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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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

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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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

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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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

Reframing VUCA in a Business Driven Data Strategy

This post was inspired after my conversation with Mark Stouse on The Data Strategy Show. You have to love the headlin...

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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

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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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
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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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

The Myth of Perfect Data

In the last week I've spoken to a number of data management professionals about data and LLMs. Most say we can't crea...

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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

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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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

Who is Sitting in My Seat, Said the CDO/CAIO?

It’s time we stop wasting our most strategically valuable leaders on tactical work.The CDO and CAIO roles were never ...

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Are Data Teams Building Platforms at the Expense of Strategy?
Data Analytics & BI

Use Cases are Dead! Long Live Use Cases!

“Use cases are dead.” That was the line that actually stopped me in my tracks, well, I was sitting down, but you know...

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