According to analysts, data governance programs have not shown a high success rate. According to CIOs, historical data governance programs were invasive and suffered from one of two defects: They were either forced on the rank and file — who grew to dislike IT as a...
It’s been one decade since the “Big Data Era” began (and to much acclaim!). Analysts asked, What if we could manage massive volumes and varieties of data? What insights and new abilities might we unlock? Ten years later, there’s no doubt much progress has...
The cloud is no longer synonymous with risk. There was a time when most CIOs would never consider putting their crown jewels — AKA customer data and associated analytics — into the cloud. But today, there is a magic quadrant for cloud databases and warehouses...
Business intelligence has a long history. Historian Richard Millar Devens first used the term to describe the machinations of banker Sir Henry Furnese, who collected information and acted on it quickly to outsmart his competition. Today, the term describes that same...
DevOps. Lean. Kaizen. What do all these disciplines have in common? Continuous improvement. What Is Continuous Improvement? Simply put, these systems pursue progress through a proven process. They make testing and learning a part of that process. And they continuously...
