Loraine Lawson

What Business Leaders Need to Know About Virtualization The Internet of Things is among the trends driving companies to invest in data virtualization, according to Suresh Chandrasekaran, senior VP for data virtualization vendor Denodo. Data virtualization isn’t normally something you hear in Big Data discussions. I asked Chandrasekaran what problem data virtualization solved for IoT […]

Looking Ahead at the 2015 Business Intelligence Landscape When you dig into data quality—and more of you are—you’ll hear a lot about “good enough” data quality. But what the heck does that mean? And how do you know if you’ve achieved it? Data folks have long understood that data quality is a continuum. Data quality […]

Looking Ahead at the 2015 Business Intelligence Landscape Data quality is one of the fastest growing segments in the technology space, according to Experian’s most recent Data Quality Benchmark Report. Experian Data Quality surveyed more than 1,200 professionals from seven countries to drill down on international corporate data management practices. The research shows that the […]

Four Steps to Ensure Your Big Data Investment Pays Off If you’ve ever wondered whether your data governance committee is covering the right issues, then you’ll want to read Joey Jablonski’s recent column, “12 Step Guide for Data Governance in a Cloud-First World.” Despite the title, five of the steps are actually a great strategic […]

Five Ways Automation Speeds Up Big Data Deployments Governance is one of those issues frequently mentioned with Big Data, but few pieces go into depth about what that means. So this week, I’ve focused on what several expert sources say about Big Data governance. First, I shared four new governance challenges Big Data creates. The […]

Looking Ahead at the 2015 Business Intelligence Landscape Big Data will bring new challenges to data governance. Succeeding will require organizations to simplify, prioritize and above all adapt as Big Data use matures. Yesterday, I shared four Big Data governance challenges: Changing data roles Broader business involvement Business buy-in Technical challenges Let’s look at how […]

Looking Ahead at the 2015 Business Intelligence Landscape Before you move forward with Big Data, you’ll need to evolve your approach to data governance, experts say. By now, most organizations are familiar with the basics of data governance: Identify the data owner, appoint a data steward, and so on. While those concepts are still essential […]

Migrating Oracle Enterprise Apps to the Cloud: Seven Dos and Don’ts Federal leaders want to like the cloud. They really do. Then again, they have to — they’re under a cloud first mandate. And yet, they’re still not gung-ho when it comes to actually pursuing adoption, a recent survey shows. Every year, MeriTalk surveys federal […]

Looking Ahead at the 2015 Business Intelligence Landscape In New York City, obtaining a public data set required an open records request and the researcher toting in a hard drive. So grab a notepad, Big Apple, and let the Windy City show you how to do open data. A recent GCN article describes how Chicago […]

2015 Tech Trends: A Critical Crossroad for IT There are RFID sensors that can fit on bees. Bees, people. Is it any wonder that Cisco estimates that the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to generate $19 trillion in value? The question isn’t whether companies will embrace IoT technology, but rather whether organizations will be […]

Looking Ahead at the 2015 Business Intelligence Landscape Theoretically, most data the government has is available to the public. But as any journalist can tell you, all it takes is a persnickety admin to shut that down — at least, until you can get an attorney general’s opinion. So, I was not surprised to learn […]

Looking Ahead at the 2015 Business Intelligence Landscape Cloud-based analytics is on par with on-premise BI tools, according to 46 percent of organizations surveyed by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). Perhaps even more telling, 38 percent say cloud-based BI is better when it comes to functionality, time to implementation, and ease of adoption. That’s not too […]