TDAN

MAY 31, 2022

The main goal of creating an enterprise data fabric is not new. It is the ability to deliver the right data at the right time, in the right shape, and to the right data consumer, irrespective of how and where it is stored. Data fabric is the common “net” that stitches integrated data from multiple data […].

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It begins with establishing key parameters: What is data, who can use it, how can they use it, and why? Answers will differ widely depending upon a business’ industry and growth strategy. But what […].

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In my last article I suggested that many organizations have approached Data Governance incorrectly using only centralize data governance teams and that approach is not working for many.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Ensuring data quality is an important aspect of data management and these days, DBAs are increasingly being called upon to deal with the quality of the data in their database systems more than ever before. The importance of quality data cannot be overstated.

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TDAN

JANUARY 5, 2021

In this age, data management has become a necessary routine. Organizations have started to uncover large sets of data in the form of Assets typically used for analysis and decision making. Understandably, Data Catalogs […].

Metadata 52

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Data Virtualization

AUGUST 4, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Last month, IDC announced that LeasePlan, a car-as-a-service company, was the winner of IDC’s European Data Strategy and Innovation awards, in the category of Data Management Excellence, for LeasePlan’s logical data fabric. This is a testament to the maturity of.

Data Strategy 52

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TDAN

MAY 17, 2022

There is… but one… Data Governance. Maybe you are one who believes that there is something called Master Data Governance, Information Governance, Metadata Governance, Big Data Governance, Customer [or insert domain name here] Data Governance, Data Governance 1.0 – 2.0 – 3.0, or maybe even that […].

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TDAN

MAY 2, 2023

Achieving Enterprise Data Awareness is a natural maturity progression within the governance domain. At this stage, companies rightly see Data Governance and Information Governance as a large metadata puzzle.

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AWS Big Data

JULY 28, 2023

To successfully respond to a data subject’s requests, organizations should have a clear strategy to determine how data is forgotten, flagged, anonymized, or deleted, and they should have clear guidelines in place for data audits. Note that putting a comprehensive data strategy in place is not in scope for this post.

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AWS Big Data

APRIL 19, 2023

Conclusion Data-driven organizations are transitioning to a data product way of thinking. Utilizing strategies like data mesh generates value on a large scale. We took this a step further by creating a blueprint to create smart recommendations by linking similar data products using graph technology and ML.

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Octopai

JANUARY 31, 2021

Data lineage is an essential tool that among other benefits, can transform insights, help BI teams understand the root cause of an issue, as well as help achieve and maintain compliance. Through the use of data lineage, companies can better understand their data and its journey. Agile Data. A-Team Insight. Dataversity.

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TDAN

JUNE 18, 2019

Is your organization struggling to succeed with your Data Governance program? Data Governance occurs best when done in conjunction with the business processes and not as a “bolt on”/additional activity. Many organizations have attempted to implement Data Governance and their business glossary with a very limited […].

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TDAN

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I said I thought it affected all of them pretty profoundly, but perhaps the Metadata wedge the most. Recently, I was giving a presentation and someone asked me which segment of “the DAMA wheel” did I think semantics most affected. I thought I’d spend a bit of time to reflect on the question and answer […].

Metadata 88

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TDAN

JANUARY 19, 2021

It’s been a while since I’ve written about the goals and objectives of an Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Program and how organizations achieve and sustain significant improvements in fundamental data management disciplines in their journey to Great Data. In this series of columns, we’re going to explore “What Good Looks Like.”

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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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TDAN

MAY 4, 2022

Getting to great data quality need not be a blood sport! This article aims to provide some practical insights gained from enterprise master data quality projects undertaken within the past […].

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Domino Data Lab

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Paco Nathan’s latest article covers data practices from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environment Data Management (EDM) workshop as well as updates from the AI Conference. Monica Youngman, director of data stewardship—check out her slides for the “Data Archiving at NOAA” keynote.

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Laminar Security

AUGUST 23, 2023

Businesses need a new kind of data security to keep pace: an agile, cloud-native approach that safeguards their sensitive data while supporting rapid innovation and constant motion. Together, these practices form the backbone of an organization’s overall cloud security strategy. What are the benefits of cloud data security?

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Data is the lifeblood of modern organizations, and as such, it must be carefully managed and protected. Whether it’s financial data, personal health information, or customer data, organizations that generate and manage data must implement a comprehensive data governance strategy.

