The lingering effects of the global pandemic are merging with inflation to create a perfect storm for retailers looking to find the right inventory stature for the seasons ahead. Companies are getting squeezed between rising supply chain costs and falling consumer confidence. To succeed in this volatile market, McKinsey suggests that retailers “accelerate decision-making tenfold.”

Many businesses find it hard to use data to make business decisions, even though data is becoming an increasingly valuable asset for driving business growth. The data maturity model can help you identify the gaps in your data strategy that are stopping you from reaching a high level of data maturity. In this article, you will learn.

Data centers consume a lot of energy; some say it can be as much as 1.8% of total U.S. electricity consumption. It’s why power consumption, cooling costs, and space requirements are at the heart of the sustainable data center.

Knowledge is powerful – but only when it’s used and shared.

A good data governance strategy should benefit all users of your organization’s data—not just those with technical responsibility for it. Recent years have seen the increasing importance of data as a strategic asset, as several companies have used it to unlock and create value. Increasingly, companies are turning to data governance programs as a foundational pillar of their data strategy (like data mesh) to improve their data sets’ quality, consistency, usability, and security.

A few months ago, a professor at San Diego State told me that most businesses do not listen to their customers. I had always thought ALL well-run businesses knew who their customers were and listened to them. I was wrong.

Insights into your current customers’ data can help attract more prospects and create more cross-sell and upsell opportunities. Here’s how experts do it.