“If you pay attention to how many times you hear conference speakers use the word ‘culture,’ you’re going to be surprised,” remarked Mary Levins, founder of Sierra Creek Consulting, during her DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World Conference presentation titled The Culture-Centric Approach to Data Governance. She co-presented with Cassie Elder, the owner of DataCraft Partners. They […]
On the Business Value of a Conceptual Data Policy Definition
Click to learn more about author Daniele Gianni. Concerns on the collection, use, and dissemination of data are central to many enterprises that directly deal with customer data to provide information services. These concerns originated from an increasing awareness of the value of privacy as well as recent government regulations, not only aiming to protect […]
Metadata Repository Essential Use Cases
“Even though we’re working with very sophisticated Data Science resources, we still hear over and over, ‘I don’t even know what data is available,’” said Susan Swanson, the Senior Manager of Data Modeling and Architecture at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), an organization that offers regional health care coverage and services. Speaking at the DATAVERSITY® […]
Immuta Delivers a Breakthrough in Automated Data Governance: Compliant Data Collaboration
According to a new press release, “Immuta today announced an industry first: No-code, automated governance features that enable business analysts and data scientists to securely share and collaborate with data, dashboards, and scripts without fear of violating data policy and industry regulations. The Immuta platform ensures compliance with all major data regulations – including the […]
Governing Data Changes and How it Differs from IT Governance
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. Organizations implement a change to create value and benefits for stakeholders or shareholders. Often, value creation is nothing but enjoying the benefits at an ideal resource cost while optimizing risk. A simple retail banking operation, for instance, cannot generate extended value from its assets, in-case it is not […]
Data Literacy and the Colin Powell Rule: From Frontline Field Support to Back Office Operations
Click to learn more about author Paul Barth. Colin Powell famously said that leaders should make critical decisions based on a defined zone of uncertainty. Acting with less than 40% of the data needed is reckless; waiting for more than 70% of the data may be fatal. Balancing time and certainty is a challenge for […]
The Future of Data Governance: Balancing Data Governance and Data Management
“How do you create a competitive advantage for business partners by delivering fast access to high quality data, instilling confidence and supporting data driven decision making?” asked Ursula Cottone, Chief Data Officer (CDO) of Citizens Bank. As the keynote speaker at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data Governance Online Conference (EDGO), she tackled this question in her […]
The Next Wave of Data Regulations: How Businesses Can Navigate the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
Click to learn more about author Daniel Wu. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020, and much like the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) scramble earlier this year, organizations have a lot to do in preparation – or risk paying the price. For each […]
Data Governance and Your Customers: Five Pitfalls to Avoid
Click to learn more about author Mark Hensley. Organizations increasingly understand the importance of Data Governance, or the method of control that ensures data entered into a system meets a precise standard. In fact, the topic has been addressed extensively here at DATAVERSITY®, with articles on how to get buy-in from executives and set up […]
Data Ownership: Overcoming Challenges and Moving Forward
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. This is the second part of a two-part series on Data Ownership. The first part was – Data Ownership: Leadership, Challenges, and Data Governance Data Owners Work Only Part Time Data owners can be anyone from a manager running operations, a system owner, a project manager or a […]