As a data practioner, I have seen firsthand the impact that bad data can have on businesses. In 2016, IBM reported that bad data cost businesses an estimated $3 trillion dollars in losses. But by 2022, a report by Gartner estimated that this number had risen to $12.9 million due to the cost of poor…
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In 2009, the United States General Services Administration created the home of the US Government’s public data. Under the OPEN Government Data Act, government data is required to be made available in open, machine-readable formats while ensuring privacy and security. Agencies began publishing various datasets for the public to use, giving birth to a movement…
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There is power in small teams accomplishing great things. In the world of software, you don’t need a ton of people to support great products. Here is a list of some companies that remind us of this.…
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Open data is data that is freely available to anyone to access, use, modify, and share for any purpose. It is often made available by governments, organizations, and individuals in order to promote transparency, and accountability, and to encourage the development of new products and services. Open data is critical for the economy because it…
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