In my role, I travel all over the globe meeting with people who are trying to turn their data to strategic advantage. They know that we’re facing a generational disruption in the market, and they want to thrive in the age of Data 3.0, where data truly powers digital transformation. But harnessing data effectively is... more
“Computers are taking over the world!” This may have been a common phrase heard 20 years ago, or yesterday depending on what you read or who you talk to. And that might just be the case, however there is still a key humanistic component to every automated system and algorithm. Knowledge. Computers don’t get smart... more
We’ll be hosting our 20th Informatica World from Monday, May 20 to Thursday, May 23 at The Venetian in Las Vegas and it promises to be the biggest Informatica World ever. This year’s event is on track to be one of the most inspirational, informative and practical events you attend this year. The key to... more
Every day after waking up I constantly hear about the promises and benefits of machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. I hear about the promises of Self-Driving Cars, folks asking KITT to recommend songs for the day, the list goes on and on. So, I think, you know what would be fantastic is If I could... more
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” said Juliet to Romeo in the epic tale of love between members of two warring families. The quote is the tragedy and the central struggle for both Shakespeare’s famous play and the more mundane but certainly as epic... more
Informatica has a number of notable higher education customers, and many of them are simultaneously moving their systems to the cloud while also focusing on improving student and alumni engagement. As I quickly approach my own undergraduate graduation in a few weeks, I find the University of Michigan Ross School of Business to be a... more
Harry Potter fans will remember the scene from “Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows” where upon entering the Lestrange vault, the treasures start multiplying repeatedly because of the Gemini curse (doubling charm). The objects in the vault proliferate rapidly, the duplicates multiplying themselves, and duplicates resulting from those duplications, ad infinitum, nearly crushing our heroes. If... more
No Enterprise is an Island, Entire to Itself To paraphrase John Donne, Every enterprise is a piece of the supply chain, a part of a community. It has been a well know convention, that companies with tighter supply chain collaboration perform better. In a 2017 study, McKinsey was able to quantify the impact of modernizing... more
The investment in analytics has accelerated. In fact, for most organizations the investment in analytics has outpaced the investment in data management. Organizations have been in an ‘arms race’ to fuel their digital transformation with Next Best Action, Next Best Experience, and Next Best Offer analytic engines. Most have received mixed results. Insights have been... more
I experience Deja-Vu every single time I visit a CIO, VP IT or Analytics at a manufacturing organization. Then again, it does not really matter what industry the client operates in. The Deja-Vu has to do with the appearance of one or two staffers, often organizationally situated in the Line-of-Business IT function of a core... more