Data Wrangling, Information Juggling and Contextual Meaning, Part 2

Jul 28, 2015 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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Reducing preparation and cleansing time for data scientists is imperative, and is driving a whole new set of software tools to help. But first, it requires a reinterpretation of the concepts of data, information, context, knowledge and meaning. This is the second article in a series exploring...

Analytics is Not the Whole Answer

Jul 20, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Organizations can survive without analytics, but they can’t make it through a single day without BI. BI does the blocking and tackling in a data-driven organization. It cleans and integrates data; it delivers reports and dashboards that support the business on a day-to-day basis; it tracks the...

McKinsey Maps the Value of the Internet of Things

Jul 17, 2015 by Eric Rogge in Internet of Things

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The McKinsey paper “Internet  of Things: Mapping the Value Beyond the Hype” moves beyond the hyperbole surrounding Internet of Things and attempts to quantify and specify where it will bring value to business and consumers.  It specifies use scenarios for which specific sets of IoT solutions...

Data Wrangling, Information Juggling and Contextual Meaning, Part 1

Jul 08, 2015 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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Data wrangling, also previously known as data cleansing and integration, is as old as data warehousing itself. Knowing the difference between data and information, and the role and value of context and meaning are only the first steps in addressing the problems of data wrangling and...

From Reporting to Analytics: A Pathway to Greater BI Value

Jul 06, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Analytics is the rage right now. Not just because it’s hyped in the trade press, but because scores of business intelligence (BI) leaders are looking for ways to deliver more value from their data investments. These BI leaders have built data warehouses and delivered reports and dashboards, but...