Tag: Data Democratization

April 24, 2024

Many modern organizations are recognizing how important it is to develop a data-driven culture. A data-driven culture typically describes a workplace environment and involves making information readily available to staff. The general idea in promoting a data-driven workplace culture is […]

January 17, 2024

At its core, data mesh challenges the traditional centralized model of Data Management, where a single team or department is responsible for managing all aspects of data. Data mesh promotes a decentralized approach, distributing ownership and accountability for data across […]

September 1, 2023

Information is power, and the ability to put information into the hands of those who can quickly act on it separates the leaders from the laggards in any market. Everyone in an organization – from HR professionals leveraging data to […]

August 25, 2023

For most executives, data democratization is a pipe dream. The idea of seeing entire teams and departments fully enabled and empowered to use data to enhance every business decision—leading to better ROI, sustained growth, and higher overall performance—feels like a […]

August 14, 2023

Data contracts are formal agreements between a data provider and a data consumer. They abstractly describe the data as well as the exchange structure, format, and characteristics and schema of information. Why is a data contract required? Data contracts establish […]

July 3, 2023

The noble effort to build a “data-centric” culture is really a journey, not a destination. With that perspective, we can understand that no matter how good a given environment seems to be –especially compared to whatever existed before – there’s […]

May 18, 2023

Democratizing data use within an organization empowers employees, fosters greater collaboration, and enables them to make more informed, data-driven decisions. By giving data and analytics tools and solutions to the many, companies can take accurate and timely decision making out […]

April 27, 2023

While data democratization seems an innate goal to support a successful, thriving business and its employees, achieving said democratization is easier said than done. In fact, a variety of processes and implementations await those companies that aspire to greater data […]

April 21, 2023

“The democratization of data science” or the “democratization of AI” have long been popular buzz phrases. “Citizen data scientists” poke through open-source datasets finding valuable insights and sharing them with the world out of an individual sense of curiosity. And […]

April 21, 2023

Without data, businesses wouldn’t have much to work with when making informed decisions. Data by itself, though, isn’t enough for business leaders to rely on when they’re driving growth; a gigantic collection of data isn’t worth nearly as much as […]

March 30, 2023

The goal of building a strategy to democratize data is to allow all appropriate staff to access the organization’s data, regardless of their technical skills or job description. Previously, a researcher would have to submit a request to the IT […]

February 27, 2023

Data democratization, the process of making information accessible to all employees and stakeholders regardless of their technical background, is critical to make data-driven decisions across an organization. However, democratizing data can be complex. Most organizations have a wide gap between […]

January 20, 2023

Truly data-driven companies see significantly better business outcomes than those that aren’t. According to a recent IDC whitepaper, leaders saw on average two and a half times better results than other organizations in many business metrics. In particular, companies that […]

January 12, 2023

In the digital business world, organizations can’t take advantage of their data assets without a proper Data Strategy in place. The Data Strategy is the plan that enables an enterprise to meet its business goals through its data. Avoiding common […]

December 30, 2022

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, we know that 2023 will require us to do more with the data we have, protect it better, and find new ways to uncover insights through improved Data Management. 2023 will require everyone to be nimble […]

December 27, 2022

As businesses plan for data democratization, it is essential to include a strategy to ensure that business users will accept augmented analytics solutions and adapt to the new citizen data scientist role. With business users on board, the enterprise can […]

November 17, 2022

When a business decides to tackle data democratization and bring data analytics to its business users, it can often fail to plan comprehensively for success. While selecting the right augmented analytics solution is crucial, the business team must also plan […]

September 30, 2022

The cloud was the driving force behind much of the digital transformation sparked by COVID-19. Public cloud applications and services allowed enterprises to support employees as they shifted to a fully remote workforce, and now many major components of day-to-day […]

August 11, 2022

In today’s world of unprecedented connectivity and advances in technology, the benefits of big data are accessible to even modestly scaled businesses. Indeed, business leaders who resist the shift to digital transformation do so at their own risk. But harnessing […]

August 5, 2022

Creating a collaborative, data-driven culture is one of the most important goals of many modern organizations. However, access to the data and data processing tools remains restricted to the selected few technical users or upper management echelons. Data-driven culture cannot […]