Click to learn more about video blogger Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series begins with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in data, and so much more. […]
Ten Recommendations for Building Great Data Catalogs
Click to learn more about author Oksana Sokolovsky and Rohit Mahajan. Data catalogs can be powerful platforms for Data Management, and enterprise interest in them is continually growing. But all the power and features data catalogs may bring can be squandered without a good data cataloging methodology, paired with common-sense practices. With that in mind, […]
Data Virtualization: The Rite of Passage
Click to learn more about author Kim Kaluba. During a recent visit to Disney World, I had the thrilling experience of soaring on the back of a Banshee in Pandora – the fictional world from Avatar – in the park’s “Flight of Passage” virtual reality ride. As I hopped on my Banshee and put on […]
Master Data vs. MDM
Click to learn more about video blogger Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series begins with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in data, and so much more. […]
Three Of The Most Common Data Problems Plaguing Organizations Today
Click to learn more about author Mark Marinelli. Think about your day-to-day life. How much of it revolves around technology? We live in a world of constant connectivity. Data is at the very core of how we go about business: As a consumer, you expect companies to use data to give you a personalized, seamless […]
How to Not Get Overrun by Your Data Overrides
Click to learn more about author Richard Mohrmann. Large-scale enterprises rely heavily on market and consumer data sourced from outside vendors, but that information comes at a cost. In addition to intermittent issues with the data quality itself, consumers of vendor data can face timeliness problems, non-standard formats, coverage gaps, and lags in technical support. […]
To Silo or not to Silo Your Data?
Click to learn more about author Jill Shuman. Content can be stored in numerous places throughout an organization, which sometimes makes it a challenge to find. Most companies create internal content – guidelines, templates, and job instructions – while also having external licensed content – such as scientific journals and databases – as a part of […]
A Big Data State of the Union
Click to learn more about author Oksana Sokolovsky and Rohit Mahajan. With the Big Data market and its seminal technology, Hadoop, each about a decade old, enterprise customers need answers to important questions about the Big Data ecosystem health and state of adoption. The ecosystem is maturing. What does this mean for Hadoop, Big Data […]
The Benefits of Master Data
Click to learn more about video blogger Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series continues with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in data, and so much more. […]
You Want Control of Your Data, But What Does That Really Mean?
Click to learn more about author Kevin W. McCarthy. An interesting trend has started in Data Quality. Data Quality has lost its cachet (if it ever had it), and is quickly being overshadowed by the concept of “Data Control”. Data Quality is often thought of as a backroom activity, relegated to IT, and just another […]