Recent Articles by Glenda O’Keefe

Build vs. buy is back in the headlines: How to make the right call

The author recommends a "buy-first" strategy for data and AI, suggesting that organizations should p...

25 customer meetings in 3 days: 5 recurring themes about data and AI in 2026

After analyzing 25 customer meetings across various industries, Glenda O’Keefe identifies five rec...

The cost of standing still: what data inaction really risks in an AI-driven market

Resisting change in data management leads to lost competitive advantage because fragmented, ungovern...

From data access to data empowerment: why AI changes the data product equation

Many organizations struggle to derive value from data because their existing datasets are not design...

Why data products belong on the P&L — and how to make them pay

This article argues that treating data as a product – with clear ownership, governance, and measur...