by Blazent | Jun 21, 2016 | Data Intelligence, Data Management, Data Purification
The rate at which things change can sometimes be so gradual that we barely notice it. Like that one day when we casually grab for and put on someone else’s glasses, only to realize how our vision has changed and how nearsighted we’ve become. Or, you head to the closet...
by Blazent | Jun 17, 2016 | CMDB Data Quality, Data Quality
On my first day working for the UK Department of Energy, I met David, who was an Economist and an accomplished application programmer. I remember asking him what it was like to write such complex programs that could forecast energy demand of the country. He replied,...
by Blazent | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Data Management, IT Data Intelligence
It’s a really big step to elevate raw data to a form that can claim to improve business outcomes. Fortunately, with appropriate degree of manipulation, aggregation and context, data can be transformed into the foundation of sound business decision making. In...
by Blazent | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, Data Management, Data Quality
There has been a lot of talk lately about the need to improve data quality for IT groups. But, is it always justified? I agree with the importance of good quality data, but I find the driving force behind it is not always clear to most people. When I...
by Blazent | May 31, 2016 | Blog, Data Management
Earlier this month Blazent conducted a survey of IT professions at ServiceNow’s annual user conference (Knowledge16) in Las Vegas. We wanted to compare this targeted sample with recent surveys we sponsored with leading analysts into the use of Advanced Analytics in...
