Developing the Right Data Strategy for Your Organization

Jun 15, 2015 by Randy Bean in Big Data Analytics

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Advances in technology have enabled us to capture and manage more data than ever. Technology has even enabled us to create a lot more data than ever imagined. Vast amounts. Has more data led to a proportional increase in the level of insight, or has it made it more challenging to get to the big...

Big Data Fuels a ‘Data First’ Movement

Jun 15, 2015 by Barry Devlin in Big Data Analytics

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Having spent many years as a first hand practitioner on both the technology and the business side of the data fence, I can attest to how difficult it is to manage data well, and how frustrating it sometimes can be to be dependent upon the IT organization and the data warehouse for access. Can’t...

How to Survive and Thrive in the New World Order

Jun 10, 2015 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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BI leaders need to recognize that the data warehouse is no longer the center of the universe. 

Big Data: Where the Possibilities Are

Jun 04, 2015 by Phil Bowermaster in Data Disruption

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Where does the value of big data truly present itself, in the data itself or in the algorithms we use to make sense of it?  In his introductory blog, Phil Bowermaster discusses the arguments of data tools versus raw data, as well as how each has its own value and potential.

Comprehensive Analytic Maturity Assessment

Jun 04, 2015 by Michael Gonzales, Ph.D and Wayne Eckerson in Data Science

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The real value of an assessment is to give executive leaders a quick and visual representation of how the company compares to its peer competitors. The assessment described in this document uses a white-box approach with knowledge transfer at the heart of the process. We urge clients to learn to...