Timeliness is a metric of data quality, measured by when data is available compared to when it is needed for analysis. Harvard Business Review estimates that poor-quality, out of date data costs US businesses $3.1 trillion per year. Yes, you read that correctly...$3.1...
Potential data insights and what companies can actually get from their data are two very different things. In fact, one frightening study suggested that more than 70% of data goes unused for decision making. Several obstacles to data insight include the wrong tools,...
Adopting a data-driven culture is priority number one for many organizations. However, it can be challenging to know whether this shift has been accomplished. Becoming truly data-driven isn’t just about the technology. A company must create a data-driven culture to go...
Making the shift to data-driven infrastructure seems like the obvious choice for enterprises. However, significant challenges exist in extracting real value from the data companies already have. Data complexity along with the combination of legacy systems coupled with...
We know it's February, but… we needed a moment. We know you did, too. It's been six weeks since the weirdest, most challenging year we've seen in a long time — a year full of tragedy, uncertainty, and a few moments of hope here and there. It's safe to say that we...
During the last two decades, technology has emerged as one of the central drivers of the global economy, as well as a key aspect of our social lives and lifestyles. And now it is becoming an essential element of the urban infrastructure. It is a principle of all...
With 2020 nearing its end, many businesses are reflecting on the past year -- the good, the not-so-good, the successes, the victories, and the “oh, we still need to do that”. What became extremely clear this year through us “defining the new normal”, is that data is...
Operating as an enterprise in the modern world of data can be bewildering. Startups are moving at the speed of real-time data because they can — they’re new and don’t have years of legacy systems that are both necessary and causing bottlenecks. Shifting to data in...
Without a data-literate team, your company doesn't have a chance of becoming data-driven. "Speaking data" is one of the biggest skills in the coming years as more technical skills (think SQL or R programming) become embedded in the tools themselves, demonstrating what...
