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As digital transformation becomes mainstream and drives organizational growth, the enterprise information pipeline continues to expand, driven by a relentless
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The Role of Data Quality in Digital Business Transformation
Companies have always struggled to leverage data quality to the extent necessary to run their business at an optimal level.
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Now IT is your problem (part 2 of 2)
One of the most interesting and successful aspects of ServiceNow and other IT service request management tools is the way
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How much is your bad data really costing you?
Every day employees spend more time than they should trying to find the best available data to make decisions. While
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Now IT is your problem (part 1)
What exactly do people mean when they say “IT”? The computers? The networks? The people who run them? That organization
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Automation enables you to stay ahead of the data deluge
Anyone reading this would probably agree that nearly all enterprises are in an endless struggle to maintain their operational data.
Continue readingQuality data is the key ingredient to better business outcomes
Quality inputs are a core requirement for a quality output, and this is true for nearly any profession, regardless of
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Bringing on the Pain: Majority of C-Suite Not Involved with Data Quality Management Initiatives
[this is a reprint from Inside Big Data, dated July 5, 2016, link at the bottom] It is a broadly
Continue readingUsing data quality to fight fires in IT
You would think that the unending scramble to resolve IT emergencies and put out fires would get old, but for
Continue readingThe potential perils of software asset management
Consider the following case study: A large enterprise had a long-standing relationship with a major software vendor, who provided a
Continue readingIs your data perception 20/20?
The rate at which things change can sometimes be so gradual that we barely notice it. Like that one day
Continue readingThe fundamentals of Configuration Management Database (CMDB) with the objective of mapping business to technology
As the world of technology changes, many new technologies and techniques complicate the traditional IT Service Management vision. For example,
Continue readingThe repository evangelist
Let’s talk about the Repository Evangelist. (Repository being CMDB, CMS, ITAM, or take your pick.) The repository evangelist believes, PASSIONATELY,
Continue readingThe Data Quality Skeptic
As a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) or IT Asset Management (ITAM) repository owner or sponsor, it’s only a matter of
Continue readingBlazent’s critical role within Technology Business Management
I recently joined Blazent as their VP of Marketing. My first day on the job I flew to Chicago to
Continue readingBig Data’s not-so-hidden cost
We recently spent several days in Chicago at the Technology Business Management Conference, an event sponsored by Apptio that draws
Continue readingDigital Enterprise Management – Challenges and Opportunities
We are entering an era where the technology curve we all live on is moving so quickly that the timeframe
Continue readingThe Internet of Things at Scale
The Internet of Things (IoT) is arguably the single biggest inflection point to hit the Information Technology ecosystem. Ever. We
Continue readingThe Imperative for Digital Services
From the moment we wake up to the moment we go back to sleep, we swim in a sea of
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How evolving technology drives an intuitive user experience
Think about the term “intuitive experience.” What does it mean? In the context of using technology (which for most of
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