At Talend Connect 2021, we dove deep into what data health really means (clean, compliant, accessible data), what thorny business problems are solved by having healthy data, and what inspirational companies we can look to as an example. Most importantly, we learned the incredible difference that healthy data can make not only in business, but in the world. We had an incredible lineup of guest speakers, keynotes, specialists, and panelists discussing every aspect of data health and its impact.

Business intelligence (BI) has gotten so sophisticated that a variety of end users within an organization may be eager to use data to guide their decisions. Unfortunately, most businesses have a very small data analysis or BI team. How can companies like this enable more people to use more data more effectively without overwhelming their BI staff?

Material Bank, the world’s largest materials marketplace, provides a fast and powerful way to search and sample fixtures, construction materials, and textiles from hundreds of different brands. They serve both direct customers and retailers in the architecture and design industry, including massive companies such as Ethan Allen, Home Depot, and Lowe’s.

‘Supply chain shortage’ went from a vague post-apocalyptic concept to a stark reality in 2020 and 2021. The pandemic that tore across the world also exposed ugly supply chain issues (toilet paper shortage, anyone?). A lurking issue with dire consequences — often rooted in inaccurate and unreliable data — we are all discovering that supply chain shortages aren’t limited to grocery store shelves. These issues may not be as obvious to the average consumer.

Not to sound like Cosmo, but sometimes it seems like a project was meant to be. Talend Trust Assessor is one of those projects. In 2020, a creative plan to share Talend Trust Score™ with the world grew into a full-fledged product developed and released in record time. Stephanie Yanaga and Gray Hardell, the project’s instigators, had a shared vision: giving everyone a taste of the Trust Score with very little effort.

As our customers continue their journey to achieve healthier data, we are constantly looking for ways to help them make that journey more quickly and successfully. By applying data health concepts across Talend Data Fabric in innovative new ways, everyone from business professionals to data professionals can get more value from their data, faster.

SBS is Australia’s most diverse broadcaster, offering a multi-platform portfolio of TV, radio, and digital services. The company’s data is also diverse and multi-platform, and SBS understands its data is a key element in contributing to improving viewership, customer satisfaction, and loyalty. But what’s the key to using data more effectively? How do you bring together dozens of data sources into a single, central data platform?

As organizations continue to embrace cloud-based computing as the cornerstone of their digital transformation, the integration platform as a service (iPaaS) has become a critical component of their integration environments. An iPaaS solution simplifies the integration of data, applications, and systems, whether in the cloud or on-premises, through unified support for API, application, data, and B2B integration styles.

Success for any business starts with data that is easily discoverable, understandable, and of value to the people who need it. We call this type of data “healthy data.” You should look at a wide set of measures and metrics to determine whether data is healthy or not, but at the core of all healthy data is a high level of quality.

For background on Cosmo, Chief Destiny Officer, and his alternative methods, read the earlier posts in this series about The role of a CDO and Customer Segmentation. Predicting the future always sounds a little magical, but we were intrigued to meet a CDO who says he actually makes business forecasts using magic instead of modeling. While at Talend we work exclusively with healthy data, we’ve always wondered what goes on at organizations that don’t rely on data for business decisions.