June 28, 2022
Improving Data Analytics: Key Insights from Fifth Third Bank, Stanley Black and Decker, and Snap Inc.I hosted another round of interviews last week with data leaders about generating actionable insights and improving data analytics. We discussed the importance of building a data-driven culture, measuring the success of data analytics initiatives, and how to overcome the…
May 17, 2022
The softer side of enterprise analytics: Culture, Org Design, Process ManagementMany companies pursuing a path to data-driven decision-making – accelerated through data democratization – struggle with how to define and support the core people, roles, and competencies involved with data (data creators, enablers, and consumers). In many cases, the path…
April 14, 2022
Creating & Fostering a Data-Driven Culture: Lessons from Kolibri Games, Direct Supply, BetMGM, and PayPalDuring another round of interviews with data leaders, I spoke with several industry experts about creating and fostering a data-driven culture. We discussed different data architectures, the gap between data produced and data consumed, data literacy, and more. The data…
March 15, 2022
Data Leader Interviews: Lessons from Leaders at Bank of America, Hanover Insurance Group, Rockwell Automation and SAPIn another round of data leader interviews, I spoke with a few more data analytics experts about enterprise data strategies. We discussed which stakeholders should be involved in defining a data strategy, how organizations can be more agile and how…
February 24, 2022
Data Leader Interviews: Lessons Learned from Cigna, Visa, Amazon & HCLI recently connected with a few of the top data leaders to discuss the role of business analytics and machine learning at their organizations. We chatted about the nuances of global data programs, promoting data literacy at large enterprises, measuring…
June 29, 2021
Building a Practical Data Fabric at ScaleIntroduction to Data Fabric We have written about the concept of the “Data Fabric” in the past. While not new, it is an increasingly cited topic to help organize the many technologies and strategies employed by enterprise data teams to…
May 18, 2021
How to Scale Data-Driven Decision Making Across Your OrganizationData-driven: a phrase that sounds so simple, but in practice so complicated. For years, organizations have accumulated data in various formats, from many sources. Data engineers were expected to process and analyze this data for consumption by business users. This…
April 8, 2021
How to Make Smarter Data-Driven Decisions at ScaleIn our most recent webinar, four data-driven leaders from Cardinal Health, Slickdeals, bol.com and Wayfair joined us for a panel where they discussed how they are scaling smarter decision-making across their organizations and making data more accessible as a strategic…
September 2, 2020
Five Sure-Fire Ways to Completely Ruin Your DataIf you’ve been following our blog, you know that we love to share our best practices and industry expert advice with you. What should you avoid doing with your data? Five members of the AtScale team share their thoughts. Name:…
August 17, 2020
The High Cost of Tech Talent and What You Can Do About ItRecently, two Big Data industry veterans, Dave Mariani, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of AtScale and Chris Oshiro, Field CTO of AtScale and I got together for a new episode of our podcast, CHATSCALE. Mariani and Oshiro spoke to the…
