Data Governance is certainly critical to risk management and regulatory compliance, but a singular focus can pigeonhole Data Governance initiatives and leave other important benefits on the table. By thinking more broadly about Data Governance programs, organizations can ensure their data serves the needs of both data keepers (IT) and data users (business units and […]
Immuta Demo: Unlocking Sensitive Data with Automated Data Governance
Download slides: https://content.dataversity.net/rs/656-WMW-918/images/Dataversity-Governance-Demo-Day-Immuta.pdf In the personal data era, data engineers are under immense pressure to enforce the legal and ethical use of data. Upstream, compliance teams demand that data engineers are well versed in regulation. Downstream, data scientists and business analysts need data engineers to put proper controls in place. These expectations can be daunting […]
Two Steps to Celebrating (and Surviving) the Two-Year GDPR Anniversary
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. The two-year anniversary of the GDPR came and went in May, and for most companies, it was a gentle reminder of the state of their compliance. Did they reach it in 2018? Have they been able to maintain it after meeting the deadline? Did they fail to […]
Metadata Repository Basics: From Database to Data Architecture
Companies use a metadata repository to store and share information about data or metadata. Metadata repositories, once thought limited to databases or diagrams, have evolved sophisticated Data Architectures, driving businesses to transform the marketplace digitally. Take the New South Wales (NSW) government’s Spatial Digital Twin, which went live in February 2020. NSW, an Australian state […]
Why Metadata is Even More Important Than Data
Click to learn more about author Nabil Lodey. Most companies, whether in finance, retail, or government sectors, are seeking to make the most of their data to gain a competitive advantage. But not many organizations are making effective use of metadata. Arguably, data on its own can be meaningless, but when combined with metadata, it […]
DAS Slides: Best Practices in Metadata Management
DAS Slides: Best Practices in Metadata Management from DATAVERSITY To view just the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar Metadata is hotter than ever, according a number of recent DATAVERSITY surveys. More and more organizations are realizing that in order to drive business value from […]
DAS Webinar: Best Practices in Metadata Management
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar Metadata is hotter than ever, according a number of recent DATAVERSITY surveys. More and more organizations are realizing that in order to drive business value from data, robust metadata is needed to gain the necessary context and […]
Why a Data Marketplace Matters Now More Than Ever
Click to learn more about author Joe DosSantos. In these uncertain times, effective understanding of your customers, your employees, and your market will illuminate paths for managing the short-term so as to be able to continue to grow and even flourish after the COVID-19 outbreak, a period that most economists think will be measured in […]
Beyond Security: Creating a Shared Vision for Flexible Cloud Governance
Click to learn more about author Bo Lane. Cybersecurity organizations should partner with business units to create a shared and flexible cloud governance model that better enables responsible cloud adoption. Businesses cannot (and often will not) wait for security organizations to create inflexible governance frameworks for cloud adoption. After all, the cloud is supposed to […]
Data Governance and Data Stewardship Drive Successful Glossaries and Dictionaries
It would be any data manager’s nightmare to run meetings that create pedantic and irrelevant business glossaries or data dictionaries, which eventually gather cyber dust. However, skipping over building and maintaining a good business glossary or data dictionary risks convoluted meanings, confusing communications, and business failures. What should a company do? Robert S. Seiner (Bob), […]