Data + Intelligence

There are a proliferation of acronyms with the Ops suffix for the software architect to choose from. It’s reasonable to question whether the number are needed and necessary. All of these are, at the core, a targeted expressions of foundational business management methodology. The end goal will be continuous improvement in some business critical metric. […]

Ransomware attacks have been in the news lately, possibly because of the 225% increase in total losses from ransomware in the United States alone in 2020. An increase in sophistication by attackers is a major factor, and many of these ransomware attacks were enabled at least in part by insider negligence. As the level of […]

Time-series data has typically been fit imperfectly into whatever database we were using at the time for other tasks. There are time series databases  (TSDB) coming to market. TSDBs are optimized to store and retrieve associated pairs of times and values. TSDB’s architecture focuses on time-stamp data storage and the compressions, summarization and life-cycle management […]

I help companies build out, manage and hopefully get value from large data stores. Or at least, I try. In order to get value from these petabytes-scale datastores, I need the data scientists to be able to easily apply their statistical and domain knowledge. There’s one fundamental problem: large datasets are always distributed and data […]

It is common for enterprises to approach automation through a technology lens like robotic process automation (RPA) and then report they are “fully automated.” These organizations sought a specific solution and, in most cases, are stretching the technology beyond its intended purpose. Intelligent automation is not accomplished by a single technology working independently, but rather […]

In the recent Data & Analytics Summit organized by CIO.com, the emphasis on data as a valuable asset by many leaders across the globe clearly proves that companies are looking into new revenue opportunities to monetize data. In a Forbes article, Doug Laney pointed out several ways to monetize data, including digital products and services, licensing […]

Microsoft announced a new employee experience platform called “Microsoft Viva” in early February 2021. According to Microsoft, this platform brings the following tools in a single place, Microsoft Teams. Employee engagement (Viva Connections) Wellbeing (Viva Insights) Learning (Viva Learning) Knowledge discovery (Viva Topics) What is Viva Connections? The “Viva Connections app” is the central landing […]

Consider this eye-opener: TechCrunch reports that the U.S. Healthcare system loses approximately $140 billion each year due to inefficient management of basic internal operations. As the world becomes more digitized, automation is increasingly important to healthcare enterprises looking to keep pace with consumer expectations and competition. Companies of all sizes and across industries are leveraging […]

If you happened to catch the announcement in the recent 2021 SUGCON, Sitecore released a new guide to behavioral profiling and the PDF is available now for download here. This was another collaboration with the broader Sitecore community. I am proud again to say I am a contributor to this Sitecore Whitepaper and am always […]

A good data strategy helps organizations get the most out of their data. In order to drive business value, you need to understand what your data means. In season 1 episode 3 of the Intelligent Data Podcast, host Arvind Murali and his guest Shamir Sharma, a Data Strategist, Speaker, Podcast Host, and an industry leader […]

Does your Organization conduct business and have a workforce in the EU? If so, EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to you. EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the data privacy and security law that came into effect in May 2018. It requires Organizations that gather and process personal data in the EU […]

Many of today’s digital experiences are powered by intelligent content management and marketing automation platforms that deliver personalized content to individuals based on their unique profile, behavior and interests. This is a huge leap forward from the traditional one size fits all approach, where everyone gets the same content no matter who or where they […]