Data quality management and governance

EU puts up AI and data strategies with an ethical twist

European Commission launches strategies for artificial intelligence and data economics, making the fight against climate change their raison d’être Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Dutch tech firm transforms real-life football through video game concept

Tech company that helped the Belgian football team in the last World Cup is changing the way footballers are scouted and teams are trained Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Smart use of data takes Dutch railways further

De Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways), ensures, among other things, that 1.2 million train passengers arrive at their destination every day. Through a subsidiary, it’s using data to improve both the customer experience and internal processes Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Ethical data collection in the spotlight over new regulations

New regulations have put data privacy top of mind for many consumers. Here's a look at how businesses can incorporate ethical data collection -- and even benefit from it. Continue Reading

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• Maria Korolov

Data governance metrics: Data quality, data literacy and more

Statistics on data quality are the most common metrics used to track data governance programs, but other types of data-related measurements also can be applied. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

6 best practices on data governance for big data environments

Efforts to govern big data must corral a mix of structured and unstructured data. That's a challenge for most organizations. These six action items will help. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Breaking down data silos with strong data governance

Not having a single source of truth can be a huge issue for data professionals. But strong data governance policies can prevent data silos and lead to better-quality data. Continue Reading

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• Chris Foot

Avast cans data harvesting subsidiary after outcry

Avast will close its Jumpshot big data unit following repeated allegations of inappropriate handling of customer data Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What are the main features of data catalog software?

Data catalogs are curated data portals for self-service analytics users. Learn about the capabilities of data catalog tools, vendors that sell them and how catalogs work. Continue Reading

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• Bridget Botelho, Editorial Director, News

Russia’s VTB and Rostelecom focus on big data

Russian financial services and telecoms enterprises to create a platform that will allow them and other organisations to utilise big data technology Continue Reading

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• Vladimir Kozlov

Inside Qlik’s data management playbook

Qlik CEO Mike Capone talks up the company’s transition into a data management company, its traction in APAC and what it is doing to put data analytics into the hands of more workers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Top 10 information management stories of 2019

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 information management stories of 2019 Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

How to improve data governance for self-service analytics

Citizen data scientists and self-service analytics are on the rise as the data scientist shortage continues. Here are some data management best practices to support them. Continue Reading

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• Ericka Chickowski

Has Y2K windowing been addressed by banks or is Y2.02K a risk?

Big banks that haven't replaced legacy systems or fixed temporary windowing solutions to Y2K could have problems at the beginning of 2020 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Get ready for CCPA: Implications for UK businesses

The California Consumer Privacy Act, a wide-ranging data privacy and consumer protection law, comes into effect on 1 January 2020. How does CCPA differ from the EU GDPR regulations and what are the responsibilities for UK businesses operating in the US? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

General Election 2019: The Lib Dems’ technology policies and digital plans

With the UK gearing up for its third General Election in four years, Computer Weekly outlines the Liberal Democrat Party’s main technology policies and digital plans, as laid out in its manifesto Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

General Election affects National Data Strategy

A series of workshops, including the public’s involvement to guide the plan’s vision, have been postponed Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

CIO must focus on easing data access to help data scientists build models more quickly

Data scientists struggle to get the right data in the right format to build artificial intelligence models, so to benefit from AI, CIOs will need to simplify data access Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Kinetica opens Melbourne office, bullish on data analytics

Analytics startup is bullish about the Australian market as more organisations leverage GPU-based platforms to support real-time analytics Continue Reading

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• Beverley Head

Australia, Singapore emerge tops in data readiness index

Organisations in Australia and Singapore are among the most advanced in the Asia-Pacific region in harnessing data to achieve key business outcomes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Business, data and analytics strategies – connecting the dots or just collecting?

This is a guest blogpost by Michael Corcoran, senior vice president at Information Builders (www.informationbuilders.com). Speaking at our Information Builders' Summit, IDC Group vice president, ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

GDPR compliance: Whose job is it and is it really possible?

