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The Small and Medium Manufacturer (SMM) Data Reality Check: An AI Readiness Checklist

February 5, 2026• by

How do you determine if your plant is ready for Prescriptive AI? Before investing in a prescriptive AI platform, Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMMs) must...

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How to Be a Data Shaman

February 4, 2026• by

My late wife, Becky Dearborn, was very interested in Native American culture, art, and mythology. Through her interest, I’ve acquired a good deal of...

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Data Speaks for Itself: Dating in the Data World

February 4, 2026• by

I’m sure that you know an interesting story about dating. Finding that right person is not easy and the journey often includes many missteps along the way....

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The Art of Lean Governance: Elevating Reconciliation to Primary Control for Data Risk

February 4, 2026• by

For decades, data governance in regulated financial institutions has rested on a familiar foundation. Policies are documented, standards are defined,...

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Reimagining Data Preparation for High-Impact Decision-Making

February 4, 2026• by

Data often arrives from multiple sources in inconsistent forms, including duplicate entries from CRM systems, incomplete spreadsheet records, and mismatched...

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Data Insights Ensure Quality Data and Confident Decisions

February 4, 2026• by

Every business (large or small) creates and depends upon data. One hundred years ago, businesses looked to leaders and experts to strategize and to create...

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Decentralized, Centralized, and Federated Data Governance

February 4, 2026• by

In my discussions with CIOs over the last several years, they have repeatedly told me that they strongly dislike traditional data governance. And asked at...

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Activating 50-Year-Old Manuals and Drawings for AI

February 4, 2026• by

Manufacturers possess a vast, dormant capital asset that standard financials never capture: decades of technical documentation. These archives contain...

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The Industrial Data Paradox: Why Your Factory’s Messy Reality is Your Smartest Asset

February 3, 2026• by

The graveyard of smart manufacturing projects is filled with perfect, scalable, future-proof monoliths. They are elegant technical cathedrals, engineered on...

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The Shop Floor Is Still the Weakest Link in Industrial Cybersecurity

February 2, 2026• by

Why modern factories remain dangerously exposedManufacturers invest heavily in IT security, cloud controls, and compliance frameworks. Yet once you step onto...

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