Sustainable Computing: An Emerging Priority for IT

Sustainable Computing: An Emerging Priority for IT

In last month’s Global Climate Strike, some six to eight million participants advocated for the reduction of human-created factors that are contributing to climate change. Workers at some of the world’s largest tech companies joined the walkouts to pressure their...
For Developers, Mental Health Challenges Abound

For Developers, Mental Health Challenges Abound

October 10th is World Mental Health Day, a day to raise awareness and support for mental health issues in our communities. Almost one in ten developers polled in this year’s StackOverflow developer survey admitted to a mood or emotional disorder. If you work in IT,...
Data Shame and Data Blame

Data Shame and Data Blame

The term often used in the BI and analytics industry is “data-driven” – it’s one thing every business wants to be. But we don’t hear too much of the flip side of this, which is when the data reveals some unpleasant information or a mistake. This is the difficult side...
The Challenging Role of the Chief Data Officer

The Challenging Role of the Chief Data Officer

It emerged in the beginning of this century, a title that was reportedly a joke to begin with, but a role that has since become essential to organizations. The flood of data – an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes created every day – has made the role of the Chief Data...
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