Nobody seems to have a good handle on business GDPR compliance, how many businesses are compliant, or indeed what compliance really is, but according to security experts, it very much depends on who you talk to Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Basic data and skills needed to fix UK social care

Foundations need to be in place to save the social care system from collapse, and NHSX needs to step up to the task, according to a Doteveryone report Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Brexit disrupts FCA exploration into data use in wholesale banking

The extra work for banks due to Brexit preparations has caused a delay to FCA work on the use of data in the wholesale banking sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Assessing China’s machine learning platforms

In a new market research report, technology analyst firm IDC offers insights on key suppliers of machine learning platforms in China Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Travel company Clarity bakes ThoughtSpot into analytics tool

Travel management company Clarity has turned to ThoughtSpot to create an analytics tool for clients as well as for internal use Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Enterprise data marketplace aims to ease self-service chaos

Self-service data preparation can duplicate work and slow down analytics. One possible fix: an internal marketplace where users can 'shop' for data assets. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Melbourne researchers uncover privacy lapses in transport dataset

A team of University of Melbourne researchers has been able to re-identify individuals from a public transport dataset, raising serious privacy, safety and security issues Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

APAC buyer’s guide to human capital management software

More Asia-Pacific organisations are turning to HCM software to recruit, engage and retain a new breed of employees who increasingly expect personalised services from HR teams Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

London Stock Exchange agrees to acquire Refinitiv for £22bn

The London Stock Exchange has agreed to a multi-billion pound takeover of data giant Refinitiv Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

London Stock Exchange eyes £22bn acquisition of Refinitiv to expand data capabilities

The London Stock Exchange is looking at a huge tech acquisition to provide customers access to a wealth of data services built using the latest technologies Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Singapore shores up data protection capabilities

The Singapore government has developed a skills framework for data protection officers and is looking to certify organisations under a regional cross-border privacy rules system Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

ASEAN CIOs learn to navigate the data economy

A group of IT leaders in Southeast Asia will converge in Edinburgh this July to delve deeper into issues that have been holding back efforts to become better data-driven organisations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

UK government pushes data-driven agenda

A smart data report has been published with consultations under way, while an open call for evidence has been launched to help shape the national data plan Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

CIO interview: John Finch, Refinitiv

Refinitiv CIO John Finch says finding people with the right level of data science skills is his biggest challenge Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI struggles with data silos and executive misconceptions

Bosses don’t seem to understand that artificial intelligence needs good data management and a different understanding of end goals compared with traditional IT Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Augmented data management draws more enterprise interest

With AI and machine learning, organizations are starting to augment their data management. This is changing the way enterprise users capture, govern and integrate data. Continue Reading

How APAC firms can tame the data beast

Companies and data management experts across Asia-Pacific reveal how they are tackling data management challenges that have been compounded by growing cloud usage and compliance requirements. Continue Reading

CW APAC: Expert advice on data management

Data is growing exponentially, so managing it well is crucial to business success. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at how companies and data management experts are tackling data challenges, studies the findings of Gartner’s CDO study, and finds out how organisations are augmenting data management through artificial intelligence and machine learning. Continue Reading

Data model design tips to help standardize business data

Data models should be understandable to business users and kept to a reasonable scope, say the leaders of a data modeling initiative at England's Environment Agency. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Etihad Airways automates customer and luggage journey monitoring

National airline of United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, will improve passenger journeys through automated monitoring Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Silicon Valley startups look to plug gaps in data value chain

A group of California-based startups and early-stage data management companies are promising CIOs ways to plug gaps in the data-to-insight value chain Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

How APAC firms can tame the data beast

Companies and data management experts across Asia-Pacific reveal how they are tackling data management challenges that have been compounded by growing cloud usage and compliance requirements Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How D+1 keeps payroll woes at bay

The Singapore-based F&B business behind the Yolé frozen yogurt chain has consolidated its payroll data into a single database powered by Unit4’s HR management system Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Big data management practices gain attention amid risks

Many data professionals have yet to solidify traditional data management practices, but they have a new set of challenges to overcome to ensure data privacy and avoid misuse. Continue Reading

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• Jack Vaughan

Delving into viewer data at the BBC

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the BBC about how the UK broadcaster is using data analytics to better understand its viewers and grow its audience in the face of competition from the likes of Netflix. We look at how CERN is using IT automation in its quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe. And we examine the impact of GDPR on cloud storage. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

SAP Malaysia MD Duncan Williamson talks up the ‘experience economy’

In a world where consumer experience can make or break a business, companies need to continuously reinvent themselves to stay relevant Continue Reading

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• Avanti Kumar

IT Priorities 2019: UK investment intent for AI intensifies, SaaS applications mature beyond CRM

AI continues to strengthen as a focus for IT systems buyers in the UK, according to this year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey, while cloud applications are maturing beyond CRM Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

When is it best to stick with paper?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, sometimes going digital is not necessarily the best thing to do – we weigh the pros and cons of paper versus technology. Our new buyer’s guide examines the challenges of asset management as you move IT infrastructure to the cloud. And we look at the growing role of software developers in the future of networking. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Chief data officer role now well-entrenched, says Gartner

