{"id":144328,"date":"2026-10-23T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professional.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com\/professional2023\/insights\/data\/data-in-focus-brian-doherty-on-decision-ready-data\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:28:50","slug":"data-in-focus-brian-doherty-on-decision-ready-data","status":"publish","type":[3768],"link":"https:\/\/professional.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com\/professional2023\/insights\/data\/data-in-focus-brian-doherty-on-decision-ready-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Data in Focus: Brian Doherty on decision-ready data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <style>section[data-anchor=row-6af5c1a4db09b]::before {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #eeeeee;\n\t\t\t}<\/style>\n    <section class=\"bbg-row bg--custom-color  bg--eeeeee text--black bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6af5c1a4db09b'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8 bbg-column--valign-bottom\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p>    <ul class=\"bbg-categories_list\">\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/professional.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com\/professional2023\/insights\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Artificial Intelligence\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/professional.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com\/professional2023\/insights\/category\/data\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Data\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/professional.content.cirrus.bloomberg.com\/professional2023\/insights\/category\/markets\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Markets\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 24px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <h1 class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--title\">Data in Focus: Brian Doherty on decision-ready data<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-compact row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6af5c1a4e1596'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 40px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>Bloomberg Professional Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <p class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--date\">October 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-none row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6af5c1a4e395c'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"91edf84c-cdd6-44ec-bd36-dcae34e563c9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\">\u201cMCP gives your AI systems access to tools and data and is speeding up financial decision-making. But if you <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\">don\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\"> have access to the right context for your data, it <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\"> matter how <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\">cutting-edge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\"> your connection is,\u201d says <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\">Brian Doherty<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136260624 BCX0\">, Global Head of Data License at Bloomberg.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW136260624 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 35px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"91edf84c-cdd6-44ec-bd36-dcae34e563c9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW184290568 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184290568 BCX0\">Having a broad range of high-quality data is a great starting point, but raw data without understanding is not going to deliver successful outcomes. AI systems need rich metadata to understand what each data field means and how to use it reliably.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW184290568 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer\"\n        style=\"height: 35px !important\"\n    >\n<\/div><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"91edf84c-cdd6-44ec-bd36-dcae34e563c9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100877772 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100877772 BCX0\">How can a semantic layer provide the context AI needs to turn raw data into actionable insights? 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you make data work for AI?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">00:00:55 \u2013 How can firms benefit from adding context to their data?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<h2>About the series:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Data in Focus<\/strong> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57822476 BCX0\">is a video series featuring 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