Future Chief Data Officer 2018

According to Gartner’s research vice president Mario Faria, 90 per cent of large companies will have a chief data officer by the end of 2019 and 50 per cent of these CDOs will be seen to fail. The Future Chief Data Officer special report, published in The Times, explores the fine line CDOs must tread between innovation and maintaining customer trust, and the vital part they can play in a company, even as the scope of their role may remain largely undefined. Also featured are articles on how CDOs can analyse unstructured data, become ethical standard bearers and measure their success, as well as an infographic detailing the rise of the CDO's role

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Rise of the CDO

C-Suite

Quantum: a challenge and an opportunity for chief data officers

With data seen as a hugely valuable commodity, the emergence and growing importance of the chief data officer (CDO) is only set to continue over the next 12 to 18 months

C-Suite
Unlocking the potential of geospatial data

Analysing data to gain geographical or spatial insights has untapped potential which can boost business, change lives and protect the environment

Data Analytics
GDPR: Europe is taking the lead in data protection

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is precedent-setting legislation which extends EU jurisdiction beyond Europe

Data Protection

Chief data officer: the role leading business transformation

The chief data officer has become an important business leader, unlocking commercial value and influencing company strategy

C-Suite
How CDOs can unlock the value of unstructured data

Some data can be hard to penetrate, but may hold valuable information that can be used to drive business growth

Data Analytics
What makes a successful Chief Data Officer?

Setting targets and measuring the success of a chief data officer will depend on the nature and definition of their role within an organisation

C-Suite
CDOs must be stewards of ethical business standards

The Cambridge Analytica scandal has raised the profile of chief data officers and the need for ethical business practices

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CDOs must start with the data basics

Chief data officers need to focus on fundamental information quality and management, before attempting complex analytics or machine-learning

Future Chief Data Officer 2018
Chief data officer’s secret weapon

Need help with navigating the data industry? An ambitious young consultancy, Eden Smith, is positioning itself as the best guide

Future Chief Data Officer 2018
CDO role undergoing rapid transformation

Acting on real-time data is ever more central to businesses’ strategies, finally elevating the role of chief data officer to one of all-encompassing responsibility

Future Chief Data Officer 2018
CDOs must protect their company from disruption

With data silos inhibiting the speed of conducting business and wasting resources, it falls to chief data officers to ensure traditional organisations are able to keep up with the fast-paced innovation of high-tech companies and startups, says Dr Ricardo Jimenez-Peris, founder and chief executive of LeanXcale

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