Do You Really Need a Chief Data Officer?

Sep 27, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Does your organization need a chief data officer? In this article, Wayne Eckerson argues that this is the wrong question to ask. The right question is, do your executives perceive data as a critical asset? Every organization needs a data governance program. So, the degree to which executives...

Why IoT and not SCADA?

Sep 23, 2015 by Eric Rogge in Internet of Things

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Internet of Things is more than just industrial SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems on steroids. Advances in hardware R&D allow cost-effective sensor deployment and monitoring beyond industrial use. Parallel advances in data management and analytics enable broader,...

Cloud BI on the Cusp

Sep 12, 2015 by /experts/ in Data Strategy Insider

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Cloud BI is inevitable. After years of moderate deployments, cloud BI is ready to explode. Learn about the factors driving the growth of cloud BI and its challenges in a new report from Eckerson Group, “Cloud BI on the Cusp: Making the Case.”

Information: The Next Natural Resource, Part 2

Sep 11, 2015 by William McKnight in Information Management

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Companies know that if they can accurately anticipate your next move, they have a tremendous advantage in the market. Business has clear upward trends of spending on information management to gain that edge. This second installment speaks how companies are adopting technologies in a mad...

2x2 Matrix for Deploying OKRs

Sep 01, 2015 by Ben Lamorte in Enterprise Goal Management

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How can I best get started with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)? What are my options for trying out OKRs? How many OKRs should we set? Do we begin with the company only? Just how far down the organization should OKRs go?