How to prioritize data strategy investments as a CDO
4 min read - My first task as a Chief Data Officer (CDO) is to implement a data strategy. Over the past 15 years, I’ve learned that an effective data strategy enables the enterprise’s business strategy and is critical to elevate the role of…
How IBM transformed its global data privacy framework
3 min read - As the increase in data privacy regulation worldwide continues, it is more important than ever for organizations to establish a global framework for data privacy compliance. The IBM Chief Privacy Office (CPO), in partnership with the IBM Global Chief Data…
The ideal DataOps org structure
7 min read - An organization’s external communications tend to reflect its internal ones. That’s what Melvin Conway taught us, and it applies to data engineering. If you don’t have a clearly defined data operations or “DataOps” team, your company’s data outputs will be just as messy…
Real-time data brings real-time business value
2 min read - Exploitation of data is critical to business success, and quicker data processing improves an organization’s ability to react to business events in real time. As a result, organizations are bringing together new types of data from a variety of internal…
Paving the paths to AI engineering and ModelOps
4 min read - In the face of tremendous disruptions and shifts during 2020, IBM Institute of Business Value (IBV) uncovered that organizations have continued to accelerate their digital transformation. According to Gartner, “Despite the global impact of COVID-19, 47% of AI investments were…
From one year to six weeks: Highmark Health teams with IBM to accelerate AI in urgent times
3 min read - With 720,000 cases annually in the U.S., and a staggering mortality rate between 25 – 50%, sepsis isn’t just life-threatening; it doubles as one of the country’s most expensive inpatient conditions, consuming more than USD 27 billion annually. What’s worse is…
Three DataOps strategies to monetize your data
4 min read - When your data is trusted, high quality, and able to reach the right people at the right time, it can help your organization capture new market opportunities through leading-edge customer experiences, higher campaign conversion rates, and AI-driven supply chain decisions.…