Should a Business Intelligence Leader Hire Specialists or Generalists?

Jul 03, 2019 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

ABSTRACT:

Data analytics leaders can balance the use of specialists and generalists linked via a Competency Center.

Streaming-First Architectures Building the Real-Time Organization

Jun 30, 2019 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Having the right data at the right time is essential for organizations to compete. 

Best Practices in DataOps: How to Create Robust, Automated Data Pipelines

Jun 17, 2019 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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DataOps is an emerging set of practices, processes, and technologies for building and automating data pipelines to meet business needs quickly. It speeds cycle times while reducing defects. 

The Day the Music Died: Salesforce Acquires Tableau

Jun 11, 2019 by Stephen Swoyer in Analytics Alchemy

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Salesforce.com acquired Tableau. Google purchased Looker. Logi Analytics acquired Zoomdata. What’s the common thread? Innovation-by-acquisition? 

Informatica World 2019 – CLAIRE and Customer 360

Jun 10, 2019 by Dave Wells in Data Management

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Informatica World 2019 focused on AI-driven data management and showcased Informatica’s CLAIRE platform, built on AI, metadata, and a smart data catalog.