Tag: Data Strategy
Exploring how organisations set direction for data, make investment choices and develop the capabilities needed to create lasting value.
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Analysis-ready is not AI-ready.
A tidy schema can create a reassuring sense of readiness. Yet common column names and clean tables tell us little about whether meaning, context and relationships will hold up when the data is used by AI.
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The Economics of Data Products in the Age of AI: The Costs We See and the Costs We Shift
The cost of a data product goes beyond what it takes to build and maintain it. User effort and opportunity costs matter too. As AI changes how we discover and use data, understanding where these costs sit becomes increasingly important.
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When More Data Creates Less Value
More data doesn’t always mean more value. When users can’t distinguish trusted, well-maintained data assets from poorly understood ones, uncertainty creates a cost and can erode trust across the entire platform. Drawing on the economic concept of the “market for lemons,” this article explores why organisations should prioritise high-value, usable data products over simply making…