Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Last year I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe that poor Data Governance (DG) programs are getting in the way of data programs being as successful as possible. As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance I get a […]
A Brief History of Data Management
Data Management is the organization of data, the steps used to achieve efficiency, and gather intelligence from that data. Data Management, as a concept, began in the 1960s, with ADAPSO (the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations) forwarding Data Management advice, with an emphasis on professional training and quality assurance metrics. Data Management should not […]
Advances in Master Data Management
The purpose of a Master Data Management program is to organize an organizations most important data assets, allowing them to be used efficiently and creatively. The choice of organizational styles determines how the data performs during an analysis, when building new relationships, and while making decisions that increase profits. There are key factors that should […]
RWDG Slides: Master Data Governance in Action
RWDG Slides: Master Data Governance in Action from DATAVERSITY To view just the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Master data is data essential to operations in a specific subject area. Information treated as master data varies from one subject to another and even from one company to another. However […]
RWDG Webinar: Master Data Governance in Action
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Master data is data essential to operations in a specific subject area. Information treated as master data varies from one subject to another and even from one company to another. However defined, one thing for certain is that it does not become […]
The “Actionable” Metadata
Click to learn more about author Anand Govindarajan. During the days of building data warehouses and BI systems, all that was captured, as truly “metadata,” was the data about creation/access of the data structures for audits, data about the execution of data loads, and so on. Primarily, whatever supported the “operations” of the data warehouse. […]
Managing Metadata: An Examination of Successful Approaches
“If Google can deliver results across the entire internet in seconds, why do I have so much trouble finding things in my organization?” asked Jonathan Adams, Research Director at Infogix, at the DATAVERSITY® DGVision Conference. In a presentation titled, “I Never Metadata I did Not Like” Adams outlined successful approaches to understanding and managing metadata […]
Data Quality Then and Now: What’s the Difference?
Click to learn more about author Emily Washington. Each year we undergo significant transformation in the information technology (IT) industry. However, 2020 is a year for the history books. Evolution in IT usually happens organically. As priorities change, so do technologies, processes, people, and techniques. When the term “big data” became mainstream last decade, IT […]
2021 Predictions: As Cloud Adoption Accelerates, Governance and Security Become Critical
Click to learn more about author Keith Neilson. Digital transformation continues to skyrocket as enterprises shift operations to adapt to the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To power this digital-first strategy, enterprises are increasingly adopting cloud services to support remote workflows. As cloud initiatives continue to accelerate in 2021, enterprises must ensure they understand […]
DataEd Slides: Getting Data Quality Right – Success Stories
DataEd Slides: Getting Data Quality Right – Success Stories from DATAVERSITY To view just the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Good data is like good water: best served fresh, and ideally well-filtered. Data Management strategies can produce tremendous procedural improvements and increased profit margins across the board, but only […]