It is once again time to look back and evaluate the struggles and successes of the previous year and then build those lessons into the year to come. Part of how we do that here at DATAVERSITY is to look at the content consumed by the community over the year and evaluate what was hot […]
Building Data Definition Consensus
Data definitions are about a business creating a common vocabulary in a common language. They’re about how the organization thinks about itself. Take product data: The business needs to know what products it sells, how they can be categorized, what needs to be understood about that, who has financial responsibility for them, and why it […]
Why You Need to Consider Microservices Architecture Now
Click to learn more about author Ariff Kassam. Many companies are considering migrating their legacy applications to cloud-computing models and implementing microservices as part of that migration. These organizations are looking to take advantage of many of the benefits microservices offer, such as lower IT infrastructure costs, and the ability to deliver application changes faster […]
Cloud Usage is Rising: How to Maximize Cloud Benefits and Data Protection Together
Click to learn more about author Trevor Bidle. While “cloud” has been a top buzzword in tech for many years in a row now, it seems to be warranted. The benefits and possibilities of the cloud appear to be endless, and many major tech leaders gladly sing its praises. The late Steve Jobs spoke highly […]
Put Your Data To Work with DAMA Phil
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, Chief Data Officers, Data Quality, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in […]
Metadata Management Drives the Future of Data Management
Metadata Management makes a huge difference in finding critical data and helps enterprises not get lost within millions (or billions) of records. Metadata provides context about data, describing the information inside a data set, like a candy wrapper detailing the ingredients of the sweet stuff it encloses. This kind of data about data drives a […]
The Tortoise or the Hare: Keeping Pace with New System Implementation
Click to learn more about author David Binny. Talk of the imminent move to SAP’s S/4HANA is nothing new. The clock is ticking and by 2025, they will stop supporting the current SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) solutions. Companies can expect to see real-time data access that will help significantly cut reaction time to market and business changes, […]
Infogix Identifies Six Data Management Trends to Keep Your Eye on for 2020
A new press release states, “Infogix, a leading provider of data management tools, today revealed its fourth annual list of trending challenges and opportunities in data management. ‘Twenty years ago, as Y2K loomed and people vacillated between anxiety and hysteria, there was angst that the markets would crash because of poor data,’ said Emily Washington. […]
Responding to Innovations and Trends in Data Governance
Kevin Shannon, Global Head of Enterprise Data Governance at Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), shared his views on how to respond to current and future developments in Data Governance at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data Governance Online event, during his presentation titled Trends in Data Governance. The Interconnection of Value & Reality In the next few years, […]
Forget the Turtles and Hares: How to Manage a Successful Digital Transformation Project
Click to learn more about author Leon Adato. Technical projects fail – but they don’t fail because of technology. They fail because of planning. The numbers vary on how many transformation efforts fail, but most experts agree it’s high. One estimate says it reaches 84%. Billions have gone up in smoke, despite all the flowcharts and […]