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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe current data-volume explosion can be traced back to a time when our society began to focus more on customers as individuals. We see ourselves as independent, unique people with free will, not bound by social conformity. Catering to that…
Reading Time: 2 minutesNo one likes to wait for IT to deliver reports that are critical for analysis. And certainly, no analyst can afford to wait while emails are sent back and forth, just so they can get the data they need. Unfortunately,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA plan for migrating organizational data to the cloud is often motivated by three key factors: Economics: In many cases, the costs of “renting” cloud storage and computing power is much less than the cost of purchasing (and then depreciating)…
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Forrester report “Predictions 2018: A year of reckoning” predicted that 80% of firms affected by the GDPR will not be able to comply with the regulation by the time it comes into force on May 25. Of those noncompliant…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn today’s world, the most important aspect of enhancing your consumer experience is understanding your customer—and the best way to understanding them is from their data. Master Data Management As consumers interact with your business, you capture data central to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrivacy is a right. These days, people’s privacy extends to their data, and recent events prove just how harsh the punishment can be for not respecting it. In just two days, following the recent data privacy scandal, Facebook lost over…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBig data infrastructures, supported by effective new data science tools and the IoT, are making it possible to understand the actions and proclivities of customers at a highly granular level. This is inspiring organizations to modernize their data architectures, with…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the ever-so-cyclical oil and gas industry, long gone are the good ol’ days of $100/barrel and partying like it’s 2008. At the most recent industry peak in June of 2008, featuring oil prices north of $150/barrel, energy companies directed…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe live in the world of data, which is “ahem” a few zettabytes of nuggets floating around us constantly with growth every second. This data flow has increased our appetite for accessing information whether it is connected or not connected…
Reading Time: 3 minutesBased on many years of experience in the industry in various roles including that of analyst, I have become accustomed to seeing the value proposition of interconnections between technologies, including how the corresponding markets evolve and mature. This led to…
