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AI & Data Insights

5 Enterprise Data and AI Signals Worth Watching Right Now

Gartner predicts 60% of AI projects will fail on data quality. Here are five signals shaping enterprise AI in 2026 and what they mean for data-ready organizations.

Published by

Darick Dunaway

Posted on

February 24, 2026

Smart Data graphic showing 5 enterprise data and AI insights of the week including data quality risks, Snowflake OneLake interoperability, HIPAA-ready Claude, developer demand growth, and AI governance challenges

Latest

AI & Data Insights

5 Enterprise Data and AI Signals Worth Watching Right Now

Gartner predicts 60% of AI projects will fail on data quality. Here are five signals shaping enterprise AI in 2026 and what they mean for data-ready organizations.

Published by

Darick Dunaway

Posted on

February 24, 2026

Latest

AI & Data Insights

5 Enterprise Data and AI Signals Worth Watching Right Now

Gartner predicts 60% of AI projects will fail on data quality. Here are five signals shaping enterprise AI in 2026 and what they mean for data-ready organizations.

Written by

Darick Dunaway

Posted on

Feb 24, 2026

Event

Smart Data at Taste of IT 2025: Hype or Help? Real-World Lessons from Applying AI

Smart Data joins Taste of IT 2025 as a Bronze Sponsor. Join our session “Hype or Help?” on AI in software projects.

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Oct 29, 2025

Event

Smart Data at Taste of IT 2025: Hype or Help? Real-World Lessons from Applying AI

Smart Data joins Taste of IT 2025 as a Bronze Sponsor. Join our session “Hype or Help?” on AI in software projects.

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Oct 29, 2025

Event

Smart Data at Taste of IT 2025: Hype or Help? Real-World Lessons from Applying AI

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Oct 29, 2025

AI coding assistants like Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT can boost productivity, but only with context, clear prompts, and human oversight.

Informational

Context is King: Why AI Coding Assistants Fail Without It (And How Devs Can Help Them Succeed)

AI coding assistants like Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT can boost productivity, but only with context, clear prompts, and human oversight.

Published by

Darick Dunaway

Posted on

Sep 18, 2025

Informational

Context is King: Why AI Coding Assistants Fail Without It (And How Devs Can Help Them Succeed)

AI coding assistants like Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT can boost productivity, but only with context, clear prompts, and human oversight.

Published by

Darick Dunaway

Posted on

Sep 18, 2025

Informational

Context is King: Why AI Coding Assistants Fail Without It (And How Devs Can Help Them Succeed)

Published by

Darick Dunaway

Posted on

Sep 18, 2025

Informational

Azure AI Content Understanding is Transforming Invoice, Sales & Claims Processing

Discover why Azure AI Content Understanding is a game-changer for processing multi-format invoices, sales, and claims data with unparalleled accuracy and minimal setup.

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Aug 19, 2025

Informational

Azure AI Content Understanding is Transforming Invoice, Sales & Claims Processing

Discover why Azure AI Content Understanding is a game-changer for processing multi-format invoices, sales, and claims data with unparalleled accuracy and minimal setup.

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Aug 19, 2025

Informational

Azure AI Content Understanding is Transforming Invoice, Sales & Claims Processing

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Aug 19, 2025

Announcement

Smart Data Becomes a Snowflake Select Tier Services Partner

We’re proud to announce that Smart Data is now a Snowflake Select Tier Services Partner — a milestone that formalizes years of work helping clients unlock the power of the Snowflake Data Cloud.

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Apr 23, 2025

Announcement

Smart Data Becomes a Snowflake Select Tier Services Partner

We’re proud to announce that Smart Data is now a Snowflake Select Tier Services Partner — a milestone that formalizes years of work helping clients unlock the power of the Snowflake Data Cloud.

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Apr 23, 2025

Announcement

Smart Data Becomes a Snowflake Select Tier Services Partner

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Apr 23, 2025

Lunch and Learn

Lunch & Learn: Increasing Operational Efficiency with Custom GPTs

Adopting GPTs can help organizations gain value, especially in non-tech divisions. A custom GPT function within the organization can identify and accelerate repetitive tasks or tasks that require a low level of reasoning by offloading them to GPTs.

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Apr 16, 2025

Lunch and Learn

Lunch & Learn: Increasing Operational Efficiency with Custom GPTs

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Apr 16, 2025

Lunch and Learn

Lunch & Learn: Increasing Operational Efficiency with Custom GPTs

Published by

Chris St.Amand

Posted on

Apr 16, 2025

Announcement

Smart Data and Latent Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate AI-Powered Solutions

Smart Data is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Latent, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) company.

Published by

Jay Brown

Posted on

Mar 12, 2025

Announcement

Smart Data and Latent Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate AI-Powered Solutions

Smart Data is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Latent, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) company.

Published by

Jay Brown

Posted on

Mar 12, 2025

Announcement

Smart Data and Latent Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate AI-Powered Solutions

Published by

Jay Brown

Posted on

Mar 12, 2025