Information Analytics

Tips for tackling dark data on shared drives

With the pandemic pushing life further online and remote work becoming the norm, companies face growing risks and challenges with “dark data” – data collected and stored but never used. Much of this “dark data” hides in documents, spreadsheets and content scattered across the enterprise on shared drives, Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. 

What Is Process Mining (and Why Isn’t It Enough)?

Businesses live by their processes—the prescribed sets of actions their employees take to get things done. When processes run well, the business runs well. When processes run poorly, the business risks a host of hazards, from loss of revenue to customer dissatisfaction to compliance violations. Most businesses have a general idea of how their processes should run, but lack insight into the day-to-day details of execution. Without this insight, how can they make improvements that yield real results?

Straive Data Platform Focused on Unstructured Data Analysis

Singapore-based Straive has announced the launch of its Straive Data Platform (SDP) focused on allowing organisations to derive actionable insights out of unstructured datasets. With its cloud-native and microservices-based architecture, SDP extracts and enriches data from any unstructured source and enables enterprises to harness the power of all data.

TDWI Releases New Data Literacy Assessment and Guide

TDWI, a provider of education and research for analytics and data management, has launched a new online assessment tool for evaluating an enterprise’s level of data literacy. This questionnaire aims to objectively measure how well employees understand and interact with their data - and communicate the results of their analysis - enabling them to meet their organisation’s analytics needs.

7 Key Foundations for Modern Data and Analytics Governance

Data and analytics leaders know that without good governance, their investments in data and analytics will fail to meet key organizational demands such as revenue growth, cost optimization and better customer experience.What D&A leaders urgently need are data governance best practices and practical steps to create an effective foundation for data and analytics.

Highlights of Microsoft Inspire 2021, Satya Nadella’s Microsoft Cloud Keynote

Did you miss the Microsoft Inspire keynote this year? Have no fear! Click here for a full rundown of the most important highlights.

What To Consider Before Scaling AI

In many organisations, the path to an AI-enablement is littered with mistakes, false starts and wasted investment. In an environment where 70% of digital transformations fail, it is crucial to maximise the likelihood of success by learning from others who have gone through this journey. 

Victoria to get $A35.2M Digital Twin

Victoria has announced it will spend $A35.2 million to develop Digital Twin Victoria - a data-based digital replica of the state.

Records365 sitting pretty after DTA win

A five-year quest by the Department of Finance to implement a whole of government solution for next generation records management appears to have reached its de facto conclusion with a contract between the Digital Transformation Authority (DTA) and RecordPoint, which now enables all Australian Government agencies to purchase its Records365 solution without an Approach to Market (ATM) through a “piggyback” clause.

Concentric Report Shows 450% Increase in Oversharing of Sensitive Documents

Concentric Inc., a vendor of  AI-based solutions for protecting business-critical data, has released its Q1 2021 Data Risk Report, which highlights a continued rise in oversharing of business-critical and sensitive documents. The report revealed the number of overshared files rose 450 percent compared to the same quarter in 2020, highlighting the significant impact of the pandemic and remote work on data security.

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