by Jelani Harper Metadata exists at the nexus point of Data Governance in that it facilitates management of data sources, role-based access to valued data assets, and sustainable data integration. Metadata Management is considerably enhanced by Metadata cataloguing, which enables organizations to understand all of their data and their relationships to business processes regardless of […]
Fundamentals of Data Modeling in Agile Environments
by Jelani Harper Numerous circles have lauded the agile process within Data Management for its inclusive, expeditious approach that supposedly involves different facets of the enterprise. According however to a special interest group entitled “ER/Studio and Data Modeling Special Interest Group” held at Enterprise Data World 2015, hosted by Karen Lopez of InfoAdvisors and Ron […]
Smart Data 101
by Jelani Harper The future of Big Data depends on Smart Data. The self-describing properties of Smart Data are practically necessities for the massive quantities, differentiated data types, and high volumes of Big Data because they facilitate: Unstructured and structured data aggregation and analytics: Smart Data supports rapid integration of either unstructured or semi-structured data […]
Social Business Intelligence
by Jelani Harper One of the most salient trends to emerge in Business Intelligence (BI) is social BI, which focuses on social media analytics and presents results in easily consumable ways to create action. There are many different aspects of social media, analytics, and marketing that social BI both encompasses and improves. Certain irrevocable changes […]
Revamping Master Data Management with Graphs
by Jelani Harper One can speak volumes about the impact of graph databases on Master Data Management (MDM) systems. Nonetheless, Franz CEO Jans Aasman has summed up the advantages of a Semantics approach to Big Data that is visually represented in MDM via graphs in a single word. “It’s about the complexity in your data,” […]
Integrating Big Data the Right Way
by Jelani Harper The true value in incorporating a Big Data initiative into an overall Enterprise Data Management scheme comes from integrating, and in some cases aggregating, external Big Data with more conventional sources of data. Doing so correctly involves accounting for issues of Data Governance, Metadata Management, traceability, and Semantic consistency that frequently require […]
Big Data Management Courses at Universities: Data Science and Analytics
Traditional university level tracks to careers in Data Management have pertained to Computer Science, Information Management, and Computer Engineering. However, the growing prominence of Big Data in operations and analytics has resulted in an increasing number of collegiate programs expressly designed to account for Big Data. The majority of these programs pertain to either analytics […]
The Reality of Natural Language Processing
by Jelani Harper Natural Language Processing (NLP) may seem the least notable of Semantic technologies and their applications, particularly when considering the hype surrounding graph databases, Cognitive Computing, and the Internet of Things. Nonetheless, Markets and Markets reports that the NLP market is projected to grow to $13.4 billion–with a CAGR of 18.4 percent—in the next […]
Cloud Complications for Metadata
by Jelani Harper The increasing prevalence of Big Data and Software Oriented Architecture has certainly made the Cloud appear to be one of the most viable mediums for accessing and managing data. Nonetheless, there are several ramifications of Cloud deployments that considerably exacerbate Metadata Management and significantly worsen aspects of overall service including: Cost Performance […]
Distinguishing Data Management from Data Governance
by Jelani Harper The numerous points of overlap between Data Management and Data Governance frequently obfuscate the usage of these terms and the realms of refining data that they encompass. Adding to the confusion is the fact that for every reference to Data Management and Data Governance, there is seemingly another for Information Management and […]