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Demonstrating the Value of Data Governance

As organizations strive to become more data-driven, they increasingly recognize the importance of Data Governance (DG), a business program supporting harmonized data activities. However, business leaders, colleagues, and workers often express confusion about DG policies and need clarity around its value. This article tackles this issue by exploring the top 10 ways for effectively articulating the value […]

Metadata Governance: Crucial to Managing IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT), devices that produce and consume data through the internet, will likely comprise over 207 billion devices by the end of 2024. These widgets generate, consume, and send vast data over business networks. As a result, organizations must include IoT in their Data Governance programs to ensure better integration and legal compliance. Without effective governance, firms […]

The Cool Kids Corner: Neurodiversity in Your Team

Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Last month, we discussed the importance of communication.) This month, we’re talking about neurodiversity in your data team. The term neurodiversity was first […]

AI Governance Best Practices

AI governance is meant to promote the responsible use of artificial intelligence for the betterment of humankind. Artificial intelligence has proven itself quite useful in completing a large variety of tasks quickly and efficiently. Unfortunately, it can also be used to support criminal behavior or to create and distribute misinformation. AI governance is an effort […]

Hybrid Architectures in Data Vault 2.0

Are you drowning in data? Feeling shackled by rigid data warehouses that can’t keep pace with your ever-evolving business needs? You’re not alone. Traditional data storage strategies are crumbling under the weight of diverse data sources, leaving you with limited analytics and frustrated decisions. But what if there was a better way? A way to […]

Data Privacy vs. Data Security

Data privacy refers to a framework of laws, protocols, and controls designed to protect personal data from unauthorized access and use. It encompasses a range of information, including but not limited to names, addresses, financial details, social security numbers, and online activities. Data security refers to the controls, protocols, and industry standards designed to protect digital […]

Creating a Data Quality Framework

An organization can define its Data Quality goals and standards, and the steps needed to accomplish those goals, by creating a Data Quality framework. Creating it includes an assessment of the organization’s current Data Quality. A Data Quality framework can be described as an instruction manual for improving the quality of the data. With a […]

The Cool Kids Corner: CLEAR Communication 

Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as the data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Read last month’s column here.) This month, we’re talking about communication. Communication is the cornerstone of socializing anything you do with data, whether that’s […]