Data Fluency: A Non-Negotiable In Today's Global Datasphere

The metaphorical data explosion of the current age has changed how organizations function. Today, with the right amounts of effort and investment in technology and expertise, business heads can take operational and other major decisions with greater success as they're based on cold statistics and empirical evidence instead of--as was the case in the days of yore--inadequately supported gut feelings and instinct. The application of business intelligence is also much more widespread now, with organizations in several sectors using machine learning, computer vision, NLP, IoT and other data-oriented technologies to collect, process and analyze the data collected before putting it to use in a variety of ways. An often-overlooked aspect of business intelligence is the need to incorporate a long-term data-driven culture at the workplace in a way that complex analytical terms and working mechanisms become second nature for all stakeholders in any organization. Only organizations with high data fluency can foster such a culture for the long term.