Breaking Down Data Silos
To succeed as a business, the right decisions need to be made at the right time, and in today's world, smart decision making can be made easier by the intelligent analysis of data. However, to...
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Simple Truths about Big Data to Live By
Introduction Big data has changed the world of commercial strategy as we know it. Remaining competitive today, for most companies, revolves around one thing: the ability to harness the right data and put it to…
Essential Elements of Data Fluency
Six Essential Elements of Data Fluency What is data fluency and how do we get it? They’re questions worth asking. Data Fluency is more than just another business buzzword that we’ll all stop talking about…
5 ways to make your business strategy more data-driven, right now
Becoming a truly data-driven organization takes time, and lots of it. That’s because, in addition to the right protocols, systems, infrastructure and skill sets, becoming data-driven also requires that you seed, foster, and maintain a...
Managing Third-Party Risk Under GDPR
Today we’re diving back into an important topic, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance – that is, the EU’s sweeping data protection and privacy regulation designed to give individuals more control over their personal data and privacy…
Takeaways from Big Data LDN
We attended this month's Big Data LDN conference, where over 100 leading vendors and service providers from Britain's thriving data analytics industry were exhibiting. Below, we explore some of the key themes that surfaced in...
Data Management: Diving into Data Lakes
Data – let’s call it what it is: critical information that your business needs to know, understand, and use. But we can’t talk about data today without also delving into its mind-boggling size and diversity,…
Defining Data Science: Demystifying today’s fastest growing skill set
Like it or not, ALL businesses are in the business of data science. The sheer volume of digitally stored information, its exponential growth, and its potential to not just transform businesses, but to reshape the...
Fostering firm-wide compliance: A Post-GDPR Adoption To-Do List
This post was updated 2/20/19 It’s been nearly a year (9 months, to be exact) since the deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance hit – that is, the EU’s sweeping data protection and privacy…
Is Your Company Suffering from the Data Science Drought? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself to Find Out
No one would argue that in-house data expertise is a competitive necessity in today’s B2B marketplace. However, the truth is that effectively harnessing data’s potential is a real challenge that many are still tackling. In…