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Why is Data Quality Important

why is data quality important

Data Management techniques and technologies are progressing, and data is becoming increasingly important to businesses to ensure that organisations make decisions that are both accurate and informed.ÌýAs more and more firms are seeking to reap the benefits of usingÌýdata to keep up with competition, firms that choose not to take advantage are finding themselves falling behind, as stated byÌýÌý

For Data to be useful it needs to be of a high quality. The stronger your data is the more you will get out of it.ÌýData that is incomplete, incorrect, duplicated, or redundant is commonplace within business.ÌýIt can be a result of human error, siloed tools,Ìýfragmented hangoversÌýfrom past technologyÌýor misinformed data strategy.Ìý

If you base a decision on bad data, you’re likely to make the wrong choice.ÌýA research piece byÌýÌýhas pointed out that bad data represents a sizeable 15% to 25% of revenue for companies – this is hugely impactful and needs to be reduced.Ìý

New technologies are increasing the importance of data and its quality. We have seen the increase of technologiesÌýsuch as artificial intelligence and automation having enormous potential, but success with such technologies largely depends on the quality of the data put in. Machine Learning,Ìýfor example,Ìýrequires large volumes of accurate data.

The stronger the data thatÌýenters aÌýmachine learningÌýalgorithm, the better those results will be.ÌýA recent study byÌýÌýhighlightedÌýthe rise in data volumes is significantly driving increased volumes of investment in AI and cognitive learning.Ìý

We know that Data is becoming increasingly critical to the operation of firms. What needs to be understood is that data shouldn’t be treated as separate from their other functions. With a rise in issues with compliance regulations are accordinglyÌýevolving and developing.

Compliance is virtually impossible to showcase if your data is disorganised orÌýpoorly maintained.ÌýIt’s nowÌýbecome way beyondÌýessential thatÌýcompanies manage their data effectively.ÌýÌý

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