Alation

MAY 24, 2022

generally available on May 24, Alation introduces the Open Data Quality Initiative for the modern data stack, giving customers the freedom to choose the data quality vendor that’s best for them with the added confidence that those tools will integrate seamlessly with Alation’s Data Catalog and Data Governance application.

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Alation

MAY 31, 2023

The Data Governance & Information Quality Conference (DGIQ) is happening soon — and we’ll be onsite in San Diego from June 5-9. If you’re not familiar with DGIQ, it’s the world’s most comprehensive event dedicated to, you guessed it, data governance and information quality. The best part?

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erwin

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Prashant Parikh, erwin’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, talks about erwin’s vision to automate every aspect of the data governance journey to increase speed to insights. Although AI and ML are massive fields with tremendous value, erwin’s approach to data governance automation is much broader.

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Octopai

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Modern data processing depends on metadata management to power enhanced business intelligence. Metadata is of course the information about the data, and the process of managing it is mysterious to those not trained in advanced BI. In this article, you will learn: What does metadata management do?

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Alation

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Yet high-volume collection makes keeping that foundation sound a challenge, as the amount of data collected by businesses is greater than ever before. An effective data governance strategy is critical for unlocking the full benefits of this information. Data governance requires a system.

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Octopai

APRIL 19, 2021

Aptly named, metadata management is the process in which BI and Analytics teams manage metadata, which is the data that describes other data. In other words, data is the context and metadata is the content. Without metadata, BI teams are unable to understand the data’s full story.

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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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erwin

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Metadata is an important part of data governance, and as a result, most nascent data governance programs are rife with project plans for assessing and documenting metadata. But are these rampant and often uncontrolled projects to collect metadata properly motivated? What Is Metadata?

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Alation

JANUARY 26, 2023

Many users struggle to access the information they need or understand its full context once that access is unlocked. What’s worse, just 3% of the data in a business enterprise meets quality standards. There’s also no denying that data management is becoming more important, especially to the public.

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Octopai

OCTOBER 28, 2020

As you may have experienced, one of the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is that on-premises metadata management may no longer be a feasible way to connect BI teams. Without this essential link, information may be lost, misplaced, or deleted altogether. On-Prem Metadata Management Slows Down BI Teams.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Developer, Professional Certification Mastering Data Management and Technology SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Master Data Governance The Art of Service Master Data Management Certification The Art of Service Master Data Management Complete Certification Kit validates the candidate’s knowledge of specific methods, models, and tools in MDM.

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Octopai

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If the data catalog in question does not have built-in support or ingestion of data assets for one or more of the tools in your BI stack, but you can still rig up a connection with external integration technology and a bunch of cable ties, that could work too, although it’s less than ideal. it’s usually not worth the effort.

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Octopai

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Like any good puzzle, metadata management comes with a lot of complex variables. That’s why you need to use data dictionary tools, which can help organize your metadata into an archive that can be navigated with ease and from which you can derive good information to power informed decision-making. Download Now.

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O'Reilly on Data

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

They don’t have the resources they need to clean up data quality problems. The building blocks of data governance are often lacking within organizations. These include the basics, such as metadata creation and management, data provenance, data lineage, and other essentials. And that’s just the beginning.

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erwin

JUNE 26, 2020

It’s no surprise that most organizations’ data is often fragmented and siloed across numerous sources (e.g., legacy systems, data warehouses, flat files stored on individual desktops and laptops, and modern, cloud-based repositories.). This also diminishes the value of data as an asset. Technical Metadata.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In the previous blog , we discussed how Alation provides a platform for data scientists and analysts to complete projects and analysis at speed. In this blog we will discuss how Alation helps minimize risk with active data governance. So why are organizations not able to scale governance? Meet Governance Requirements.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

SAP announced today a host of new AI copilot and AI governance features for SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). The company is expanding its partnership with Collibra to integrate Collibra’s AI Governance platform with SAP data assets to facilitate data governance for non-SAP data assets in customer environments. “We

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Every day, organizations of every description are deluged with data from a variety of sources, and attempting to make sense of it all can be overwhelming. So a strong business intelligence (BI) strategy can help organize the flow and ensure business users have access to actionable business insights. “By

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TDAN

APRIL 30, 2019

Roles and responsibilities are the backbone of a successful information or data governance program. To communicate effectively […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 10, 2023

Private instances will be leveraged shortly where the model for answering prompted questions will arise solely from internal data selected – as such, it’s important that companies determine where public use cases will be appropriate (e.g., non-sensitive information) versus what mandates the need for private instances (e.g.,

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Alation

MAY 12, 2023

So when leading software review site TrustRadius announced that we had won their “Top Rated” awards in Data Catalog , Data Collaboration, Data Governance , and Metadata Management we were thrilled, but not surprised, since usability has been core to Alation’s product DNA since day 1. What does “Top Rated” mean?

