Business Intelligence from Data

There has been an explosion of data as more and more devices are producing more and more data at home and at in the workplace. The drawbacks to this is a loss of business intelligence (BI). A resulting lack of decision integrity, because of the complex data that informed business decisions can no longer be trusted.…

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Digital, Data and Chaos

We thought we were operating in a highly digital world and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. More things are done digitally now than ever before. But are they being done well? This interesting topic came to our attention from IT Pro Portal in their article, “Poor data quality is the leading cause of digital transformation…

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The Importance of Data Strategy

The volume of market data, historical prices and transactional data that is stored in disparate systems allows organizations to not only collect the data, but extract value from it. This information came to our attention in Finextra’s article, “Unlocking Data Silos to Reach the Promised Land of Smart Data Analytics.” Data quality is critical to…

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Blockchain and Contracts

Smart contracts are blockchain-based self-executing contracts and they possess the same characteristics as the technology framework they’re built on including transparency, traceability and immutability. Tech Wire Asia brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Gartner says blockchain smart contracts will positively impact data analysis.” Based on recent studies, there is great value in smart…

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Data of High Quality

The Internet of Things (IoT) offers data, visibility and opportunities that didn’t even exist a decade ago. From manufacturing to transportation, organizations in nearly every industry are using IoT-based solutions to drive new levels of operational efficiencies. Data Center Dynamics brought this information to us in their article, “How data quality enhancements at the edge…

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Quality Data Gives Insight

What is the role customer experience has in driving digital transformation projects? Most focus is on technology, but when it comes to the information that is derived from data – the story it tells about customer relations is priceless. ZD Net brought this information to our attention in their article, “CIOs juggling digital transformation pace, bad…

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Benefits of Predictive Analytics

Artificial intelligence (AI) has excited many a business leader. The idea of predictive analytics helping to drive their organization’s efficiency and future is alluring. There are certainly benefits of an end-to-end data engineering approach to achieving clean data, but there are also challenges.  Information Age brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The…

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Digital and Data Quality

In this digital age in which we are living, we are drowning in an ocean of data. Organizations have a large number of data entities and data elements, as well as a large volume of data corresponding to the same. Challenges arise as they continue to amass more and more data with each passing day. With…

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Technology is Fighting the Virus

Misinformation is the cause of so many problems, not excluding the constantly changing and often conflicting information around the coronavirus. CNBC brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Facebook, Amazon, Google and more met with WHO to figure out how to stop coronavirus misinformation.” The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a daylong meeting…

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Ensuring Data Quality

Data quality issues are not limited to a particular type of organization. When you bring people, process, and technology together – there are going to be issues. But managing data quality has become more complicated due to changes in how data is produced, processed, and used. Tech Target brought this interesting topic to our attention…

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