How to Ensure Protection of Critical Business Data
Hackers and digital scam artists who make a living out of stealing sensitive business related information from corporate computers have…
A Big Data Cheat Sheet: What Executives Want to Know
In April, I was given the opportunity to present An Executive’s Cheat Sheet on Hadoop, the Enterprise Data Warehouse and…
Why the Chief Data Officer is the Hottest Job of the 21st Century
In 2012, Harvard Business Review boldly named the Data Scientist “The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century.” In 2012, Harvard Business Review boldly named the…
5 Smart Data Tips for New CIOs to Drive Business
Whether its day one or day 501, it’s practically vital for CIOs to make a splash and prove their worth.…
5 Questions to Ask as You Prepare for a Compliance Audit
For most cloud service providers, a compliance audit is, at best, a necessary evil — the root canal of the…
How Nonprofits Like the YMCA Use Data to Maximize Community Impact & ROI
DRIVING MEMBERSHIPS, OPTIMIZING ADVERTISING & SERVING THE COMMUNITY VIA BETTER DATAThe biggest truth about data is that it only has…
Expert Speak: 6 Highlights and Lessons from the 2015 CDO Summit
HIGHLIGHTS: CDO OF THE YEAR, WHY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IS HARD, RESPONDING TO DISRUPTION & THE COLLABORATIVE ECONOMYThe CDO Summit 2015 hosted at…
Big Data Anonymous: Ask Data Experts Your Burning Data Questions
We'd like to alert the Smart Data Collective community to a unique opportunity: the chance to ask a panel of…
Why Returning $1 Trillion to Shareholders is a Bad Idea
According to the Financial Times, companies are on record pace to return over one trillion dollars to shareholders this year…
The Data Lake Debate: Conclusion (With Apologies to the Rolling Stones)
When I wrote the introduction to the now-celebrated Data Lake Debate, I couldn’t have anticipated the buzz the exchange would…
