governance leaders are wrestling with changes that seem to be coming faster and faster. What will be the impact on…

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Data in the Sky

More and more businesses are moving their IT and data science functions to the cloud. Cloud computing holds many promises to organizations at a time when cost efficiencies and expediency are high priorities. Low-cost storage, real-time computing, managed services, and automated analytics and business intelligence services have caught the eyes of businesses looking to relieve their own…

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