Combining Traditional and Modern BI Tools

Business Intelligence (BI) solutions have been around for some time. Traditional BI tools were designed to be used by the IT team, business analysts, and data scientists and utilized sophisticated features that required specialized knowledge and skills possessed only by the technical and analytical community. In this environment, business users were consumers of content, and…

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Data Professional Introspective: The Perennial Question

I’ve often encountered client staff, course students, and conference attendees who are grappling with the basic question: “What is the difference between Data Managementand Data Governance?”  It seems that the more our industry expands, the more frequently this question is asked.  ———- I attribute this to a few factors:  The increasing volume of data management…

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Transforming Building Automation Data Into Actionable Insights

Building information systems (BAS) allow decision-makers to get real-time insights on overall traffic per floor or time of day to the precise temperatures in specific rooms. That data can encourage them to extract actionable takeaways to save energy and increase operational efficiency. So, how can facilities managers and others turn these ideals into everyday strategies? …

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Data Crime: Just Move the Data You’ve Got

I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can help us learn from the mistakes and prevent future data crimes. The stories can also be helpful if you must explain the importance of data management to someone.  The Story  One financial institution…

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What Are the Benefits of BI Tools?

As the business intelligence solution market evolves, it may be difficult for an organization to know when to invest in these tools, and which tools are best for enterprise and user needs. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of implementing BI tools within your organization.  There are many benefits of business intelligence, and…

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The Rising Importance of AI Governance

AI governance has become a critical topic in today’s technological landscape, especially with the rise of AI and GenAI. As CEOs express concerns regarding the potential risks with these technologies, it is important to identify and address the biggest risks. Implementing effective guardrails for AI governance has become a major point of discussion, with a…

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The End of Agile – Part 6 (Alternatives to Agile)

In the first article, I laid out the basic premise for this series: an examination of how Agile has gone from the darling of the application development community to a virtual pariah that nobody wants to be associated with, and an exploration of the very important question of what we should replace it with. We…

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The End of Agile – Part 5 (Misapplications of Agile)

In the first article, I laid out the basic premise for this series: an examination of how Agile has gone from the darling of the application development community to a virtual pariah that nobody wants to be associated with, and an exploration of the very important question of what we should replace it with. We…

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The End of Agile – Part 4 (Lessons from Agile)

In my first article, I laid out the basic premise for this series: an examination of how Agile has gone from the darling of the application development community to a virtual pariah that nobody wants to be associated with, and an exploration of the very important question of what we should replace it with. We…

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Data Crime: Arizona Is Not Arkansas

I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can help us learn from mistakes and prevent future data crimes. The stories can also be helpful if you have to explain the importance of data management to someone. The Story After a series…

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