CIO OPINION

CIOs have access to a wealth of technologies designed to modernise the data management journey across their tech stack .

Trevor Schulze , CIO , Alteryx

Trevor Schulze , CIO , Alteryx , outlines how CIOs can utilise automated analytics and build a modern data stack .

Despite this , harnessing the hugely valuable insight held in an organisation ’ s disparate data sources can be extremely challenging due to the complexity and scale of modern data . The solution , then , lies in the automation of discovering , preparing , and analysing that data .

Data can be valuable to a business in many ways . It can improve the efficiency of routine processes and , by reimagining those processes , can improve how services are delivered .

And , of course , it ’ s a crucial source of information and insights , not just to the business itself but to its customers , partners and suppliers , too .

Take customer experience , for example , which can be a critical point of difference for many businesses .

By understanding the needs , preferences and actions of their customers and by anticipating their future behaviour , organisations will be better able to tailor their products and services and improve the overall experience they offer . Doing so , though , depends on data .

From legacy databases and applications to modern cloud data warehouses and cloud platforms , today ’ s enterprises pull data from a range of different input sources in a variety of structures and formats .

Organisations must be able to extract value from data at the speed and scale that will allow them to develop personalised offerings , sharpen their analytics strategies and more confidently modernise their data management .

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