“Where is your data stored?” is not asked often enough. An interesting topic, brought up by an owner of a Dutch cloud company during a radio program. It surprised me. As a Data Professional who has lost count of the number of times I have asked this question. Why is…

In the digital world, there are two main flavours, those with extensive data and those that require extensive data. - In this article, we leave out the data-native (Big Tech) companies -. Those with extensive data, are in fact the (international) corporations with trusted brands, mature system landscapes and long…

There is great value in metadata. However it can be a big and confusing topic. Get started with this overview providing structure to different uses of metadata. All data starts with business metadata. This is the information we need to actually build a dataset. There is someone in the business…

Avoid mistakes. How data dependent is the newest digital development? The Metaverse, generated in science fiction and frequently applied to gaming platforms is trending in e-commerce and increasingly in healthcare. Simply stated, the Metaverse is a connection between the physical and virtual worlds and is seen as the successor to…

Enabling or blocking? Sovereignty of personal data. Within the digital world, individuals are mostly viewed as — potential — consumers (obviously already a high share) or patients (currently growing share). The data of individuals needs to comply to the regulations within the country or region where the data is collected…

Transform data as a by-product into data-fueled value streams Up until recent, data — in most cases — is perceived as by-product. With the potential to deliver (new) insights. This is the case for e.g., IoT sensor data which is mainly used for process automation & preventive maintenance within manufacturing…

How important is the structure of data teams in the organisation? Picture an organisation that wants to become more data-driven. It implements an updated strategy by hiring data specialists in business intelligence, data architecture, data engineering & data science. The organisation does not yet have a clear vision on how…

Marketeers and dedicated advertising benefit from good data quality Google announced its intentions to kill off the tracking cookies (so called 3rd party cookies) within its Chrome browser. Cookies which advertisers use to track users around the web and target them with dedicated ads. Google is not the only major…

Why your company needs a Chief Data Officer. It is time to increase acknowledgement of the importance of a chief data officer. As companies move towards working data-driven, monetizing data in new and enhanced services and products is essential. Traditionally heavy regulated industries, e.g. financial and health, first focused on…