Don't Panic! It's Just Data

Data pipelines are becoming a quintessential part of every organisation that is wanting to be data fluent. This means DataOps is becoming increasingly more important in this process as it is used by analytic and data teams, to improve quality and reduce the cycle time of data analytics. However, now organisations are facing unprecedented challenges with current events and widespread lockdown. It's...

For organisations of any size, data management is key and data virtualisation is the next logical step in making that a reality. The role that data virtualisation plays within data management is to bridge the gap between IT and the business. This allows the combination of data in real-time and allows for true business transformation, so that the data is available to everybody while keeping it...

Organisations who are in the early stages of data analytic maturity struggle with poor data quality, inconsistent processes and lack of co-ordination across their organisation. Also, those organisations with low BI maturity don’t have formal governance programs in place at all. These low maturity organisations often have BI platforms that are more traditional and reporting centric. In this podcast...

Across organisations, we see a drive for next-generation systems as organisations require more scalability and flexibility. With these demands comes the need for a change in architecture so that businesses can help develop the next generation of systems and move from traditional relational databases to NoSQL databases. In this podcast, Ronald van Loon speaks to Dr Mohammed Haji...

All businesses understand that there is real value in data and that it is a strategic asset for all organisations. However, a lot of companies are still struggling to rapidly unlock this value due to a lack of resources and time. In order to capitalise on this, organisations need to have a solid data warehousing solution in place. In this podcast Ronald van Loon speaks with Weelin Lim, Chief Produ...

Data has become a valuable asset for businesses in every industry. In particular, it enables organisations to fine-tune their strategies, deliver better customer experience, and much more. As a result, cloud has become increasingly commonplace within enterprise environments. Simultaneously, Internet of Things (IoT) has also grown in popularity and will continue to do so as our future becomes incre...

Robotic process automation (RPA) has gained significant traction within the last year. However, despite having secured a place in the market, RPA is still fairly new. In light of this, Ronald van Loon  speaks with Rob Hughes , VP – Head of Marketing EU at Automation Anywhere  to find out more about this exciting technology. Firstly, Rob defines RPA and what makes it such a hot topic toda...

Augmented intelligence is driving the well-overdue reevaluation of data models. Michel Morvan at Cosmo Tech and Robert Plana at Assystem join us on this podcast to talk with us about augmented intelligence, as well as Cosmo Tech’s role in it.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

A recent 451 Research survey of enterprise users showed that 84% found at least some of their strategic decisions at their organisations are data-driven. Further to this, the survey found that data is becoming increasingly important to organisations. So, how should companies be acting on their data? Here to lend his expertise on the matter is John Walls at Looker. John shares his thoughts on the o...

Advanced analytics are powering today's decision making and operational efficiency. Today’s organisations can now take advantage of real-time decision making with thanks to newer technologies. However, does this guarantee quality? Joining us in this episode to discuss how to manage the quality of real-time data is Syncsort’s Aisan Baird. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acas...

Big data, IoT, and cloud are just three technologies that encourage businesses to become more data-driven. More and more organisations are recognising the benefits of leveraging data for strategic advantage. However, this boom in data has uncovered an IT skills gap, leaving business-centric staff trying their hand at filling it. Fortunately, the tools available today are easy to use, taking some o...

The promise of the public cloud has instead paved the way for inconvenient costs. This is a result of applications becoming more refined, leaving companies wondering where to deploy them. Does this mean that private cloud is the way forward? Joining us in this episode to talk public versus private is JR Rivers, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Cumulus Networks. For information regarding...

Today’s business intelligence groups can take advantage of Octopai’s automated centralised cross-platform metadata search engine. This allows such groups to quickly discover and also govern shared metadata. While metadata management is nothing new, new methodologies are transforming the effect it can have on business success. Joining us in this episode to talk about Octopai’s platform and optimisi...

Organisations are turning to business intelligence (BI) and data analytics to give their strategy a competitive edge. This is especially so in an age of digital transformation. At hand to lend their expertise on the matter are Yellowfin’s Glen Rabie and TreeHive Strategy’s Donald Farmer. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Data visualisation is increasing in popularity as companies move towards making intelligent data-driven decisions. Analytics providers are recognising this and, as a result, are offering innovative ways to visualise insights. Joining us on this podcast today is Jimmie Lenz, Principal at The Financial Risk Group, to demonstrate how SAS are moving to the forefront of data visualisation. For informat...

Today’s episode explores the ways that AI is reshaping how organisations do business in this digital economy. In particular, the discussion focuses on what it means for the future and the million dollar question: will AI replace human beings? Spencer Doyle, Chief Business Developer at Noodle.ai, joins us to give his perspective on AI in the industry. For information regarding your data privacy, vi...

Globally, companies have been redressing themselves as more data-driven, or as data companies. This is due to data becoming widely acknowledged to drive innovation today. One company that has embraced this is Deutsche Telekom. Notably, the company launched a data intelligence hub that became the first marketplace offering secure data exchange for business customers and AI. In this episode, Sven Lö...

Kickstarting our third series of Data Transforming Business, EM360’s David Argent met with Nick Curcuru , formerly at Mastercard , and Matt Maccaux , formerly at Dell EMC , to talk big data. In this episode, our speakers go back to basics, starting by exploring where the term ‘big data’ came from. As well as this, they strip back any confusion surrounding big data and tell us what it means fundame...

Most organisations today rely on ERP systems to manage their complex business processes, but are often frustrated in integrating these systems due to their technical complexity. Sage provides a unique solution that provides a robust ERP systems with a strong focus on business insights and analytics. A prime focus of the solution is to unlock the business value of ERP systems by analysing the valua...

Self-service business intelligence (BI) is a growing trend as more and more business users want to be in greater control of their own reporting and analytics. Business users are often frustrated, however, when faced with the underlying complexities of the data structures and interrelationships between data sources. ERP systems are notoriously complex in terms of their underlying data structures, g...

Lagan Group Holdings is a leader in the construction and asset management space, and a key part of their strategy is to become more data-driven, using data for strategic advantage. A challenge, however, is that data is scattered in a number of systems—from billing to procurement to payroll, making it difficult to create a single view of key data assets. Lagan has overcome these challenges, and hav...

In the fifth and final episode of the first series, Donna Burbank is joined by the Vice President of Global Big Data Consulting at Mastercard and a representative from Dell EMC. This episode explores how the digital economy is changing the way organisations do business around the world to such an unprecedented scale that it is now being called the next industrial revolution. There are plenty of ti...

In the fourth episode of the series, Donna Burbank chairs a panel consisting of the CTO from DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team and also representatives from HPE and Cloudera. They discuss how new business models are emerging as data-driven technology provides opportunity for change. The also look at whether the CDO, traditionally a ‘back office’ role is now one of the most important roles within an...

This is the third episode of the series and Donna Burbank is joined by Erwin, Sandhill Consulting and Swisscom. The panel discuss innovative ways to increase revenue and reduce costs using data-driven digital technologies. Whether you are a Chief Data Officer looking to understand what new technologies and methodologies are available or a businessperson trying to understand the challenges around d...

This is the second episode of the series and here Donna Burbank is joined by representatives of Syncsort and Hortonworks. The panel discuss whether Hadoop augments the data warehouse or replaces it and conclude by looking at how business users and IT can work together in these ecosystems in the future. Whether you are a Chief Data Officer looking to understand what new technologies and methodologi...