Data Strategy
The digitalization of society is generating an exponential growth in the production of data. But while the value of data is now unanimously recognized, it’s not possible to capitalize on it effectively without a clearly defined strategy.
Data has become a strategic asset with high added value for companies and organizations, and must be put to work to meet business challenges and objectives. A winning data strategy combines multiple axes: uses, ethics, data governance, organization, methodology, architecture,... The objective? To ensure that all the data collected is reliable and usable so that it can be used, shared and enhanced, for the benefit of customers and employees.
Data Governance: how to build a successful Data Culture?
It is crucial to pay a particular attention to the use and adoption of Data Governance regarding any new initiative, whether it is an innovation or the deployment of a new product line. Data Governance represents a major change among the company, and we all know that the more Data Governance is adopted, the more…
How to become a data-centric company?
Many figures show that all companies are not data-centric and they do not exploit fully their data, approximately 20% of exploited data is business critical. Data is at the heart of all company’s business model but how to use fully the business data assets? How to increase the usage of data? Our two experts shared…
7 Reasons Why your Analytics may not deliver ROI
It is time to talk about the elephant in the room: Why is ROI so elusive in analytics? Sure, it is difficult to quantify the value of analytics, but most businesses even struggle with the qualitative benefits. After decades of driving analytics at businesses in various industries around the globe, we would like to share…
Trends & Innovation in Data Governance
Recent trends & innovations make Data Governance increasingly important for companies. However building your Data Governance can be difficult at first, as it needs to be embed, structured and organized at your company to be efficient. Besides developments in the field of data governance are affected by external factors. In this on-demand webinar our experts…
Building the Data Governance business case
We all know we should do it but how? Building a business case for a Data Governance initiative is not easy. And without it, getting any initiative started and funded will be a hard sell. In this webinar to replay, you will understand the main drivers of Data Governance within companies and how these can be…
What is the best approach to implement Data governance?
Many organizations already initiated their digital transformation or at least already thought about it for several reasons (legal purpose or business model changes). To complete successfully their digital transformation Data Governance is a must. But what does it mean concretely? What are the challenges to implement Datagov strategy and what is the best approach? To…
How to build a successful Data Governance strategy?
Implementing a Data Governance strategy is key to achieve a successful and sustainable data centric journey. But what are the current challenges to launch such initiative in a company? What should be the best guidelines to follow and mistakes to avoid? In Orange Business Expert Podcast we strive to answer business questions in the domain…
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Replay | Data Governance: 14 best practices
Today’s business ambition is to use data to make better and faster decisions and become data-driven organizations. However, implementing true and effective data governance could be a challenge! How to deploy Data Governance? Take advantage of our many years of experience in data governance to learn about their best practices… What are the key topics…
Data and AI: should you build your own company platform in the cloud?
Cloud, Data and AI: the ultimate buzzword trio… Companies’ expectations in these fields today run extremely high due to their promising transformation and value creation potential. Data volumes are skyrocketing, new disruptive technologies for IT Departments are driving AI, and the cloud is offering the means to manage all the complexity with agility! When the…
Why you could do so much more with your digital data?
Companies that have digitally transformed produce vast volumes of digital data that offer novel opportunities for data monetization. Build a data strategy to unlock new and eclectic use cases across business, customer, and IT operations. Download the new ebook to find out how. Digital transformation is providing enterprises with an opportunity to deliver greater convenience…
DataOps: data specification and documentation recommendations for Big Data projects
To exploit the full potential of Big Data projects, proper data documentation is essential. DataOps principles help set up an adequate approach – a prerequisite for the success of all ensuing projects and adding value to all the company’s data. Specific characteristics of Big Data projects A modern Big Data architecture should help: generate output…
Data Governance: what it truly means to “manage data as an asset”
In today’s world, you’d be hard-pressed to find an organization, private or public, that is not actively reconsidering the role played by data in its business model. Whether to ensure competitiveness, improve services offered or simply comply with regulatory obligations, there is a widespread consensus nowadays that data management is important, and not only have…
Data Scientist/Data Engineer: the skills required to give you a head start in Data Science
Back in 2012, the Harvard Business Review published an article with a somewhat revealing title: “Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century”. Years later, we revisit this vision in the light of technological developments, namely in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The profession is currently enjoying a surge in popularity and that is…
Which data governance approach to adopt: Top-Down or Bottom-Up?
In this series of articles, we will discuss the various strategies that can be used to implement data governance. After having listed the reasons for which setting up data governance is important in the previous chapter, this next section describes the Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches in detail. To conclude, we will look at a hybrid…
How to choose a data governance implementation strategy?
In this series of articles, we will discuss the various strategies that can be used to implement data governance. This first chapter will remind you of the context and explain why data governance is a must for all companies wishing to successfully complete their digital transformation, the challenges involved and which strategy to adopt. Whether…
Big Data Blog Series: Part 1, Defining Big Data
The Big Data blog series will explore the definitions of Big Data, business benefits, requirements & readiness, tools & technologies, and overarching success tips with risk mitigation. Big data can deliver transformational benefits and enable enterprises to outperform their competitors by 20% in each financial metric. Sound attractive? Yet, ask someone close to you to…