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

There is … but one … Data Governance. Maybe you are one of those that believe that there is something called Master Data Governance, Information Governance, Metadata Governance, Big Data Governance, Customer [or insert domain name here] Data Governance, Data Governance 1.0 – 2.0 – 3.0, […].

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TDAN

JULY 20, 2021

I believe that my strongest articles and columns come from opportunities to work with great companies and organization. A long-time client recently told me that, for their data and […]. Of course, I cannot mention their names. But there is a strong possibility that you may have some of the same opportunities in front of you.

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TDAN

MARCH 16, 2021

The purpose of this article is to provide a model to conduct a self-assessment of your organization’s data environment when preparing to build your Data Governance program. Take the […].

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TDAN

JUNE 15, 2021

I debated over whether to title this article Data Governance as a Puzzle … or Data Governance is a Puzzle. I selected the first option and decided to use this article to provide a comparison of data governance and good puzzles; rather than […].

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TDAN

JUNE 1, 2021

I vividly remember reading this passage from Bob Seiner’s TDAN.com article “Things I Think I Think about Data Governance”, from August 1, 2015: If we were going to remove two words from the Data Governance vocabulary, I would choose the words “assign” and “owner.

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As you can probably tell from my previous columns, my thinking lately has been very focused on the issue of data curation and data governance automation. I have always been troubled by the amount of manual effort required in almost all phases of the data life cycle. In my November 2023 article, Waldo Where Are […]

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TDAN

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In a world of exponential data growth and ever-increasing silo-ization, the FAIR principles are needed more than ever. In this article, we will first summarize the FAIR principles and describe the […]. FAIR stands for: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

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TDAN

JULY 19, 2022

In reference to the prior column on enterprise data management and high level lego framework, this column reviews in detail the foundational layer of Organization Mission, Level 1. These six lego blocks […].

Strategy 52

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TDAN

MAY 31, 2022

In my September 2020 Data is Risky Business column for TDAN.com, I wrote about the strategy lessons for data that we can learn from the writings of a 16thcentury Japanese swordsman. To summarize: – We need to study different disciplines to understand how they relate to each other.

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Domino Data Lab

APRIL 3, 2019

This month’s article features updates from one of the early data conferences of the year, Strata Data Conference – which was held just last week in San Francisco. In particular, here’s my Strata SF talk “Overview of Data Governance” presented in article form. In other words, #adulting. Cynical Perspectives.

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TDAN

MAY 31, 2022

One very influential factor that can potentially undermine your data and document strategies is the natural and emotional reactions of people when things change. It is common to take great care in the selection and implementation of new technology.

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TDAN

MARCH 17, 2020

Data wellness obviously means a lot to me. This article starts with something that is “going on” with […]. David Crosby, of super group fame with Stills, Nash and Young, once said that you have to write about something that goes on in your life if you want to write something that means something to you.

Data Quality 76

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TDAN

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I last published my Data Governance Bill of “Rights” in a TDAN.com article circa 2017. I mentioned in the earlier piece that Data Governance is all about doing the “right” thing when it comes to managing your data. It’s all in the data. That seems like a long time ago.

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TDAN

AUGUST 31, 2021

Can the responsibilities for vocabulary ownership and data ownership by business stakeholders be separate? I have listened to many presentations and read many articles about data governance (or data stewardship if you prefer), but I have never come across anyone saying they can and should be. Should they be?

Data Governance 52

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In the September issue of TDAN.com, Anthony Algmin denounced Data Catalogs as a “1980’s solution to a 2020’s problem.” What is the state of data science today? As I state in my book, The Data Catalog: Sherlock Holmes Sleuthing for Data Analytics and in many articles, 80% (or more) of a data analyst’s […].

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Back in 2017, I wrote an article titled There are No Facts … Without Data. The overwhelmingly positive response to that article validated for me that most people believed my premise to be true. It is time to revisit that topic. I was very thankful to see that. In this anti-fact world (watch cable news […].

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Data Virtualization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Data catalogs also seek to be the. The post Choosing a Data Catalog: Data Map or Data Delivery App? appeared first on Data Virtualization blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information.

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TDAN

JANUARY 5, 2021

Several years ago, I wrote an article called the Data Governance Bill of “Rights.” I also speak often about my Bill of “Rights” in many of my webinars and presentations. Please notice that I put the word “rights” in quotations. By rights, I do not mean human rights, or the freedoms to claim equality based […].

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