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 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…
The 7 Temptations of Big Data Part 2
This post present the 7 temptations to avoid with Big Data. Huge volume of datas, news sources and new types of datas, unstructured datas...
The 7 Temptations of Big Data (Part 1)
Big Data continues to buzz and feed the wildest expectations in organizations. This first post shows the first 3 temptations of Big Data.
Business Intelligence versus Big Data: Intelligent Information
This article addresses choosing between the use of Business Intelligence technologies or Big Data for processing information.
Big Data Leads Companies into a New Era
The world of Business is beginning to realize the potential of an inexhaustible commodity that has been neglected until now: the Big Data.