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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Data Products Slice & Die!
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Why Insurers Need a Solid Data Strategy

“Sir Tim Berners-Lee famously said “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves” In the...

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Strategy Meets Autonomy: How to Align People, D...

It’s become quite apparent that we are moving from the age of digital transformation and we are moving, albeit slowly...

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Transforming Data Strategy: A Shift in Language...

I had the incredible opportunity this week to be involved in a transformative two-day data strategy offsite for a pro...

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Stop Building Use Cases in Reverse

I mentioned in a post this week that I would write a longer article that would cover the extent of the problem I see ...

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A Disagreeable Business Driven Data Strategy

This morning I listened to Malcolm Hawker and Dan Everett on the CDO Matters podcast. Early on in the conversation Ma...

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Gut Feeling vs. Data Informed Decision Making

For years decision-making has been a perpetual debate—gut feeling/instinct versus data. Some would argue that experie...

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Generating AI Use Cases

AI is in full swing and most companies are in thinking mode, rummaging mode or creation mode. Today's post is how to ...

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Data Management

Data Strategy Value Drivers

These four value drivers are the most important aspects of any data initiative. They are ultimately business user-foc...

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Why Language Matters for Data Strategy Success

Last week's experience with a client reinforced a profound truth: changing the language within data teams is not just...

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