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), […]
RWDG Slides: Building a Data Governance Roadmap
RWDG Slides: Building a Data Governance Roadmap from DATAVERSITY To view just the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar A Data Governance roadmap is typically based on the results of a best practice assessment. The assessment defines the outcomes required to achieve Data Governance best […]
RWDG Webinar: Building a Data Governance Roadmap
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar A Data Governance roadmap is typically based on the results of a best practice assessment. The assessment defines the outcomes required to achieve Data Governance best practices while the roadmap details the “actionable streams” required to formalize […]
Crafting Great Business Definitions: Common Pitfalls
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. In this second post of a four-part series about crafting great business definitions, I will identify common pitfalls in creating definitions. I will explain how to detect when a definition is data-ish, how to avoid circular definitions, and what the difference is between a definition and a […]
The Role of Data Integration During the Pandemic
Click to learn more about author Ibrahim Surani. In 2020, the world came to a standstill when COVID-19 took over. Its impact has been visible across every industry all over the world. However, one major advantage we have in managing this modern pandemic is sophisticated technology that can help us flatten the curve. By collecting […]