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“Data is the closest thing to magic in the modern world…”

Timo Elliott

This is a English translation of an article by Thérèse van Bellinghen that first appeared on the SAP News Blog. . Yves Lombaerts, Sales Manager for the Belgian market, picked up our Global Innovation Evangelist Timo Elliott for an interesting ride to SAP’s offices in Brussels. Because all that info is sorted in data silos.

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Data fabrics bring the power of data to the people

Tableau

VP, Chief Data Officer, Tableau. Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Forbes , by Wendy Turner-Williams, Chief Data Officer, Tableau. In today’s fast-paced world of competing business priorities, the capacity to enable self-service data analytics with right-sized data governance is key.

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Data fabrics bring the power of data to the people

Tableau

VP, Chief Data Officer, Tableau. Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Forbes , by Wendy Turner-Williams, Chief Data Officer, Tableau. In today’s fast-paced world of competing business priorities, the capacity to enable self-service data analytics with right-sized data governance is key.

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The Rise of the Data Executive

Sisense

Twenty years ago, no one had heard of a chief data officer. The rise in prominence of data executives goes hand in hand with the rise of the importance of data in the modern business world: Every company must become truly data-driven, and data executives play an outsized role in making that happen.

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5 Secrets to a More Agile and Innovative Organization

Domo

That particular comment was made by renowned author, speaker, and data management and analytics specialist Donald Farmer during Episode 7 of CURIOSITY , a Domo-sponsored video series that explores why now is the time to “do” data differently. The post 5 Secrets to a More Agile and Innovative Organization first appeared on Blog.

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Supercharging Your Digital Transformation with Embedded Analytics

Sisense

We all know that data is becoming more and more essential for businesses, as the volume of data keeps growing. Nevertheless, coming up with a digital transformation strategy can cause some nervousness: 73% of firms consider it to be an ongoing challenge and only 38% feel they’ve created data-driven organizations to date.

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Why Business Leaders Need to Be Analytics Evangelists

Sisense

Data and analytics are proving more important to companies’ strategies than ever before, according to a survey by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. However, many organizations still fall short of achieving their analytics goals, owing to a skills gap and issues with data access and usage.