Datagist Insights https://datagist.ai/insights Articles, guides, and points of view from Datagist on data and AI in production. en-us Modernizing Informatica PowerCenter: what to settle before you convert a mapping https://datagist.ai/insights/modernize-informatica-powercenter https://datagist.ai/insights/modernize-informatica-powercenter Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most PowerCenter programs start by converting mappings. Here is what to settle first, covering what really runs, where the logic lives, how to prove the new pipelines match, and how you will operate them. Building an AI assistant that respects document permissions https://datagist.ai/insights/ai-assistant-that-respects-document-permissions https://datagist.ai/insights/ai-assistant-that-respects-document-permissions Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Connect a model to SharePoint or Confluence and it can answer from files the person asking was never allowed to open. Here is how to carry permissions through to every answer. Check the data before you fund the project https://datagist.ai/insights/check-the-data-before-you-fund-the-project https://datagist.ai/insights/check-the-data-before-you-fund-the-project Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Data and AI projects are often approved on a slide and discover the data problems weeks into the build. A short readiness check on the real data behind one decision avoids that. Define the metric once, before you build another dashboard https://datagist.ai/insights/define-the-metric-before-the-dashboard https://datagist.ai/insights/define-the-metric-before-the-dashboard Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT When every report calculates net sales its own way, meetings turn into reconciliation sessions. We think each metric should be defined once, with a named owner and tests, before anyone builds on it. Prove your match rules before you configure an MDM platform https://datagist.ai/insights/prove-match-rules-before-mdm-platform https://datagist.ai/insights/prove-match-rules-before-mdm-platform Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most master data programs find out whether their matching works months in, after the platform is set up. Here is how to test match rules on a sample of your own records first. How to test a GenAI assistant before every release https://datagist.ai/insights/test-genai-assistant-before-every-release https://datagist.ai/insights/test-genai-assistant-before-every-release Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prompts, models, and retrieval settings change all the time, and most teams judge quality by trying a few questions. A test set written by your experts, run on every change, catches problems before users do.