“If you pay attention to how many times you hear conference speakers use the word ‘culture,’ you’re going to be surprised,” remarked Mary Levins, founder of Sierra Creek Consulting, during her DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World Conference presentation titled The Culture-Centric Approach to Data Governance. She co-presented with Cassie Elder, the owner of DataCraft Partners. They […]
Metadata Repository Essential Use Cases
“Even though we’re working with very sophisticated Data Science resources, we still hear over and over, ‘I don’t even know what data is available,’” said Susan Swanson, the Senior Manager of Data Modeling and Architecture at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), an organization that offers regional health care coverage and services. Speaking at the DATAVERSITY® […]
Press Release: Agenda Announced for the 23rd Annual Enterprise Data World Conference
October 3, 2018– DATAVERSITY Education, LLC and DAMA International announced the agenda and opened registration today for the 23rd annual Enterprise Data World Conference (EDW). The event will be held March 17-22, 2019, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Mass. For more details about the program, speakers, registration options, and venue, visit http://enterprisedataworld.com. Last […]
It’s Time to Build a Cohesive Data Strategy
George Yuhasz works for Keystone Foods, the company that invented chicken nuggets. Now he’s helping the business to innovate in another direction: building a rich Data Strategy by holistically and concurrently bringing together Analytics, Data Governance, and Information Architecture. As U.S. Director, Business Intelligence and Data Services, he launched the Data Strategy at the global […]
The Leader’s Data Manifesto: Time to Focus on Why Data Management Matters
The Leader’s Data Manifesto, originally unveiled at the Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference, continues to generate attention from data professionals. The Manifesto counts hundreds of signatories at this point, expressing their support of its vision for data and information to be truly valued and managed as a business asset. Signers-on include Data Quality managers, Chief […]
Data Governance: A Look Ahead from the Front Lines
When it comes to Data Governance and Data Management programs, the enterprise needs to be thinking about today – and tomorrow. Data Governance leaders at financial services and planning organization TIAA are wrestling with the increasing pace of change and what its impact will be on current management and governance models. “The digital world is […]
Press Release: Now Accepting Speaking Proposals for the 2019 Enterprise Data World Conference
June 27, 2018 – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC and DAMA International opened the Call for Presentations today for the 23rdannual Enterprise Data World Conference (EDW), which will be held March 17-22, 2019, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Mass. Proposals must be received by Aug. 17 in order to be considered. For more event details and […]
Taking the Right Steps to Implement Data Governance and Data Stewardship
Data as an asset comes up a lot in conversations these days. Data Governance enters the picture because of the huge role Data Strategy plays in supporting the business strategy – and the need for that to happen without compromising data security, according to Mary Levins, Data Governance Principal at Sierra Creek Consulting. Among the […]
Enterprise Data World 2018: Illuminating the Data Cave
In his Monday evening lighting talk at the Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2018 Conference, Daragh O’Brien remarked that coming to a conference like EDW is similar to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. It’s an opportunity to get out of the caves of our day jobs, move into the light, gain new frames of reference, and […]
Graphic Art Recordings and Data Management Education at Enterprise Data World 2018
We invited Hannah Sanford back for her third year of Graphic Recording (also called Graphic Facilitation) at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World 2018 Conference from April 22-27 in San Diego, CA. Her ability to skillfully illustrate the essence of many of the conference presentations throughout the event has become quite popular with attendees and presenters […]