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Thoughts on Salesforce buying Tableau

by Jon Loyens | Jun 11, 2019 | Data-driven cultures

As with last week's news that Google acquired Looker for $2.6B for Google Cloud, Salesforce's $15.7B purchase of Tableau is a clear sign that bringing business users into the fold by making data and analytics more accessible isn't just a nice idea—it's a must-do. We...

How to be a data quality master in the open data community

by Kelly Garrett | Apr 10, 2019 | Data community

Ever wondered why your dataset or project didn’t get recognized? You may have missed the mark on data quality. Learn the five foundational traits of data quality in this blog.

Check out this powerful #SXSW schedule query tool

by Brett Hurt | Mar 8, 2019 | Data community

Imagine having it all at your fingertips. All the sessions, speakers, and venues in a simple interface that tells you exactly what you need to know. That's what a query template does for data like SXSW's session information. While this was a private internal tool for...

How to ensure success for your enterprise data catalog launch

by Jenny Ryan | Feb 21, 2019 | Data catalogs

CDOs need enteprise data catalogs to build data cultures, but without clear ways to measure success, you’re flying blind. Ensure a successful launch with these tips.

What the Chief Data Officer needs from a data catalog investment

by Tyler Durman | Feb 13, 2019 | Data catalogs

The stakes keep getting higher for the Chief Data Officer (CDO), and the clock is ticking. While most still struggle to build a data-driven culture, it’s up to them to bring their data, analysis, and people together. A modern data catalog can help.

What is a data catalog and how do you find the right one?

by Tyler Durman | Feb 4, 2019 | Data catalogs

While data catalogs might promise a Google-like experience when finding, interpreting, and collaborating on data in the enterprise, most of them lack the usability, effectiveness, and speed of the Knowledge Graph. Learn how to find a modern data catalog from this blog.

The top 10 datasets of 2018

by Patrick McGarry | Jan 3, 2019 | Data community

A landmark year for the data.world communityAs we approach the new year it’s always a great time to look back and take stock of the road we have traveled over the last 12 months. This year in datasets, we continued to ride the political roller coaster with everything...

How interoperable components optimize your data stack

by Scott Came | Sep 27, 2018 | Data catalogs

Like many technologists, my first exposure to “building stuff” as a child was through Legos. I remember spending hours clicking individual bricks together to build rooms, assembling the rooms into buildings, and arranging buildings into neighborhoods and little towns....

Centralize your data with super-connectors

by Shawn Syjueco | Sep 25, 2018 | Data catalogs

There’s only thing stopping you from satisfying your sweet tooth: baking that next batch of delicious brownies. You’ve got all the ingredients in front of you. One problem though: you don’t have any bowls to mix them in. From the sugar to the baking soda, there’s not...

Enable self-service analytics with data.world & metaphactory

by Bryon Jacob | Sep 21, 2018 | Data catalogs

One of the most powerful features of data.world’s data-first platform approach is that access to data is exposed through a well-standardized query language and web service protocol — SPARQL. And because SPARQL is so well standardized, there are many tools on the...