The interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has surged dramatically with the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini (formerly Bard), and LLaMA. These foundational models, trained on petabytes of data, present unprecedented…
Every executive in every industry knows data is important. It is central to digital transformation and the key to beating out competitors. Without data, there are no analytics, so no ability to find new sources…
To unlock the full potential of data, organizations are looking to apply product management practices to make their data assets consumable. These organizations aim to increase the utilization of high-quality (trusted) data sets and the…
For decades we have witnessed data being compared to commodities like oil, gold, and plastic. Additionally, the endless number of buzzwords that have come into use over the years has increased the complexity of data…
Managing data as a product is not a new concept—there is published material on it dating back to 1996 (see The Design and Development of Information Products). However, due to the emergence of more recent…
The data and analytics mission has shifted from one of risk mitigation to one of the creation of business value with data assets. Among the top priorities for data teams are data quality, reliability, and…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a state of uncertainty, demanding operational excellence and the rapid detection of new business ventures from organizations. These recent developments and the accompanying…
Many organizations expend considerable effort toward becoming more data-driven, but the results have been mixed. Governing data across multiple distributed data sources is one of the key challenges faced by organizations. The speed with which…
In recent decades the use of digital data has become an important element of conducting business. Technological innovations in the domains of business intelligence, big data, and analytics, as well as in artificial intelligence and…
It is said that “information (data) is power,” but this is only partially correct. What power is there to be gained from information you don’t trust? We argue that power actually equals information (data) +…