TDAN

JULY 2, 2019

The third and final part of the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework details the breakdown of components by level, providing considerations for what must be included at the intersections. The squares are completed with nouns and verbs that provide direction for meaningful discussions about how the program will be set up and operate.

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Octopai

APRIL 19, 2021

Without organized metadata management, the validity of a company’s data is compromised and they won’t achieve adequate compliance, data governance, or generate correct insights. Strong metadata management enhances business intelligence which leads to more informed strategy and better performance.

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TDAN

JUNE 4, 2019

The following paper is the first of a three-part series that describes the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework. Seiner of KIK Consulting & Educational Services (KIKconsulting.com) and The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com). The framework was developed and is implemented by Robert S.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past few months, my team in Castlebridge and I have been working with clients delivering training to business and IT teams on data management skills like data governance, data quality management, data modelling, and metadata management.

Metadata 52

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Octopai

JANUARY 31, 2021

The content on A-Team Insight covers financial markets and the way in which technology and data management play a part. This site offers expert knowledge and articles geared towards decision-makers in investment management firms and investment banks. Techcopedia follows the latest trends in data and provides comprehensive tutorials.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Many technology investments are merely transitionary, taking something done today and upgrading it to a better capability without necessarily transforming the business or operating model. Second, CIOs must identify the gaps between the hype of what business leaders expect from IT departments and the realities.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In part one of “Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success,” I discussed the steps required to implement a successful data governance environment, what data to gather to populate the environment, and how to gather the data.

Metadata 52

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Peter James Thomas

AUGUST 4, 2020

As usual, the new definitions range across the data arena: from Data Science and Machine Learning; to Information and Reporting; to Data Governance and Controls. Conformed Data (Conformed Dimension). Data Capability. Data Capability Framework (Data Capability Model). Data Driven.

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TDAN

JULY 16, 2019

Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply put structure around how your organization governs your data without throwing a lot of money and resources at the problem? It’s all in the data. This column describes how you can effectively communicate to management that governance already exists (to some extent), […].

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FineReport

MAY 31, 2023

In this article, we will explore the concept of a financial dashboard, highlight its numerous benefits, and provide various kinds of financial dashboard examples for you to employ and explore. Ensuring seamless data integration and accuracy across these sources can be complex and time-consuming. What is A Financial Dashboard?

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TDAN

APRIL 16, 2019

The secret lies with Data Governance. The Chief Data Officer (or whoever the Data Czar is at your organization) needs to get past, and I mean way past, the “Why is Data Governance important?” or “Why do we need Data Governance?” Rather, the […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2023

Harness data for ESG transparency As a recent Deloitte Insights article points out: “Investors, regulators, customers, and supply chain partners are demanding greater transparency into climate and sustainability reporting and results. So, too, are business leaders.

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TDAN

JANUARY 17, 2024

Eric Siegel’s “The AI Playbook” serves as a crucial guide, offering important insights for data professionals and their internal customers on effectively leveraging AI within business operations.

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TDAN

APRIL 2, 2019

Enterprises today are focused on ensuring robust data governance, and are exploring different tools and approaches to support their efforts. Some organizations know exactly what they need, while others can be overwhelmed or confused by all the different solutions out there that claim to support data governance.

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The currency of a data governance initiative is the data that will be involved in developing the appropriate operating framework for your organization. The point of implementing data governance is to enable an enterprise to readily access and use the information that makes their business run in a coherent and collective manner.

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TDAN

MAY 14, 2019

To own data or not to own data, that is the question. This question comes up often when I am speaking with clients or groups of people during my Data Governance webinars and conference presentations.

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Smarten

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Every enterprise is talking about Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics. Every enterprise has considered the benefits of implementing self-serve analytics across the organization and involving business users in the process. Data Governance and Self-Serve Analytics Go Hand in Hand.

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It involves the gathering, classifying, and analyzing of large volumes of data. Given its very nature, it’s the perfect field for data analytics, which can speed processes up and assess the quality and reliability of data. Due […]

Data Analytics 52

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Trust is defined as the assured reliance or belief on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something (Webster’s Dictionary). It’s a term we use often to describe how we feel about the people, the institutions, and the things around us. But I would argue that the term “trust” was used differently […]

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Domino Data Lab

JULY 22, 2019

data science’s emergence as an interdisciplinary field – from industry, not academia. why data governance, in the context of machine learning is no longer a “dry topic” and how the WSJ’s “global reckoning on data governance” is potentially connected to “premiums on leveraging data science teams for novel business cases”.