Three out of five chief data officers in a Gartner study reported an increase in headcount, though few are measuring the value of their data assets Continue Reading

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• Beverley Head

London and Helsinki digital partnership challenges big IT platforms

CDOs of London and Helsinki meet at London’s City Hall to sign a city-to-city digital declaration around AI, open data and digital innovation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: Moving to DataOps

During a London data science popup meeting, Computer Weekly caught up with MoneySuperMarket.com’s analytics head, Harvinder Atwal Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals

Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Singapore to revise copyright law in data analytics boost

Proposed exception in Copyright Act will allow copying of copyrighted materials for the purpose of data analysis Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Southern Water’s centralised data team geared for silo busting

Southern Water has centralised its data specialists and overhauled its data management and business intelligence technology to support business decision-making at scale Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Why organizations need a solid data governance strategy

The flood of data flowing into data warehouses, data lakes and other systems makes effective data governance a must for successful business analytics initiatives. Continue Reading

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• Andy Hayler, Information Difference

New Year’s Honours 2019 lauds women in IT and data specialists

The New Year’s Honours list 2019 features accolades for leading women in IT and data, as well as other specialists in data Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Datawatch Swarm on path to combine data prep, analytics

Datawatch plans to add analytics and data visualization tools to its Swarm data preparation platform, starting with integration capabilities in a Swarm 2.2 release. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Tibco’s Orchestra acquisition will mean ‘faster IT integration’

Tibco’s strategic acquisition of Paris-based Orchestra networks will ‘benefit customers of both companies’ Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

New forms of governance needed to safely and ethically unlock value of data

Despite today’s abundance of data, most of it remains locked in silos, meaning new governance structures are needed to open it up and unlock its potential value to society Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: Sam Lowe, chief technology officer, Streetbees

Streetbees’ first IT chief brings artificial intelligence expertise to help the tech startup deliver a hive of data for its customers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: Roger Taylor, chair, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation

Chair of the new Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation says collaboration is vital for developing effective frameworks to manage the proliferation of AI and data-driven technologies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

CDO interview: Aidan Millar, DNB

Norwegian bank hires chief data officer to lead its data-driven transformation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK winners and losers in digital tech

The UK's retail and telecoms companies are among the best in the world at digital technology, but a survey of digital leaders shows there is still room for improvement for many UK firms Continue Reading

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• Tony Farnfield

Government launches public consultation on smart data

Smart data review aimed at encouraging new data services to help customers of utilities and banks Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

NHS Digital to publish new guidance on data standards

Data could be a huge advantage for the NHS, but data quality and accessibility is still a big challenge, says NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson as she promises clear guidance on standards and interoperability Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

It’s time to tackle your dirty data

This is a guest blogpost by Francois Ajenstat, Chief Product Officer, Tableau Data analysis is only as good as the quality of your data. Anyone who has ever analysed data knows that the information ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

CIO interview: Marcella Flood, head of digital transformation, Allianz Care

Insurance giant’s international healthcare division is dealing with legacy systems while working on a data-led transformation that is underpinned by standards Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Snowflake making headway in Australia

Cloud data warehouse supplier Snowflake has nabbed several Australian customers and is looking at delivering its software via the Azure cloud service next year Continue Reading

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• Beverley Head

Taming the data beast with software-defined storage

Australian enterprises are turning to software-defined storage to improve data management and speed up testing and development Continue Reading

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• Beverley Head

Senior civil servants address TechUK smarter state theme

Senior government officials spoke at a TechUK “smarter state” event, revealing ambitious AI policy alongside a “back to basics” drive to get data right Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Fix data flows for best chance of success with S/4 Hana

Moving to SAP S/4 Hana is not easy. But with the right preparation, businesses can map out and optimise the data flows between business processes Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How design thinking will affect today’s analysts

A user research manager at Tableau Software explains the import of an eye-tracking survey, focused on understanding how humans consume dashboards Continue Reading

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• Amy Alberts

Why Graph Needs an SQL

This is a guest blogpost by Neo4j co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem, who explains why his sector needs its own ‘General Query Language’. In the same way that SQL helped facilitate the growth and ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Digital projects failing because of poor databases

Legacy databases are unsuitable to run modern digitisation initiatives. Teams risk losing their jobs if their projects fail, warns Couchbase Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government sets out vision for better use of rail data

The government and the rail industry have developed a joint action plan to remove barriers to better data use by improving access to data, developing better standards, increasing skills and encouraging collaboration Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

