Honest thinking about technology decisions.

For years I've used the mysql-python library for connecting to mysql databases.  It's worked well for me over the years but there are times when you need

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The shift from information to intelligence requires an analytics foundation that can unleash the power of data

Are your digital transformation initiatives stuck? It could be the data you need to drive transformation remains in silos, or maybe it’s just bad data.

What would you do if you had so much data about your customers that you know could know (almost) everything about your customer when they contacted you?

Proper data integration and management will help you spend less time sifting through data and more time divining insights from it.

This is a black and white of a sunrise over Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park Colorado. Made with Sony A7rIII and Sony 16-35 2.8 GM

The role of Chief Data Officer plays a critical role in data-driven transformation. But only if they’re set up to succeed.

Marketing data lakes are being used by data analysts to effectively collaborate with customer-facing teams to develop a better understanding of customer needs and interests – so that they’re providing the right tools to help predict customer behaviors, personalize offers, and improve customer enagement

Marketing departments have way too many choices today. Without proper governance and selection processes, marketers will find themselves having a hard time getting things done.

Sunrise over Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Capture with Sony a7rIII and Sony 24-70.

A machine learning approach will never fully replace a human in the security chain, but it can help IT professionals monitor IT system and data security as well as monitor who (and how) data is accessed and used throughout the organization.  

I recently spent a (way too short) week in Rocky Mountain National Park. Luckily while there, I was able to make it out every morning to try to get some

Along the path to digital maturity, your organization needs to reach data maturity in both organizational and technological aspects.

Digital transformation is a necessity. But you need to focus on digital maturity rather than transformation if you want to be successsful in the long run.