The year has started with the proverbial bang. But even though the pace has been furious, there are many constants in which we can find comfort. One of these is how critical data is to every organisation regardless of industry vertical.
Category Archive: CDO
Unpacking Gartner’s latest tech trends
It is that time of year again when I like to #trendspot for the forthcoming year. And I’m always interested to read what Gartner predicts, so it was with great interest that I read their article titled Gartner Identifies the Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2022. My initial thought was, “Wow, that is a lot …
The 4 big steps to become data-driven
Readers of this blog are no strangers to me discussing the importance of becoming a data-driven organisation or the steps required to become one. However, a Forbes article really brings this all home by discussing the big four aspects which this could entail.
Making data FAIR
Last month, I examined the importance of improving data literacy and briefly discussed five strategies organisations can employ to help achieve this. For my October piece, I want to build on these concepts and turn my attention to what makes data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable).
Improving data literacy remains important
We all know the importance of accessing ‘clean’ data and the hidden insights it contains. But despite this, in my experience, many companies are still not comfortable with the data literacy skills of their employees. Often, this comes down to not understanding where to begin when it comes to boosting data literacy across all the …
Debunking data analysis myths – Part 2
There are many myths surrounding data analysis, especially when it comes to identifying the best ways to drive business growth and competitive advantage. Last month, I mentioned this Forbes article that examines 14 myths in this regard, with my discussion turning to six of them. In my blog article this month, I will examine the …
Debunking data analytics myths – Part 1
Experts in the data space know the importance of data and its analysis to help drive business growth and competitive advantage. Of course, data analytics is not something that can just be switched on and happen overnight. It does come with challenges, and overcoming those challenges are instrumental to a project’s success.
How to deliver high quality data
As many of you are aware by now, data quality is something I am passionate about. After all, without ensuring the quality of its data, no company can make the right level of decision-making to improve operations, enhance the customer experience, and drive business growth.
The rise of the Chief Analytics Officer
Data is all around us. Whether kept on-premise or hosted across a multi-cloud environment, data and its analysis have become some of the most critical business deliverables today. However, given the rapid digitalisation efforts many organisations have embarked on over the past 12 months, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) have been focused on ensuring a distributed …
Leveraging data for competitive advantage
Today, the concept of having a data ecosystem in place to improve personalised customer engagements and support customer retention should not be a foreign one. And yet, many companies still struggle to understand how to practically do so. With data providing significant benefits to create such a business advantage, it has become critical to understand …
