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  • Improve Address Data Accuracy with Geocoding!

    Improve address data accuracy with geocoding! Discover how this proof of concept successfully matched South African addresses to latitude and longitude points. Learn about the challenges of data quality and the importance of context and testing in achieving accurate geocoding results.

  • Data governance key to improved customer experience

    Learn why data governance is essential for improving customer experience with Forrester Research’s perspective on outcome-oriented data governance and the role of big data and advanced analytics in customer experience. Discover the critical link between data governance and business outcomes for CX success.

  • What is the impact of poor data quality?

    Discover the impact of poor data quality on businesses. Missed opportunities, increased costs, and damaged reputations can result from data quality issues. Learn how to address this critical problem and unlock the true value of data for informed decision-making and growth.

  • Selling the Steak – Not the Sizzle: The Importance of Data Quality

    Explore how prioritizing data quality can unlock hidden value within your enterprise information assets with insights from Data Quality: The Key to Unlocking the Value of Your Enterprise Information Asset, underscoring the transformative impact of quality data on organizational success. The cost of Poor Quality Data Consider this figure: $136 billion per year. That’s the…

  • Data: Water, or poison?

    Explore the concept of water, or poison, as an analogy for data quality. Discover the importance of data governance in ensuring clean, reliable data, and how it can prevent potential data contamination.

  • Will you be joining me at the ITWeb Cloud Summit?

    Cloud is one of the trends that is shaping the data industry. This year’s ITWeb Cloud Summit is just three weeks away. The summit will examine issues such as how the cloud affects people within organisations and how to facilitate cultural and behavioural change in adopting disruptive digital technology. We will examine ways in which…

  • How computers know you better than your spouse – #Podcast from Blindspot

    Interesting interview with Dr.Michal Kosinski – following on from last week’s chat with Edward Snowden. What personal information can be gleaned from your Internet behaviour? Why computers know you better than your spouse – Michal Kosinski on the rise of Big Data    

  • Will 2017 be the year of #Privacy?

    Happy 2017 everybody! The South African Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) was signed in to law over a year ago, but the urgency of compliance has increased with the recent appointment of the regulator. In Europe, the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is similar legislation, protecting the privacy rights of European citizens. Other data…

  • How #BigData helped Santa #SaveChristmas

    Discover how #BigData played a crucial role in saving Christmas for Santa. Learn how data analytics, machine learning, and predictive modeling helped Santa cope with the challenges of a growing population, diverse gift requests, and changing trends.

  • Changing data behavior through KPIs

    Discover how KPIs can shape data behavior and impact business performance. Learn why data quality is crucial in data-driven programs and how KPIs can drive accurate data capture.