Samir Sharma

Samir Sharma

Samir’s focus is to empower business users by enabling informed decision making through data. As principal at datazuum, Samir has the ability to tackle both business and technology challenges. He has 20 years of international experience in the UK, Europe, Africa, USA, all gained from consulting and strategy roles across a variety of sectors – Aerospace & Defence, Government, High End Luxury Retail, Postal, Telecoms. Prior to datazuum, Samir led the decision sciences team for a large organisation where he delivered strategic data driven Business Intelligence & Analytics solutions across all sectors.

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Building a Data Strategy with an AI Focus: Leve...

It’s on the lips of many at the moment and is accelerating at pace every day. Yes, you guessed it Marmite! Ha! No, I ...

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Data Analytics & BI

The Horizon IT Scandal: A Symptom of a Larger E...

This might not be my usual post, but before stepping into data strategy, I spent the first eight years of my career k...

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Data Analytics & BI

Why Most Data & AI ‘Best Practices’ Are Just Ex...

How many times have you heard this phrase “best practice?” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve sat in meetings, re...

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Data Analytics & BI

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Technology

I’m furiously writing this post right now, as it’s Monday morning and I normally complete my article for Monday the T...

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Artificial Intelligence

Are Firms Ready for the Cost of AI Failures?

I attended Big Data London yesterday and felt the AI buzz in the air! I started to think about the history of the dat...

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Data Analytics & BI

Data Products Slice & Die!

I've been thinking about the wonderful world of data products! Yikes! Well, it's a popular subject right! So, I thoug...

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Data Analytics & BI

My 2025 Predictions

2025 will definitely be different! We just need to stop pretending we’re tech geniuses and start getting real. So, he...

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Artificial Intelligence

Are You Ready for AI’s Realities?

From conference stages to office corridors to political campaigns, there’s no denying it, AI is the obsession of the ...

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Data Management

Unlocking Profit: How CDOs Can Drive Financial ...

The Chief Data Officer (CDO) can no longer just be a steward of governance and compliance. The modern CDO is pivotal ...

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