Data strategy

Like bedroom closets crammed full of outdated clothes and unused gifts, legacy core systems in some organizations have become vessels of useless clutter.

Accenture's Siki Giunta discusses the results of a new study on cloud migration efforts, and why so many organizations say they are disappointed with the results.

With no international alignment on how to regulate the digital environment, organizations are managing an increasingly complicated set of conflicting rules in key markets.

Ensuring the quality of data becomes increasingly important so that organizations don’t wind up making bigger mistakes.

A major expectation gap exists between what IT managers hoped the public cloud would deliver for their organizations and what has actually transpired, according to a new report.

Enterprises look to take advantage of the insights they can gain from data as it streams in from apps, social media, connected devices and more.

In measuring the volume of data, we have blown past exabytes and are now calculating volumes in zettabytes -- an explosion that's upending traditional processes.

Chief data officers are being appointed to oversee governance efforts, articulating a data vision, defining a data strategy and driving execution.

There is still a significant gap between the hype and market reality of blockchain, according to a new report by Gartner Inc. Here are seven ways projects can fail.

Emerging technologies such as cloud, robotic process automation and single-instance enterprise resource planning, are putting SSCs at the forefront of enterprise transformation.

Atidot, Galaxy.AI, PHR Plus, Traffk and Zesty.ai are among the top innovators for intelligence-based technologies to improve accuracy and automate decisions, says a new Gartner report.

In order to compete in the age of the customer, your data strategy must be top-flight. The vast majority of firms come up short in this regard.

Many organizations start their analytics journey eagerly, but without a clear strategy. This approach often leads to failed pilot projects, which have not provided the needed insights to answer business questions.

Approximately 54 million data workers around the world face common challenges associated with the complexity, diversity and scale of their organizations’ data, and nearly half of their work time is wasted, says a new study.

As organizations look to manage and secure data in a connected ecosystem, the key concerns for IT decision makers are cyber security, the ability to upgrade infrastructure and optimizing operations.

The ongoing focus on engaging existing customers and attracting new ones will drive demand for social media analytics over the coming years.

Artificial intelligence is being hailed for its ability to improve internal processes and enhance customer experiences, but opportunities to use the technologies have been slow to take hold.

Unlike CIOs of old, today’s technology leaders may have to set aside personal and professional opinions, embracing a range of resources, tools, and processes versus one set in stone, universal approach.

Following the publication of the new Technology Vision study, Accenture director Michael Biltz reveals where organizations are putting their technology investments, and why.

Two recent articles in highlight the simultaneous offer of promise and peril that AI brings. One article describes the meteoric rise of a start-up; the other the failure of another.