Information vs Data – What Is the Difference?
It’s a complaint we hear from executives at virtually every company we talk to: “We know that we have a ton of data,” they say, “spread out across all the various software systems, databases, and spreadsheets we use in this organization. We just have a hard time bringing it together and analyzing it in a […]
A Chief Data Officer’s 4 Imperatives for Achieving Data Intelligence and Driving Transformation
Data is one of the most valuable assets that a business can have in their digital transformation journey. It’s so important, that corporations will eventually formally recognize data as an asset on corporate balance sheets, alongside hard assets like real estate or inventory, and intangibles such as intellectual property or goodwill. It’s only natural, then, […]
Achieving Data Compliance: What You Need to Know
Data compliance is not a static issue. In fact, it’s been shifting for years – and fast. As the Senior Vice President of Product Management here at Precisely, I talk to a lot of businesses who have been trying to keep up with these ever-changing regulatory requirements. Becoming more informed and prepared to tackle these […]
How Good Data Quality Practices Impact Your Data Integrity
Every January, many of us resolve to make positive changes in our lives for the coming year. More often than not, those resolutions remind us of a fundamental truth about change – that to sustain positive results over the long term, you have to develop good habits and apply information relevance over time. That rule […]
How Good Data Enrichment Practices Impact Your Data Integrity
Data integrity is a foundational requirement for virtually any business to be successful in today’s world. Data integrity is about trust and confidence. Many people often conflate data quality with data integrity, however the latter is more comprehensive. Both are critically important, and although they are clearly related, the two phrases actually have very distinct […]
Why Data Integrity Must be Built on a Foundation of Availability
The immediate availability of information was not always as important as it is today. In times past, the flow of information was generally slower, and to a great extent, so was the overall pace of the world. Today, data flows from one system to another in real time. Latency is measured in tiny fractions of […]
Turning Data Issues into Opportunities: How to start a data project
Initiating a data program can take many forms and is often a daunting endeavor, but the reality is that starting these programs is a critical foundational investment that helps your business continue to grow and flourish. As the Senior Vice President for Strategic Services here at Precisely, I work with companies to overcome their data […]
Why Businesses Must Create a Clear Path to Data Integrity
82% of Chief Data Officers have a major concern: data quality. And that’s no surprise, considering that data is fueling more critical business decisions than ever – a trend that won’t be slowing down any time soon. This was just one of the many insights to be found within a recent report produced by Precisely […]
Best of 2021: Round Up
As 2021 wraps up, we would like to recap our top posts of the year in Data Integrity, Customer Engagement Solutions, Location Intelligence, Data Enrichment, Data Integration, Data Quality, and Data Governance. Let’s take a look! Best of Data Integrity Do you trust your data? As 2021 comes to a close, we would like to […]
Best of 2021: Top 10 Data Integrity Blog Posts
Do you trust your data? As 2021 comes to a close, we would like to share our most viewed Data Integrity articles from the Precisely blog. We’ll count down the Top 10 Data Integrity blog posts of the year. #10 New Research Finds that Data Integrity is a Major Concern for Organizations Corinium Intelligence published […]
Data Integrity Trends for 2022
As we look ahead to 2022, it’s clearer than ever that to win in a globally competitive marketplace, business leaders must develop and nurture strong competencies in all aspects of data integrity. According to a recent Corinium report entitled Data Integrity Trends: Chief Data Officer Perspectives, most enterprises have established a basic foundation for data-driven […]
Data Quality Impacts on Downstream Analytics and Machine Learning Initiatives
Advanced analytics, including artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) are hot areas for investment right now, and for good reason. Organizations have access to more data than ever before, and to the extent that business leaders can draw useful insights from that information, they stand to gain significant new efficiencies and achieve a meaningful advantage […]