You want to implement data democratization, so you deployed all the new tooling and data infrastructure. You have a data catalog to manage metadata and ensure data lineage and a data marketplace to enable data discovery and self-service analytics. You’ve invested in the latest technologies to enable full self-service operation. The data management architecture you […]
The Cool Kids Corner: Data Leadership (and the Importance of TNADVTMADHGI)
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. Last month we discussed data privacy. This month we’re talking about data leadership. What do we mean by data leadership? What are our challenges […]
Gaining Leadership Support for Data Governance
Among today’s data-driven businesses, there’s no lack of support for Data Governance. But that enthusiasm doesn’t always make its way to the top of the management chain. “If you don’t have senior leadership sponsorship and understanding of your Data Governance program, your program is going to be at risk,” said Robert S. Seiner, president and […]
How Should a CDO Spend Their Time?
Unlike most C-Suite roles that have certain expectations, the chief data officer (CDO) role is still relatively new, which means it often needs to be defined by CDOs themselves. This can be both a good and bad thing: On one hand, you can carve your role and make it unique, but on the other hand, […]
Data Strategy Trends in 2023: Toward Organizational Alignment
Any organization making data decisions should have a Data Strategy, a set of choices that chart a course of action to achieve high-level goals. In 2023, many business leaders will shift toward reframing their strategy to manage their data better. Over the past few years, most companies have managed data sporadically, resulting in a disjointed […]
Data Leadership: The Key to Data Value
Data and business have become inseparable, so if your business isn’t using data effectively, you’re in trouble. Yet using it effectively can be a struggle. Not knowing how to find the right data, not trusting the available data, and not having confidence in the tools and people providing that data can lead people to conclude […]
What Is Data Leadership?
Data leadership refers to individuals implementing improved processes for coordinating and managing data within an enterprise. Although data-driven decisions are on the rise, business leaders still struggle to make accurate decisions because of issues such as data silos, poor data quality, and lack of data trust. More companies are focusing on hiring team members with extensive […]
Dear Laura: How Can I Build Traction for Data Governance in a Start-Up?
Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. In 2019, I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe that […]
Data Governance, Data Leadership or Data Architecture: What Matters Most?
Robert Seiner and Anthony Algmin faced off – in a virtual sense – at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World Conference to determine which is more important: Data Governance, Data Leadership, or Data Architecture. Initially planning to play the theme from “Rocky” as they emerged from backstage wearing capes, these two heavy hitters instead battled it […]
5 Common Data Governance Challenges (and How to Overcome Them)
It’s common for enterprises to run into challenges such as lack of data visibility, problems with data security, and low Data Quality. But despite the dangers of poor data ethics and management, many enterprises are failing to take the steps they need to overcome Data Governance challenges. Let’s break down some of today’s biggest Data Governance challenges […]