Abstract

Data Self Service for Data Democratization is an important part of any organization's data strategy today. It fosters a data-driven culture, encouraging collaboration and innovation across departments and functions. Moreover, it can reduce the workload and pressure on IT and data teams, allowing them to focus on more strategic tasks.

With an increasing range of complexities and diversity of data sources, formats and structure, it has become a challenge to standardize, transform and integrate the data easily and make it fit for use for all non-technical users.

Attend this presentation to explore the opportunities and challenges for data democratization, focusing on the tools, technologies, and organizational strategies that can facilitate democratization. Topics include:

• Understanding data democratization
• Tools and technologies for democratization
• Role of GenAI to accelerate democratization
• Data governance and quality including balancing accessibility with data security, privacy, and quality
• Overcoming challenges including addressing common barriers such as data literacy and cultural hurdles

Presenter

Bhavita Jaiswal is a Senior Data Engineer with Denodo Canada with over 8 years of experience in data virtualization and the Denodo Platform in many countries, including USA, Singapore, India and Canada. She has a proven track record in guiding global organizations across diverse industries to leverage Denodo's solutions effectively, delivering tangible business value through streamlined data access, accelerated insights, and agile decision-making. Her expertise lies in understanding clients' unique needs, tailoring solutions, and fostering strong client relationships. Committed to continuous learning and staying abreast of industry trends, she is passionate about empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of their data assets. Bhavita has a Masters in Computer Science from Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.