5 Biggest Data Integration Challenges (and How to Solve Them)
Enterprises leveraging analytical insights from data reap huge efficiency gains and competitive advantages. But while most enterprises are good at collecting data, they falter in driving relevant insights that matter. A 2022 Deloitte survey reveals only 28% of CMOs could integrate all customer data collected over multiple touchpoints. The main reason for such a state […]
What is Data Democratisation? A Comprehensive Guide 101
Data is a valuable asset in today’s digital age. Enterprises that capture and analyse data get rich insights rarely discernable in plain sight. They gain a deep understanding of business operations, customer behaviour, and market trends. Businesses leverage such insights to make informed decisions and reap competitive advantages. Benefiting from data, however, depends on rank-and-file […]
Keys to building a successful business intelligence team
Business Intelligence (BI) is a method enterprises adopt to analyse data and make informed decisions. The BI process involves subjecting data to various tools to generate actionable insights. BI encompasses data collection, mining, warehousing, analysis, predictive analytics, reporting, and visualisation. BI recommendations help enterprises optimise operations, make informed decisions, and gain competitive advantage. But many […]
Does Your Enterprise Need a Chief Data Officer?
Data is now a vital enterprise asset, just as money or human resources. Data-based decisions are integral to most of the digitised work processes and new technologies. The high stakes associated with data have raised the importance of data management. Until recently, the CIO or the IT team managed data. Of late, several enterprises have […]
Is Today’s Cybersecurity Meeting Demands?
Cybersecurity has acquired critical dimensions in today’s digital-first economy. Enterprises have become more dependent on technology than ever before. Working from home, collaborating with remote partners, and eCommerce has become the norm. But such online activities create new risks for the enterprise. The tech landscape has become complex, multi-faceted, and constantly changing. These changed realities […]
Is your Data Governance Ready to Handle the Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence?
Data governance means organizing data at the enterprise level. Artificial Intelligence, at its core, involves generating insights from data. Machine Learning algorithms match present situations to the past and apply time-tested solutions. As the algorithm processes more data and decisions get validated, the output becomes better and more accurate. There is a direct relationship between […]
The Real Value of Self-Service Business Intelligence: A CIO’s Guide
Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) approaches do not suit modern business needs. Getting analytical insights involves making requests to data scientists. The data scientists run the data on their analytical engines and offer reports. Routing insights through middleman data scientists invariably creates a backlog. Self-service business intelligence eliminates the middleman data scientist. The business user runs […]
Four Ways to Realign IT Governance for Flexibility and Agility without Compromising Security
IT governance entails laying down policies, processes, and tools to ensure robust operations. Innovation is critical for competitive differentiation. But enterprises pursuing innovation often encounter a roadblock in IT governance. Traditional IT governance values stability, availability, and predictability over risk-taking or improvisation. IT governance becomes a way of controlling or restricting things that could go […]
Five Reasons your Enterprise should Embrace Edge Computing
Edge computing processes data at the network periphery, close to where the data originates or resides. In contrast, the conventional cloud network takes data to distant cloud servers. Here are five reasons enterprises should deploy edge computing when they already have the cloud. REASON #1: Faster and reliable data processing The stakes of data have […]
Using MLOps to Scale AI in the Enterprise: What CIOs Need to Know
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) offer unlimited possibilities for enterprises. But the hard part is implementation. ML models are complex. Too many variables and uncertainties make AI a hit-or-miss gamble. About 87% of ML models do not go beyond the experimental phase. CIOs look at MLOps to fix the underlying issues and deploy […]
How to Design a Data Governance Framework That Delivers Value
Data has become all-important for success in today’s knowledge economy. Enterprises strive to derive insights from data and use it for competitive advantage. Driving new revenue sources, keeping customers happy, and ensuring efficiencies depends on harnessing data the right way. A robust data governance framework ensures the easy availability of enterprise data. Enterprises that do […]
[Video] Talend & NCS Panel Discussion – In Conversation with Alex Siow
Learn how to overcome major challenges that are preventing companies from being data-driven and the best practices for data security and compliance without compromising accessibility. Recently, IT Knowledge Zone organized a webinar by Talend and NCS – “In Conversation with Alex Siow, Singapore’s first CIO – A Talend Public Sector Day Series“. Talend, the leading platform […]
