Master Data Management partner, eLearningCurve, introduces Data Architecture Fundamentals course that could lead to a Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) accreditation in Data Architecture.

We all have blind spots – in our personal lives, jobs, cars (though backup cameras help with that last one!). These blind spots impact how we see, navigate, and interact with the world. Often, we don’t even realise we have blind spots or what we’re missing until someone (or something) brings them to our attention. When blind spots lead us to make mistakes or cause an accident, we instantly become aware of them and do our best to fix them. Nobody wants to repeat the same mistake in the future.

For many years, the South African banking sector has strived to comply with international financial regulations, such as Basel II and its successors, in order to ensure cost effective access to global markets. With its focus on proving the accuracy of risk measures, Basel drove the adoption of data management principles within South Africa’s major banks, but with a risk focus.

A recent post by Alastair Adam on LinkedIn discusses the disastrously high churn rate of data scientists. The post asserts that most data scientists change jobs every 19 months, on average.

We live in a new reality post-Covid-19, where customers are more digitally savvy, online 24/7 and have easy access to more options than ever before.

Now more than ever, businesses are looking to cut down on costs while optimising their cloud usage. However, the cloud is not a one-size-fits-all solution for all applications, and cloud costs are determined by each business’s unique needs.

There’s no doubt that the rise of our digital landscape has resulted in some incredible tools for businesses. These have opened global marketplaces to even small enterprises and made actionable data analysis more accessible. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning software continue to improve data integrity and efficiency.

Okera Works to Solve the File Data Access Management Challenge With OkeraEnsemble – Delivers ABAC and Infinite Elastic Scale Leveraging Okera nScale for Amazon EMR

A few weeks back, Cognopia’s Neil Burge published his Ultimate Guide to Data Management Certification. As a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) and Data Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) – Burge has first-hand experience with each of the certifications he reviews.

The ability to leverage data in order to drive operational efficiencies and improve decision-making across organisations is capturing executive attention and attracting data.