Building a Data-Driven Culture
When we talk about being data-driven, what we actually mean is that we would like to make decisions based on the best data, made available to the most people. What does that mean for business, and how do you start?
Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Getting Value Faster with a Data Strategy
Companies that demand immediate technical results often don’t want to take the time to develop a data strategy up front, but it will actually accelerate business value for your company. In this post, I’ll describe how these components fit together and work to bring you business value quickly.
Becoming Data-Driven: Are You up to the Challenge?
If you feel ready to start building your own Experimental Enterprise, these are some questions you need to ask of your organization, and traps you need to avoid.
Driving the Digital Transformation in Retail and Hospitality
This article highlights 12 initiatives centered on big data and analytics, which leading shopping mall, retail, and hospitality companies are pursuing as part of their digital transformation.
Optimizing Your Digital Strategy
We know that digitization is a disruptive force that can help your company stand out from the competition. It needs to be a priority, but where should you start?
How Do You Build a Data Product?
Data products are the reason data scientists are lately treated like rockstars. Along the way at SVDS, we’ve learned a few things about data products, which we shared as we told the story of the Caltrain Rider app.
Valuing Data is Hard
This article is the first in a series that I will be posting on the topic of thinking about data as an intangible asset, and how to value it as such.
Use Cases for Apache Spark
The Apache Spark big data processing platform has been making waves in the data world, and for good reason.
CDO FAQ
The CDO is still a relatively new position and there isn’t yet a strong consensus about the exact job description, reporting structure, or qualification set.