“Data acumen” is a powerful new term. I heard it used recently in relation to a historically hard problem for the Department of Defense (DoD). The problem is the speed of data change. David Spirk, DoD’s Chief Data Officer, gave an historic keynote at GovCon Wire’s Data Innovation Forum, which was held in June 2021. He was joined by three key leaders in DoD data: Thomas Sasala (Navy), Eileen Vidrine (Air Force) and David Markowitz (Army).

Data and technology are often hailed as a magic ingredient that can help solve so many problems. But, as I discussed with Joe DosSantos on Data Brilliant – it’s just one piece of the puzzle. In order to truly navigate uncertainty, the key is widening your focus and opening up your information sources. It comes down to balancing breadth of perspective with depth of expertise.

In my previous blog posts, I’ve talked about how you can aggregate data depending on the data type, as well as how you can re-express your data to get more value from it. For this post, let’s look at some of the different ways of measuring your data.

During the product keynote at our recent QlikWorld online event, we unpacked the power of the analytics data pipeline to transform raw data into informed action. Imagine a data pipeline where information flows continuously into everyday processes, allowing your organization to seize every business moment, as it happens...