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erwin

MAY 27, 2020

What, then, should users look for in a data modeling product to support their governance/intelligence requirements in the data-driven enterprise? Nine Steps to Data Modeling. Provide metadata and schema visualization regardless of where data is stored.

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AWS Big Data

APRIL 28, 2023

The first post of this series describes the overall architecture and how Novo Nordisk built a decentralized data mesh architecture, including Amazon Athena as the data query engine. The third post will show how end-users can consume data from their tool of choice, without compromising data governance.

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Jen Stirrup

MARCH 29, 2023

It is easier to list the symptoms of a problematic data foundation as they are often pretty clear to business users. To summarise, a problematic data foundation misdirects people to make suboptimal business decisions due to incorrect data and information. Data on its own is not always interesting.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 17, 2023

Essential components of a data lakehouse architecture and what makes an open data lakehouse. At the core of a data lakehouse architecture includes the storage, metadata service and the query engine, and typically a data governance component made up of a policy engine and a data dictionary.

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erwin

APRIL 29, 2020

These tools range from enterprise service bus (ESB) products, data integration tools; extract, transform and load (ETL) tools, procedural code, application program interfaces (API)s, file transfer protocol (FTP) processes, and even business intelligence (BI) reports that further aggregate and transform data. Data Quality.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Application data architect: The application data architect designs and implements data models for specific software applications. Information/data governance architect: These individuals establish and enforce data governance policies and procedures.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2022

So, instead of wandering the aisles in hopes you’ll stumble across the book, you can walk straight to it and get the information you want much faster. An enterprise data catalog does all that a library inventory system does – namely streamlining data discovery and access across data sources – and a lot more.

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Octopai

JANUARY 19, 2020

It will not surprise you to learn all 11 of the bank-relevant principles are related to data in some form or fashion. Here’s a sampling: – Principle 1 covers data governance, including “a firm’s policies on data confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as well as risk-management policies.”.

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Alation

MAY 12, 2023

So when leading software review site TrustRadius announced that we had won their “Top Rated” awards in Data Catalog , Data Collaboration, Data Governance , and Metadata Management we were thrilled, but not surprised, since usability has been core to Alation’s product DNA since day 1. What does “Top Rated” mean?

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

We are excited to share that Gartner recently named IBM a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Solutions. IBM recently expanded its data quality capabilities with the acquisition of Databand.ai and its leading data observability offerings. Data Governance. Access the full report here.

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datapine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

However, with all good things comes many challenges and businesses often struggle with managing their information in the correct way. Oftentimes, the data being collected and used is incomplete or damaged, leading to many other issues that can considerably harm the company. Enters data quality management.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Among the tasks necessary for internal and external compliance is the ability to report on the metadata of an AI model. Metadata includes details specific to an AI model such as: The AI model’s creation (when it was created, who created it, etc.) But the implementation of AI is only one piece of the puzzle.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Business Application Research Center (BARC) is a European analyst firm headquartered in Germany. The firm focuses on business software that supports business intelligence, analytics, data management, and other key data areas. Get the new IDC Marketscape for Data Catalogs to learn more.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 10, 2023

A well-designed data architecture should support business intelligence and analysis, automation, and AI—all of which can help organizations to quickly seize market opportunities, build customer value, drive major efficiencies, and respond to risks such as supply chain disruptions.

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Alation

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Keeping your data lake clean, organized, governed, and understandable is how to prevent it from becoming a data swamp. Benefits of a Data Lake. Data lakes empower business users to find relevant information faster, regardless of sources or locations. A frequent and periodic data cleansing strategy is.

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Octopai

JANUARY 12, 2020

From Data Analysts, BI Architects, Developers, and Data Governance Leaders to IT and BI Managers. If you’re in the Business Intelligence world, there is a chance that you and I had a brief chat about metadata. Here’s what I found: Data always tells the truth, even when it lies.

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