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TDAN

JUNE 21, 2022

Twenty-five years ago today, I published the first issue of The Data Administration Newsletter. It only took a few months to recognize that there was an audience for an “online” publication focused on data administration. […].

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TDAN

DECEMBER 31, 2019

After decades of hope, hype, over-promising, and disappointment, technology that businesspeople can use is finally becoming available, albeit with some level of data literacy. It seems that Self-Service BI is finally taking off. But before we cheer for this success a little caution is in order.

Technology 96

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Once upon a time (the way every good fairy tale begins), a book or a paper by a Ted Codd or Bill Inmon would set in motion a sea change that swept us all in a new direction. We no longer live in that world. We now live in a world in which everyone talks, […]

Data Quality 52

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Having been involved in several large-scale data migration projects, my company has come across some common re-occurring themes that have the potential to derail not only the data migration itself, but the entire parent program.

Data Quality 64

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TDAN

MARCH 3, 2020

This is surely the case with the “new” products that call themselves data catalogs. But before talking about the rise of the data catalog, I will take […]. If you have been around the IT industry for as long as I have, you have seen technologies and ideas come and go—and sometimes even come back again.

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TDAN

APRIL 14, 2020

To paraphrase a classic movie, Network, “I am as mad as hell and I am not going to take this anymore!” I am wondering if you are too. The news seems to be discouraging, or at least that’s what the cable news programs want you to believe. And when it comes down to it, there […].

IT 71

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TDAN

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In my last column for TDAN.com, I wrote about the strategy lessons for data that we can learn from the writings of a 16th century Japanese swordsman. To summarize: – We need to study different disciplines in order to understand how they relate to each other. Expertise in all is not required, but basic competence […].

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TDAN

JANUARY 14, 2020

The stories you hear on the news often mention how this person or that person was battling their demons. Alcoholism, drug addiction, compulsive behaviors like gambling … Demons take many forms. Demons almost never result in good things happening. The word “demon” does not describe something that inspires you to do something good – and […].

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TDAN

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Become a “Data-First” Company The organizations that invest in data first and foremost are changing the business landscape. Apple had famously reached a trillion dollar valuation on August 2, 2018, and analysts predicted that Amazon wasn’t far behind.

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TDAN

AUGUST 20, 2019

Everyone talks about collecting, storing, and analyzing data but how do you make use of this data if you cannot understand it? The primary problem is the meaning of data within a certain context where it is used. Suppose you need to make some business decisions based on the number of […].

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TDAN

MARCH 17, 2020

In this column I want to talk about data literacy, and not because it is the “buzzword de jour.” We’ve seen this before with data […]. By “buzzword de jour” I mean “bandwagon people are hopping on as the latest fad without necessarily actually understanding the thing they are talking about.” You know what I mean.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 17, 2019

If you do a general internet search for data catalogs, all sorts of possibilities emerge. If you look closely, and ask a lot of questions, you will find that some of these products are not actually fully functional data catalogs at all. Some software products start out life-solving a specific use case related to data, […].

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TDAN

OCTOBER 15, 2019

I recently read a blog that mocked my statement that “everybody is a data steward” and explicitly negated the fact that “everyone who uses data should be a data steward.” Everyone who uses data IS a data steward if they are held formally accountable for […]. I have to tell that blogger that they are wrong.

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The DAMA-International Board of Directors (BoD) would like to communicate the current status of a few activities of interest to our membership and beyond. First, we would like to remind everyone that the EDW2020 conference is now accepting registrations.

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Alation

MARCH 21, 2023

What are common data challenges for the travel industry? Some companies struggle to optimize their data’s value and leverage analytics effectively. When companies lack a data governance strategy , they may struggle to identify all consumer data or flag personal data as subject to compliance audits.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This article was co-authored by Katherine Kennedy , an Associate at Metis Strategy. He also has a mandate to engage business leaders to collect requirements for any initiative the council pursues, which he then translates into technical specifications and tracks from start to finish. Corporate strategies hinge on it.

Metrics 105

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datapine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

1) What Is A Business Intelligence Strategy? 4) How To Create A Business Intelligence Strategy. Odds are you know your business needs business intelligence (BI). Over the past 5 years, big data and BI became more than just data science buzzwords. Table of Contents.

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