In September, I had the privilege of co-hosting a new special interest group (SIG), Women in Data Management and Governance, alongside DATAVERSITY’s Shannon Kempe, at a pre-conference Enterprise Data World (EDW) event. I’m so honored to be part of building this community and to better serve a critical and growing constituency in our industry. Supporting the growth of […]
Data Governors, First Govern Yourselves
Data Governance, as currently practiced, is failing. There have been some successes, but by and large, even these efforts have fallen short. Worse, many of those tasked with contributing to Data Governance find the effort painful. We have enormous sympathy for data governors. (We use the term “data governors” – DGs – as the most […]
Transforming Data Management with AI-Driven Data Catalogs
In today’s data-driven world, where every byte of information holds untapped potential, effective Data Management has become a central component of successful businesses. The ability to collect and analyze data to gain valuable insights is the basis of informed decision-making, innovation, and competitive advantage. According to recent research by Accenture, only 25% of organizations are […]
Metadata Management Best Practices
Using metadata management best practices helps to maximize the value of the data stored by an organization. Finding the right data after it has been placed in storage can be difficult if the storage system has no organization. Metadata is used to organize the data so it can be found easily. Metadata is essentially a […]
Elements of a Modern Data Warehouse
Businesses are generating vast amounts of information every second. Traditional data warehouses, which were once considered the gold standard for handling and analyzing large datasets, are struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of data growth and evolving analytics requirements. This has given rise to the concept of modern data warehouse, which provides a […]
The Cool Kids Corner: Data Quality Is Not a Fish You Can Catch
Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. (Read last month’s column here.) This month we’re talking about Data Quality (DQ). Data Quality, the phrase “garbage in, garbage out,” dirty data, data […]
Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) 2024 East
DATE: December 9-13, 2024 LOCATION: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. ABOUT THE EVENT: The DGIQ Conference is the world’s most comprehensive event dedicated entirely to Data Governance and Information Quality. Whether you are a newcomer or an experienced data professional, this conference offers informative sessions and tutorials for all levels of experience. As an attendee […]
Critical Data Elements Explained
The process of identifying critical data elements (CDEs) is a fairly new best practice in Data Governance programs. Software does not yet support the identification process. CDEs may be described as the specific data needed for doing business (requiring high-quality data) or the specific data that is extremely sensitive (requiring good security). These particular data […]
Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) 2024 West
DATE: June 3-7, 2024 LOCATION: Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa, San Diego, CA ABOUT THE EVENT: The DGIQ Conference is the world’s most comprehensive event dedicated entirely to Data Governance and Information Quality. Whether you are a newcomer or an experienced data professional, this conference offers informative sessions and tutorials for all levels of experience. […]
Why Is Data Quality Still So Hard to Achieve?
We exist in a diversified era of data tools up and down the stack – from storage to algorithm testing to stunning business insights. In fact, it’s been more than three decades of innovation in this market, resulting in the development of thousands of data tools and a global data preparation tools market size that’s set […]