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The Top Three Entangled Trends in Data Architectures: Data Mesh, Data Fabric, and Hybrid Architectures

Cloudera

Each of these trends claim to be complete models for their data architectures to solve the “everything everywhere all at once” problem. Data teams are confused as to whether they should get on the bandwagon of just one of these trends or pick a combination. First, we describe how data mesh and data fabric could be related.

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The Future of Data Lineage and the Role of Metadata

Alation

The challenge today is to think more broadly about what these data things could or should be. It’s important to realize that we need visibility into lineage and relationships between all data and data-related assets, including business terms, metric definitions, policies, quality rules, access controls, algorithms, etc.

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Data Management 20/20: Anatomy of a Business Glossary Definition

TDAN

Standards exist for naming conventions, abbreviations and other pertinent metadata properties. Consistent business meaning is important because distinctions between business terms are not typically well defined or documented. What are the standards for writing […].

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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets

CIO Business Intelligence

Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. It encompasses the people, processes, and technologies required to manage and protect data assets.

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5 Ways Data Modeling Is Critical to Data Governance

erwin

That’s because it’s the best way to visualize metadata , and metadata is now the heart of enterprise data management and data governance/ intelligence efforts. So here’s why data modeling is so critical to data governance. erwin Data Modeler: Where the Magic Happens.

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How A Data Catalog Enhances Data Risk Management

Alation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released nonbinding standards covering data risk management. Another agency later also published a legally binding standard to strengthen risk management for financial institutions with specific language related to data architecture and IT infrastructure.

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Erwin Data Intelligence: A Data Partner’s Perspective

erwin

While the essence of success in data governance is people and not technology, having the right tools at your fingertips is crucial. Technology is an enabler, and for data governance this is essentially having an excellent metadata management tool. Next to data governance, data architecture is really embedded in our DNA.