Unlocking the power and value of metadata A Silwood guest blog by Nicola Askham In the rapidly evolving world of data-driven businesses and digital transformation, one term stands out as a key player: metadata. But what exactly is metadata, and why should you care about it? In this article, we will dive deep into the […]
“Through 2022, only 20% of analytic insights will deliver business outcomes” (Gartner, 2019) “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” It seems strange for many companies to admit that despite countless years of investment in complex reporting, BI and analytics systems, they still have an issue getting to the right information at the right […]
What is ESG and why does it matter? Decades ago, concerns about the immediate and global impact of business on the environment and society were seen as a bit of a fringe issue. What mattered most was the “bottom line”. In this blog we will look at the overall topic and then focus on the […]
Silwood Technology has launched five GDPR Starter Packs for major application packages, including SAP, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics 2012, Oracle E-Business Suite and Siebel.
The screenshot below shows a list of tables from a typical JD Edwards system which has been extracted into Safyr®, in this case over 4,000 tables, which is around the number in most such systems.
Less than 1% of data could cost enterprises 4% of annual turnover in May 2018 Here at Silwood Technology, we’ve conducted research into five of the largest and most widely used application packages to understand the scale of the challenge encountered by our customers when locating personal data for GDPR compliance.
Guest blog post by Donna Burbank, Managing Director of Global Data Strategy, Ltd. Data Governance has seen a rise in popularity in recent years, as more and more organizations see the value of data in driving business success.
I’ve just been reading what Clay Richardson over at Forrester is saying around putting data and BI closer to the sharp end of business.
