This is the third and final blog post in my “Charting a Course Through the Data Mapping Maze.” If you’ve been following the previous posts, thanks for joining me on this journey. Part one defined data mapping and outlined key components and why it’s essential. Part two explored how data mapping works, the common techniques used, […]
Putting Data Mapping to Work
In my previous blog post, I defined data mapping and its importance. Here, I explore how it works, the most popular techniques, and the common challenges that crop up and that teams must overcome to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the mapped data. Data mapping establishes relationships and connections between data elements so we can […]
Charting a Course Through the Data Mapping Maze in Three Parts
Companies are dealing with more data sources than ever – sales figures, customer profiles, inventory updates, you name it. Data professionals say, on average, data volumes are growing by 63% per month in their organizations. Data teams are struggling to ensure all that data hangs together across systems and is accurate and consistent. Bad data is bad […]
Cyber Recovery Strategy: Critical in the Fight Against Cyber Criminals
Click to learn more about author Mike Phelan. For hackers, attacking a faceless enterprise seems like a victimless crime: hold the company’s data for a lucrative ransom payout. For companies, it is more than just the payout. It is lost revenue, reputation, and employee and customer trust – and can result in a total collapse […]
Becoming a Prized Data Warehouse and Data Integration Tester
Click to learn more about author Wayne Yaddow. Data warehouse (DW) testers with data integration QA skills are in demand. Data warehouse disciplines and architectures are well established and often discussed in the press, books, and conferences. They have become a standard necessity for most modern organizations. Each business often uses one or more data […]
From Steam to SaaS: Now DMaaS
Click to learn more about author Dean Gonsowski. We’re in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This revolution, also referred to as 4IR or Industry 4.0, is changing how we live, work, and relate to each other. According to Bernard Marr, a strategic technology advisor, this revolution “represents the combination of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things, […]
Productizing IT Services for Data Management Projects
Click to learn more about author Digvijay Lamba. Many organizations overcome a lack of data engineers by outsourcing their Data Management needs to IT service providers. Startups, small and mid-sized businesses, and even larger organizations are rich in domain expertise but inexperienced in preparing data for insights, which is why they hire outsiders to perform […]
Incorta 4.6 Platform Release Makes Cloud Data Lakes Analytics-ready
According to a recent press release, “Incorta, the industry’s only Unified Data Analytics Platform powered by Direct Data Mapping, today announced the latest version of its platform, Incorta 4.6. With this release, Incorta introduces new features, capabilities, and performance enhancements that double down on its commitment to bringing data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts […]
erwin Releases New Version of Automated Enterprise Data Mapping Solution
According to a new press release, “erwin, Inc., the data governance company, today announced the release of erwin Mapping Manager (MM) 9.0. It is the first version of the automated, metadata-driven enterprise data mapping solution released by erwin as part of its EDGE platform, following the company’s acquisition last August of AnalytiX DS, the software’s […]
erwin Acquires Metadata Management and Data Governance Provider AnalytiX DS
A recent press release states, “erwin, Inc., the data governance company, today announced its acquisition of metadata management and data governance provider AnalytiX DS (ADS), enhancing the company’s EDGE Data Governance Platform with the broadest set of metadata connectors and automated code generation, data mapping and cataloging tools. This strategic move makes erwin one of […]