Comments on: The Human Side Of Data Sanitation http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/ A Notepad of Tech, Business, Science and Self Improvement Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Azmeen http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51877 Azmeen Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:35:58 +0000 http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51877 Ah yes Bryan, I think I should have emphasised the timeliness part as well. How right you are about the Asian attitude towards data mining. However, this area is also where those with experience can shine. Futhermore, we can catch up pretty fast once we know how to tie the knots. That's the wonderful thing about technology; the hard part is invention, replication and improvisation will spread pretty fast after that. Ah yes Bryan, I think I should have emphasised the timeliness part as well.

How right you are about the Asian attitude towards data mining. However, this area is also where those with experience can shine. Futhermore, we can catch up pretty fast once we know how to tie the knots.

That’s the wonderful thing about technology; the hard part is invention, replication and improvisation will spread pretty fast after that.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51821 Bryan Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:37:34 +0000 http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51821 Data? Its garbage in garbage out for me. I would add one thing to your excellent writeup - the element of time. I've always imagined managing data is like managing perishables at the supermarket. Everything has an expiry date. If you can't get the customer to update their info, no matter how good a system is, you end up with a yardful of decayed veggies or dirty data as you put it. In the US data mining is a common thing in large companies. Asian companies will balk at the cost of data gathering and maintenance and will question cost benefit. They might have a system but most will have absolutely no clue what to do with the data. They invariably fall back to gut feel, intuition and feng shui. In the attitude towards data management I think Asia's where the US was in the late 70's. Data? Its garbage in garbage out for me. I would add one thing to your excellent writeup - the element of time. I’ve always imagined managing data is like managing perishables at the supermarket. Everything has an expiry date. If you can’t get the customer to update their info, no matter how good a system is, you end up with a yardful of decayed veggies or dirty data as you put it.

In the US data mining is a common thing in large companies. Asian companies will balk at the cost of data gathering and maintenance and will question cost benefit. They might have a system but most will have absolutely no clue what to do with the data. They invariably fall back to gut feel, intuition and feng shui. In the attitude towards data management I think Asia’s where the US was in the late 70’s.

]]> By: Azmeen http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51815 Azmeen Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:35:50 +0000 http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51815 It's funny sometimes, Kay. Companies invest significantly in data mining tech; but it can all go down the drain when most of what you're mining are dirt. Technology helps, but it's not the be all and end all in improving business processes. It’s funny sometimes, Kay.

Companies invest significantly in data mining tech; but it can all go down the drain when most of what you’re mining are dirt.

Technology helps, but it’s not the be all and end all in improving business processes.

]]> By: Kay Kastum http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51811 Kay Kastum Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:51:38 +0000 http://www.heritage-tech.net/544/the-human-side-of-data-sanitation/#comment-51811 Very true Azmeen. Having the most advanced technology will not be a guarantee of a company success. Very true Azmeen. Having the most advanced technology will not be a guarantee of a company success.

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