When people think about the future of business, it’s often in terms of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, or other concepts that even a few years ago would seem like impossible science fiction. But amidst all the glitz and glamour of a hyper-connected world, “the boring stuff” often goes unnoticed. The day-to-day science…
A few weeks back I wrote about the The 6 dimensions of big data quality. These are: Coverage – how well does the data source meet (or fail to meet) the business need? Continuity – How well does the data set cover all expected or needed intervals? Triangulation – How consistent is data when measured form…
The results of Syncsort’s 2018 Big Data Trends survey have been releases and can be accessed as a ebook by following the link. One clear result of the survey, which engaged several hundred IT professionals over multiple industries is that what was unfamiliar technology four years ago is now becoming an integral part of the…
Historically, data quality has been measured in terms of dimensions including: Accuracy – the degree to which data reflects the real world Completeness – data that is adequately populated Timeliness – That data is available when expected and needed Consistency – that data across all systems reflects the same reality Conformity – that data has…
This weekend’s scandal involving the Australian cricket team and their attempt to cheat against South Africa has made world news. Even CNN had a ticker running in the subject and Americans don’t even watch cricket. For those that haven’t been paying any attention to the news – on Saturday, as the third Test match in…
The European Union’s Global Data Protection Regulation comes in to effect in just over two months. Given that this is European legislation, why should South African businesses care? The obvious answer – GDPR applies to any business that deals with the personal data of EU citizens. This may mean you – even if your business…
If you have heard of the Ides of March, you know you’re supposed to beware them. Why? In ancient Rome, the Ides of March were equivalent to our March 15th. In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, a soothsayer warns Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March”, the day on which he would be assassinated by…
In a recent post on the Predictive Analytics Trends blog, Stephen J Smith wrote about how Master Data Management is broken Some key points: Master data management is not a technology problem. “In master data management, fundamentally, your data problems are not technology problems. They are not even MDM problems. Your data problems aren’t…
Last week, DAMA Johannesburg’s chapter meeting discussed the “Current State of DAMA” In particular, the meeting focussed on proposed changes to DAMA-I, and the questions that have been asked by some members on social media. Let me start by saying that sitting on the board of a volunteer,non-profit organisation can be a thankless task, and…
This week features the final section of a three part interview on @SAfmradio late last month. In part one we looked at the difference between data and big data, about emerging trends impacting big data, and about the data siloes present in large organisation create barriers to really taking advantage of big data In part…
Two weje’s back, I posted part one of a three part interview with Safm on the link between big data, social media and fake news This week the interview continues: We talk about the three V’s and why volume is not the key attribute of big data, we talk about the some of the opportunities…
After the African bank failure a few years back I suggested that sound data management capabilities were a function of good corporate governance (as in fact outlined by then King III and King IV) but also of compliance (in banking) with BCBS 239, SOX and similar international regulatory frameworks. The gist of my argument: South…
