We have recently discussed the importance of the 3 V's of Big data, Velocity, Volume and Variety but, what about 'the 4th V' which is information VALUE? A case of more haste less speed? How can we possibly embark on a Big Data project in the...
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The Opportunity of the Hybrid Window
The Hybrid WindowOver the last decade, advances in digital technology have made it an integral part of life and business over most of the globe. However the transformation from offline to online is still far from complete. Today we live in a hybrid...
Read moreMDM is about cultural change not technology
'Culture eats strategy for breakfast' attributed to either Peter Drucker or Henry Ford and popularised by Mark Fields is something that every MDM project should have on their wall with one addition... Culture eats strategy and technology for...
Read moreWhy Smart Keys are Dumb and Dumb Keys are Smart
There was a rage at one stage for product identifiers, customer keys, employee IDs and other elements to be smart. The logic ran as follows We have an identifier. Its got 8, 12, 16, etc character and into this we will embed intelligence which...
Read moreDe-fluff your Information Strategy
Good or Bad Strategy? I am currently reading 'Good Strategy, Bad Strategy' which I urge any budding strategist out there to consume. The author talks to 4 key traits of bad strategy the first of which is 'fluff'; Interestingly, one of the...
Read moreTalking Innovation
Innovation is a great word for a great concept, and most people seem to have something to say about it, but the fact remains that innovation (or being innovative) is not something said or claimed, but rather it is best used (preferably by others) to...
Read more18 Reasons why your organisation needs a Chief Data Officer (CDO)
My fellow Global Business Information Management colleagues Marc Zimmerman and Jojy Mathew have co-authored a thought provoking article on the critical need for a Chief Data Officer (CDO) in the modern day corporation. The emergence of the...
Read moreAfter No SQL, No Hadoop!
Not Only SQL, Not Only Hadoop…I think the Big Data topic is changing, from hype to some reality. A few months ago, many of my customers were thinking of Big Data as something designed only for large internet companies like Google, Yahoo,...
Read moreMastering Clarity. Why your MDM pitch deck should have 3 points
At the IRM MDM Summit this week there is one element that is coming up multiple times, sometimes because people have got it right and other times because people have got it wrong. There is a wonderful phrase 'Brevity is Wit' and of course the famous...
Read moreWhy SAP HANA is a breakthrough technology
I have been working on SAP HANA for long time. First call with SAP’s R&D was in 2010, when HANA was yet to be named and they were still calling it Hasso DB (for Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP). Now I come to think of it, even if...
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