erwin

JANUARY 30, 2020

I’m excited to share the results of our new study with Dataversity that examines how data governance attitudes and practices continue to evolve. Defining Data Governance: What Is Data Governance? . Not surprisingly, the respondents that shaped the 2018 report ranked regulatory compliance as the No.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2023

Poor data quality is one of the top barriers faced by organizations aspiring to be more data-driven. Ill-timed business decisions and misinformed business processes, missed revenue opportunities, failed business initiatives and complex data systems can all stem from data quality issues.

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Cloudera

MARCH 3, 2022

Whether the enterprise uses dozens or hundreds of data sources for multi-function analytics, all organizations can run into data governance issues. Bad data governance practices lead to data breaches, lawsuits, and regulatory fines — and no enterprise is immune. . Everyone Fails Data Governance.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 2, 2023

However, analytics are only as good as the quality of the data, which aims to be error-free, trustworthy, and transparent. According to a Gartner report , poor data quality costs organizations an average of USD $12.9 What is data quality? Data quality is critical for data governance.

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

No wonder businesses of all sizes are switching to data-driven culture from conventional practices. According to reports, worldwide […] It enables firms to reduce expenses and acquire and retain customers, thereby gaining a competitive edge in the digital ecosystem.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Data is the new oil and organizations of all stripes are tapping this resource to fuel growth. However, data quality and consistency are one of the top barriers faced by organizations in their quest to become more data-driven. Unlock quality data with IBM. Access the full report here.

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Octopai

JULY 11, 2022

And when business users don’t complain, but you know the data isn’t good enough to make these types of calls wisely, that’s an even bigger problem. How are you, as a data quality evangelist (if you’re reading this post, that must describe you at least somewhat, right?), Tie data quality directly to business objectives.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

And a data breach poses more than just a PR risk — by violating regulations like GDPR , a data leak can impact your bottom line, too. This is where successful data governance programs can act as a savior to many organizations. This begs the question: What makes data governance successful? Where do you start?

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erwin

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

When an organization’s data governance and metadata management programs work in harmony, then everything is easier. Data governance is a complex but critical practice. Data Governance Attitudes Are Shifting. Data Governance Attitudes Are Shifting. Metadata Management Takes Time.

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Alation

MAY 24, 2022

In a sea of questionable data, how do you know what to trust? Data quality tells you the answer. It signals what data is trustworthy, reliable, and safe to use. It empowers engineers to oversee data pipelines that deliver trusted data to the wider organization. Today, as part of its 2022.2

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erwin

APRIL 15, 2020

If we reflect on the coronavirus example, we can ask: How do individual countries report their data? Are asymptomatic infections reported? In our businesses, it is vital that we work to develop a deeper understanding of the sources, methods and quality of incoming third-party data.

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Alation

APRIL 13, 2021

Much of his work focuses on democratising data and breaking down data silos to drive better business outcomes. In this blog, Chris shows how Snowflake and Alation together accelerate data culture. He shows how Texas Mutual Insurance Company has embraced data governance to build trust in data.

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Alation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Alation and Soda are excited to announce a new partnership, which will bring powerful data-quality capabilities into the data catalog. Soda’s data observability platform empowers data teams to discover and collaboratively resolve data issues quickly. Does the quality of this dataset meet user expectations?

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Octopai

JUNE 26, 2020

Why aren’t the numbers in these reports matching up? We’re dealing with data day in and day out, but if isn’t accurate then it’s all for nothing!” In a panic, he went from desk to desk asking his teammates if they had been working on the same reports that day. They deal with tens if not hundreds of reports each day….

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erwin

JULY 9, 2021

At the root of data intelligence is data governance , which helps ensure the right level of data access, availability and usage based on a defined set of data policies and principles. The Importance of Data Governance. Organizations recognize the importance of effective data governance.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 3, 2022

On creating a data hub: We began looking at the need for a new approach into data quality and data governance for the company in late 2020. Instead of having someone work over a weekend to check the data during a ‘go-live’, in the future, we can provide a report that points out a few anomalies to validate.

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Alation

JANUARY 26, 2023

These data requirements could be satisfied with a strong data governance strategy. Governance can — and should — be the responsibility of every data user, though how that’s achieved will depend on the role within the organization. How can data engineers address these challenges directly?

