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Why Data Governance Is Crucial for All Enterprise-Level Businesses

Cloudera

The medical insurance company wasn’t hacked, but its customers’ data was compromised through a third-party vendor’s employee. Even the COVID-19 pandemic and the acceleration to digital transformation — when data and data insights became two of the main business drivers — haven’t improved the situation.

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The year of the data catalog

Alation

At Alation, 2018 was a banner year with incredible adoption, including new customers like American Family Insurance, BMW, Daimler, Munich Re , and Pepsico. Today, metadata management has become a critical business driver as data leaders seek to govern and maximize the value from the influx of data at their disposal.