Contributor: Barry Devlin
Dr. Barry Devlin, founder and principal of 9sight Consulting, is among the foremost authorities on business insight and big data, and is one of the founders of data warehousing, having published the first architectural paper on the topic in 1988. With over 30 years of IT experience, including 20 years with IBM as a Distinguished Engineer, he is a widely respected analyst, consultant, lecturer and author of the seminal book, “Data Warehouse—from Architecture to Implementation” and numerous White Papers. His new book “Business unintelligence—Insight and Innovation beyond Analytics and Big Data” is published later this year. A regular contributor to multiple publications, Barry is based in Cape Town, South Africa and operates worldwide.
All articles by Barry Devlin
AI was big news in 2018, but we overlooked the two distinct aspects of AI -- how it can augment human decision making or automate decision making. Here's why the distinction is important.
- By Barry Devlin
- January 22, 2019
Legally correct and ethical behavior is demanded of finance, marketing, and sales. Why should IT be different?
- By Barry Devlin
- December 6, 2018
Humans see less data as businesses collect more of it, which means we need something beyond data scientists.
- By Barry Devlin
- November 19, 2018
Information governance requires us to discern the intention behind information and its provenance rather than the bald facts of its technical sources and processing demanded by data governance.
- By Barry Devlin
- October 19, 2018
The ability to classify individuals from very little data is raising business and ethical issues. What can and should enterprises do?
- By Barry Devlin
- September 4, 2018
Focusing on the "simpler" forms of analytics might be as valuable as investigating the more complex analytics approaches.
- By Barry Devlin
- July 24, 2018
Why informationistas must consider process.
- By Barry Devlin
- June 29, 2018
If your enterprise is considering adopting digital twins, the best advice may be to start simply.
- By Barry Devlin
- March 30, 2018