TDWI Articles

Data Digest: Geographic Data, a Visualization Culture, and Self-Service BI

Read examples of how GIS data can improve your customer analytics, how self-service visualization tools are creating a culture engaged with data, and why enterprise BI leaders believe in the value of self-service data analysis.

The Surprisingly Strong Case for Mainframe-based Analytics

Some of us in data management might be finished with the mainframe, but the mainframe isn't finished with us.

Data Digest: Big Data Analytics, Big Data for Security, and a Streaming Analytics Primer

Learn the pros and cons of big data analytics techniques, how many enterprises think big data helps with data security, and the basics of streaming analytics.

The Hadoop Ecosystem: Celebrating 10 Years, Tackling New Challenges

Even after 10 years, Hadoop technologies are still expanding, and I believe that we will soon see progress in two key areas that will improve stability and flexibility.

What Kind of Chief Data Officer Is Right for You?

Before an organization hires a CDO -- as more than 1,000 organizations did in 2015 -- it must take stock of how it generates and uses data.

Take an Inventory of Your Data Assets

Do you know what data you have available? Are you making the most of it? These guidelines for a data inventory can help answer these questions.

Taming the Wild Profusion of Data Sources

New solution Tamr learns over time; it's an intelligent midwife for data source and information discovery.

Data Digest: Using Big Data for Good, 5 Practical Steps for Becoming a Data Scientist, and Analytics Complexity

Does big data invade personal privacy? Explore how big data can be used for good. Plus, five practical steps to get started as a data scientist, plus turning data into insight by overcoming top data challenges.

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