Everest Group PEAK Matrix® for Data and Analytics (D&A) Service Provider 2022

whitePaper | December 1, 2022

IT and business leaders are increasingly seeking to harness the valuable data they collect every day to transform their business operations. Yet, these data assets are only as valuable as their organization’s ability to securely access and convert siloed information into scalable enterprise-wide insights. Even though every modern enterprise generates a goldmine of data, many lack the necessary infrastructure to mitigate data privacy and security concerns enough to fully leverage that data for informed decision-making and maximum impact.

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

Most organizations realize data governance is necessary - if not indispensable - for mitigating data risk while sustaining its longterm value. However, there’s still a fair amount of ambiguity around what exactly data governance is and how to best implement it. By definition, data governance is an enterprise-wide initiative for formalizing the processes, people, and protocols for using data. It reduces risk while increasing data’s ultimate value: consistent reusability for achieving mission critical objectives. Data governance is a strategic approach for creating unassailable trust in data throughout the enterprise.

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

With the 2022 data and analytics edition, we further expand our series of Horizon Reports to focus on an emerging area of practice that is driving institutional decision-making and strategic planning for the future—the trends, technologies, and practices that are shaping the world of postsecondary data and analytics. Based on a methodology that grounds the findings in the perspectives and expertise of a panel of leaders in higher education data and analytics, in this report we summarize the panel’s input on the major trends shaping higher education, including panelists’ reflections on the implications of this research for the future of higher education for particular institutional roles.

whitePaper | June 29, 2022

For (oh so many) years, we’ve been hearing about the “promise” of big data. Much of the buzz focused on getting people prepared for the onslaught of bigger data sets – and what IT needed to do to help the business make sense of this information.

whitePaper | December 29, 2022

Imagine that you are starting a family and you want to stay on top of your finances so you can manage your budget for your growing family. Because you have too many accounts for banking, loans, subscriptions, and bills to keep track of, you decide to sign up for a service that aggregates all your accounts in one place. When you register your account online, you follow the instructions carefully. You create a strong, unique password and set up multifactor authentication. You enter your bank account and loan information, home address, and other personal information. Your spouse also signs up, and you create a joint family account that combines your information.

whitePaper | January 11, 2023

There used to be a time when purchase decisions were based on recommendations of the neighborhood grocery manager. Today, these purchase decisions are driven by technology, bringing together the collective wisdom of consumers of the same product from across the world.