Resources for Data Leaders

Exclusive content for Data and AI Professionals, produced by our founder, Jeffrey Sardis, and thought leaders in the industry.

Why CDOs Make the Best Chief AI Officers

In today’s fast-moving digital space, new businesses are launched daily, people constantly face new challenges and roles, and technology changes in the blink of an eye. We see companies adopt AI in a majority of their operations, leading to the specialized leadership role of a Chief AI Officer. The Rising Need for AI Officers in…

Mastering Data Governance in a Dynamic AI Landscape

Experts suggest that the global AI market will reach an astonishing value of $190.61 billion by 2025. Every day, AI brings new innovations, along with the need for new standards, regulations, and quality controls. So how do we navigate these challenges? Is it even possible to keep up with the changing landscape? Here’s how AI is…

ChatGPT Has Ethical Concerns About Itself

It would be a missed opportunity to have a conversation about the ethical challenges facing those of us who work in data and AI without giving ChatGPT the chance to weigh in. I invited ChatGPT to highlight its biggest ethical concerns in the field of data usage and AI and it quickly rattled off a…

7 Ways Data Leaders Can Boost Their Career Through “Portability”

“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” I wouldn’t usually recommend taking advice from an evil clown, but this statement is hard to argue against. But I’d take it a step further. If you’re good at something, never do it for less than the market can sustain. The reason why the people…

The Future of Data – Predictions for 2024

Data is the new oil. But unlike oil, it is an infinite resource. 328.77 million terabytes of data are generated every day. Not only is data increasing in volume but also in value. This exponential growth is a huge testament to our collective digital activity. As data leaders, we are at the forefront of leveraging…

New Data and AI Project Gives Industry Leaders a Golden Opportunity to Collaborate

When I hear about an emerging, strategic collaboration in the tech world, I like to walk it backward in my mind and think about the conversations that must have taken place to enable this to happen. Think Microsoft investing in Apple in the 90s or Google teaming up with NASA to work on a data…

Data Leaders Deserve More Choice in Their Career

In our developed societies we often take for granted the levels of choice and freedom available to us. Our choice of career, our choice of whom we work with and for, our preferred area of expertise, these days even the choice of whether to work in an office or to work from home (or a…

Decoding the Role of a Chief Data Officer

In 2022 alone, 97 billion zettabytes of data were created, captured, or consumed globally. As the number of IoT devices grows, data from consumers and industries is expected to increase even more. So, how can companies leverage this? The answer: data-driven transformation. In recent years, the role has evolved rapidly and has been a key…

3 Reasons Data Leaders Are Dictating Business Success

In September 2023, the Mozilla Foundation revealed that 25 of the most popular car brands are using their vehicles to gather huge volumes of information on their customers. Between the GPS trackers, microphones, cameras, and vehicle sensors, vast quantities of data are being gathered, with a parallel report by Wired claiming that modern cars can…

Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Senior Data Leader?

On a Tuesday morning in NYC, Diana sits at her desk, engrossed in a report from the previous week. She has a lot to analyze today and must create an action plan for the coming months. Suddenly, her phone rings. It’s the lead of the information security team. “Data breach. Customer info leaked.” Diana’s heart…