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BI-Survey

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Data and data management processes are everywhere in the organization so there is a growing need for a comprehensive view of business objects and data. It is therefore vital that data is subject to some form of overarching control, which should be guided by a data strategy. This is where data governance comes in.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 7, 2024

That’s according to a recent report based on a survey of CDOs by AWS in conjunction with the Chief Data Officer and Information Quality (CDOIQ) Symposium. One reason the role may be misunderstood, the report says, is because it’s relatively new. Davenport, Randy Bean, and Richard Wang. Those bridges need to be built.”

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Octopai

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Trying to manage data governance without a comprehensive data lineage solution can leave you feeling like your data keeps running away. It’s not easy to keep up with data and metadata on the move. A comprehensive data lineage tool is the secret weapon of successful data governance managers and data stewards.

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Anmut

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Data governance - who's counting? On the 29th of October 2020, the WHO reported 44,002,003 confirmed cases. Worldometer which John Hopkins base their figures on, reported 44,860,215 cases. Worldometer which John Hopkins base their figures on, reported 44,860,215 cases. The role of data governance.

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AWS Big Data

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Four-layered data lake and data warehouse architecture – The architecture comprises four layers, including the analytical layer, which houses purpose-built facts and dimension datasets that are hosted in Amazon Redshift. AWS services like AWS Lake Formation in conjunction with Atlan help govern data access and policies.

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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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CDW Research Hub

AUGUST 12, 2020

What is your organization doing to protect the value of your data? A strong data governance strategy helps ensure that your data is usable, accessible and protected, guaranteeing trust in the quality and consistency of the data. But creating a data governance program is not something you can do overnight.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 15, 2024

What is your advice to other CIOs setting up a data capability? When people start doing smart things with data, you need to create reporting standards and version control. Let’s say I pulled data a month ago and dropped it on my laptop. By the time I’m ready to report on that data, it’s no longer accurate.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 24, 2024

They also need to establish clear privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance policies. Many industries and regions have strict regulations governing data privacy and security,” Miller says. This type of environment can also be deeply rewarding for data and analytics professionals.”

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CDW Research Hub

MAY 29, 2019

Data governance helps organizations manage their information and answer questions about business performance, allowing them to better understand data, and govern it to mitigate compliance risks and empower information stakeholders. Checklist: Building an Enterprise Data Governance Program.

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O'Reilly on Data

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

We suspected that data quality was a topic brimming with interest. The responses show a surfeit of concerns around data quality and some uncertainty about how best to address those concerns. Key survey results: The C-suite is engaged with data quality. Data quality might get worse before it gets better.

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Jim Harris

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Have you ever experienced that sinking feeling, where you sense if you don’t find data quality, then data quality will find you? I hope that you enjoy reading this blog post, but most important, I hope you always remember: “Data are friends, not food.” Data Silos. You, Data-Dude, takin’ on the defects.

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Alation

APRIL 27, 2022

In fact, 90% of organizations with top-tier data cultures either met or exceeded their revenue targets over the last 12 months. This was a key finding in the quarterly Alation State of Data Culture Report , which provides an assessment of the progress enterprises have made in creating a data culture.

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BI-Survey

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Modernizing and optimizing enterprise reporting – or classical BI – has not been such a priority for many of today’s organizations, even though it constitutes the backbone of information supply for decision support. Technological innovations and their increasing proliferation are shaping enterprise reporting and BI.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 27, 2023

They’re spending a lot of time on things like data quality, data management, things that might be tactical, helping with operational aspects of IT. Organizations are still investing in data and analytics functions. The mean reported budget among respondents was $5.41

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Octopai

JUNE 24, 2019

There are a number of scenarios that necessitate data governance tools. Businesses operating within strict industry regulations, utilizing analytics software, and/or regularly consolidating data in key subject areas will find themselves looking into data governance tools to help them achieve their goals.

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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 Governance.

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Octopai

MAY 15, 2023

Data lineage helps identify redundant or inefficient data integration steps, allowing organizations to streamline their processes and reduce development, maintenance, and operational costs associated with ETL. Data quality costs: Poor data quality can result in significant costs for organizations.

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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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erwin

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

One of the key ingredients to ensure data is really embedded in an organization, and one of the key enablers to increase the strategic impact of data, is the setup of a successful data governance program. Technology is an enabler, and for data governance this is essentially having an excellent metadata management tool.

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