How F1 and others are moving beyond descriptive analytics

Formula 1 and Merck Sharp & Dohme are using data analytics to better understand user behaviour and predict the future Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Indonesia leads ASEAN region in AI adoption

The sprawling archipelago of more than 260 million people is becoming a hotbed for adoption of artificial intelligence, led by digital native companies such as Go-Jek and Kaskus Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Exiting EU committee cattle-prods government on 'data adequacy'

House of Commons Select Committee for Exiting the European Union urges the government to start the process to secure a “Data Adequacy Decision” from the EU pronto Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Three factors for protecting sensitive data in the GDPR era

Data privacy is a hot topic nowadays thanks to GDPR and the Facebook data scandal. But how do data security, access control and data protection differ? Continue Reading

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• David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.

SAP outlines approach to data management

Through its Hana Data Management Suite, SAP hopes to alleviate the challenges of managing data amid growing data security needs in an increasingly hybrid IT landscape Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Chief data officers go to summer school

Authors of the “Chief data officer’s playbook”, Caroline Carruthers and Peter Jackson, are running a summer school, supported by data governance software supplier Collibra Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Cloud storage is hot - again!

But what do people mean when they talk about cloud storage – and do they really know what it can do these days? Not so long ago, once you got beyond Dropbox, for most professional users cloud ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics

Policy Exchange report calls for GDS to be moved to DCMS

Think-tank wants Government Digital Service to create a “single digital government account” for citizens, and says bringing the organisation into the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport will improve focus on “all aspects of digital transformation” Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

London CDO: More groundwork needed to gain trust for data use

London’s chief digital officer, Theo Blackwell, says organisations need to do more groundwork if a smarter city is to be real possibility Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

GDPR compliance requirements drive new winds of data privacy

Hello, GDPR. May 25 is the witching hour for enforcement of the EU's much-discussed GDPR compliance requirements -- and it's a harbinger of more changes to come. Continue Reading

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• Jack Vaughan

Six data risk management steps for GDPR compliance

By layering data risk management processes into your data governance framework, you can ensure the personally identifiable information your company stores meets GDPR compliance rules. Continue Reading

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• David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.

Ethics and tech – a double-edged sword

Just because a business activity is legal doesn’t mean it will be acceptable to customers, as the ethical debates in tech are proving Continue Reading

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• James Kitching, Coffin Mew

Singapore organisations not paying heed to data veracity

Most Singapore respondents in a global Accenture survey said they have not invested in capabilities to verify data used in decision-making Continue Reading

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• Kimberly Chua

Data analytics is about culture, not technology

Enterprises need to figure out the business problems they are trying to solve and foster a data-driven culture to benefit from data analytics Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

GDPR rules can spur broader steps to protect sensitive data

Companies need to make compliance with GDPR's requirements on managing personal data a priority, but they should also work to implement wider data protection efforts in the future. Continue Reading

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• David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.

Why GDPR provides the opportunity for greater data collaboration

This is a guest blogpost by Jim Conning, Managing Director of Royal Mail Data Services (RMDS). The forthcoming 25 May implementation date for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

GDPR mandates push data quality improvement into IT spotlight

Data quality issues cost companies significant amounts of money in lost revenue and added expenses, and their impact will only get bigger when the EU starts enforcing its GDPR law. Continue Reading

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• Andy Hayler, Information Difference

GDS loses government data policy to DCMS

Prime minister confirms long-rumoured move in written statement to Parliament as MPs left for Easter recess Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Silicon Valley startups home in on pressing value from data

A slew of California-based startup and early-stage data analytics companies are promising CIOs better ways to get value from their investments in databases and analytics Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

What does the GDPR definition of personal data include?

The definition of personal data in the EU's GDPR data protection rules is broad enough to include any type of data that can be used to directly or indirectly identify a person. Continue Reading

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• Bridget Botelho, Editorial Director, News

ICO head tops DataIQ data leader list

The UK’s information commissioner has been named at the top data leader for 2018 in the DataIQ 100 list of most influential data leaders Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Data expert: GDPR deadline is an opportunity, not a burden

There is stress as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation compliance deadline nears, but the GDPR privacy movement is a good thing for data policies, advises consultant Daragh O Brien. Continue Reading

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• Jack Vaughan

Where are security and data governance in IoT?

IoT Back to Basics, chapter 3: It’s no surprise that security and governance are important considerations when it comes to the IoT, but quite how incredibly important they are may not be ... Continue Reading

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• Jason Stamper, Freeform Dynamics