Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), Security and Automation are just some of the tech trends that have been raised for 2019. And what’s the one thing they all have in common? Data of course!
Category Archive: Data and information strategy
Data and information strategy
Data should be in the driver seat – here’s how
While talk around digital transformation has been ‘hot on the heels’ for some time now, I often find myself wondering how much of this talk within business is centred around data, and not just technology. Data transformation goes hand in hand with the move to digital and while by default data will become a key …
Why the CDO should be at the leadership table
As an advocate of the chief data officer (CDO) role, I’ve published quite a few posts on the topic a while ago. More recently I have published on the role of the metadata and data dictionaries in achieving a higher degree of data quality. I have recently come across an article that took the data …
The value of metadata to AI
As businesses continue to be inundated with data – coming in from various sources – and as we all continue to harp on about AI and how it is going to change the world, I find myself thinking about the role of metadata in all of this – so much so that I even addressed …
Smart, AI and Data walk into the room…what happens next?
I must say, as I continue to see the world abuzz by AI, the more I am not only drawn to the topic but also tend to come across various views and opinions around businesses not yet truly benefitting from AI – and with that – the industry perception around the AI ‘pipe dream’.
At the core of successful AI lies quality data
Globally, the world is abuzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the very core of AI lies data – and data of course is what really drives me.
Is there a right or wrong time to hire a CDO?
Having used my past two blog articles to address what a Chief Data Officer (CDO) should be and the value a CDO should offer an organisation, you may now very well be wondering if it is worth your while to hire a CDO.
The value of the CDO
Chief Data Officer (or CDO) is a term that cropped up during the early 2000s, and two things became apparent to me. First was that many organisations found themselves caught in the ‘hype’ of having a CDO and second, that far too many organisations appointed a CDO without a clearly defined data analytics strategy.
What a Chief Data Officer should be – part I
In an age where the role of a Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) are used interchangeably, it is easy to get them confused. In my personal experience in the Business Intelligence (BI) space, I have learnt to ‘accept’ the confusion. Though, I say ‘accept’ here lightly, because the hype and confusion …
The data science strategy – part II
The eagerness of how data science can help businesses ‘achieve’ still seems be high on the agenda amongst business and IT leaders that are looking for ways to leverage their data. In fact, many are of the view that ‘if this process can help solve our business challenges and create new opportunities, let’s definitely hire …
