The rise of IoT, what should IT execs be most worried about?
The core role of IT executives is to drive strategic enablement by stewarding the information and technology resources of the
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Category: ITSM
What your ITSM vendors don’t want you to know about Discovery Technology
Are you comfortable with how your IT Service Management (ITSM) processes address the volume, diversity and rate of change present
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Benefits of Machine Learning in IT Infrastructure
During the next 5 years, machine learning is poised to play a pivotal and transformational role in how IT Infrastructure
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Information Technology, Operational Technology, and the Internet of Things
This blog has previously mentioned the relationship between IT Asset Management (normally under the control of IT) and Fixed Asset
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The two faces of the Internet of Things in the Data center
The ascension of the Internet of Things (IoT) will have two profound effects on data center operations. First, IoT techniques
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The difference between data quality and data integrity
Data Quality and Data Integrity Are Not the Same The difference between data quality and integrity is important to understand
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Implications of poor data quality in healthcare
Organizations are constantly challenged to maintain the right level of data quality. This is especially true in a risk-averse industry
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The interacting lifecycles: Service, Asset, and Technology Products
We have previously discussed the Asset lifecycle and its architecture. However, Asset is only one of four IT lifecycles: Application
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The Dimensions of Data Quality: Currency and Consistency
4th of a 4-part series Previous posts have provided an overview of data quality drivers and their associated dimensions. To
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The dimensions of data quality: completeness and duplication
A preceding blog provided an overview of the operational dimensions that are normally associated with data quality. To recap, these
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Things to ask IT during a merger or acquisition
Key topics to ask IT during an M&A As a follow-up to a previous post regarding IT’s role in a
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The role of IT in mergers and acquisitions
When organizations acquire or merge with another company, it is critical that they make informed decisions that will determine the
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The dimensions of data quality: integrity and accuracy
In the previous blog post, I provided an overview of data quality and its dimensions. To recap, its dimensions are:
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The Dimensions of Data Quality
Data quality is a broad topic, and the data management community has worked hard to dissect and define it so
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Managing the Data Lifecycle
In business, we rely on applications, services, and data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. One of
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Mapping the Data Lifecycle
In business, we rely on applications, services, and data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. One of
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Work in Process and Asset Provisioning
Let’s look upstream of your Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB)/Asset repository. How does the data enter the system? Think it’s
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Data Source Consolidation
Four Core Data Source Consolidation Considerations Every organization depends on a range of data sources to support different operational initiatives,
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Your friendly neighborhood data person
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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