Alation

MARCH 14, 2023

Data gathering and use pervades almost every business function these days — and it’s widely acknowledged that businesses with a clear strategy around data are best placed to succeed in competitive, challenging markets such as defence. What is a data strategy? Why is a data strategy important?

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 23, 2023

Having joined its executive team 18 months ago, CDIO Jennifer Hartsock oversees its global technology portfolio, and digital and data strategies, so she has to keep track of a lot of moving parts, both large and small, to help achieve the company’s big corporate strategy about being ‘better together.’ “It

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Andrew White

APRIL 19, 2022

I read with great interest a report from Grant Thornton and the Data Foundation that is ‘state of the union’ for the US Federal Data Strategy. Here it is: On the maturation of data governance in U.S. There is additional insight in this article: Federal CDOs Seek More Guidance on Government’s Data Strategy.

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Data Science 101

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I am putting together some of my own resources on Data Strategy. What is a Data Strategy? Building the AI-Powered Organization – while not specific to data strategy, it fits the topic. Keep watching the blog for more information around my thoughts on Data Strategy.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 30, 2022

The rise of data strategy. There’s a renewed interest in reflecting on what can and should be done with data, how to accomplish those goals and how to check for data strategy alignment with business objectives. The evolution of a multi-everything landscape, and what that means for data strategy.

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Alation

MARCH 1, 2023

To learn the answer, we sat down with Karla Kirton , Data Architect at Blockdaemon, a blockchain company, to discuss data strategy , decentralization, and how implementing Alation has supported them. What is your data strategy and how did you begin to implement it? Where does data mesh fit into your plans?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 20, 2022

It shows how we will use the power of data to bring benefits to all parts of health and social care.”. Greater control over patient data, and pioneering research with TREs. The strategy also introduced so-called trusted research environments (TRE). Developing the right technical infrastructure. “We

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AWS Big Data

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Data is your generative AI differentiator, and a successful generative AI implementation depends on a robust data strategy incorporating a comprehensive data governance approach. Data governance is a critical building block across all these approaches, and we see two emerging areas of focus.

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Data Science 101

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Building a data strategy is a great idea. It helps to avoid many of the Challenges of a Data Science Projects. General Questions Before Starting a Data Strategy. Do you have a process for solving problems involving data? What specific questions do you want answered with data? What data do you collect?

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Alation

MARCH 29, 2023

This means I have a lot more empathy for what they’re doing and can also share the strategies I’ve used in the past. Why is it important for public entities to modernize their data management strategies? And that department is supposed to make real-time type policies based on that new data. They can trust us.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In our last blog , we delved into the seven most prevalent data challenges that can be addressed with effective data governance. Today we will share our approach to developing a data governance program to drive data transformation and fuel a data-driven culture.

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Data Virtualization

DECEMBER 9, 2021

But do you wonder what the future of data strategy looks like? Data exploration and analysis can bring enormous value to a business. The post The Future of Data Strategy appeared first on Data Virtualization blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information.

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, if there is no strategy underlining how and why we collect data and who can access it, the value is lost. Ultimately, data governance is central to […] In the publishing industry, there are a lot of things we can measure. Not only that, but we can put our business at serious risk of non-compliance.

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Cloudera

MARCH 25, 2021

Now, the purpose and approved use of that data will be under greater scrutiny at a time when the potential use of that data is in high demand. It won’t matter if you can collect social media data or geo location data, images, etc. if you cannot properly secure that data. appeared first on Cloudera Blog.

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DataCamp

JUNE 11, 2021

In a recent webinar, we discussed how data governance is a key component of an organization’s data strategy and enables it to harness the full value of data. For a data governance plan to succeed, it is important that the right tools and technology are employed.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2024

In this way, data may just be the ultimate disruptor – a fact that the insurance industry knows all too well. As data volumes continue to increase alongside a correlating number of business requests, modern insurance data leaders face a nuanced set of challenges. Enter data mesh.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2023

The first published data governance framework was the work of Gwen Thomas, who founded the Data Governance Institute (DGI) and put her opus online in 2003. They already had a technical plan in place, and I helped them find the right size and structure of an accompanying data governance program.

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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

MAY 2, 2023

In my discussions with CIOs over the last several years, they have repeatedly told me that they strongly dislike traditional data governance. And asked at times, could they just be data custodians.

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TDAN

MAY 16, 2023

Non-Invasive Data Governance (NIDG), like the popular Netflix series Stranger Things, offers a mysterious and complex reality for organizations to navigate. I am often asked how it is possible to navigate these realities and implement NIDG in the real world. Just as the characters […]

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TDAN

AUGUST 20, 2019

The goal of data governance is to ensure the quality, availability, integrity, security, and usability within an organization. Many traditional approaches to data governance seem to struggle in practice; I suspect it is partly because of the cultural impedance mismatch, but also partly because […].

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TDAN

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In my tenure as a project manager in the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing, one element has persistently resonated as a cornerstone of success: data. However, it’s not merely the presence of data that matters, but its sanctity and reliability. Herein emerges the unsung heroes of our data-driven narratives: data stewards.

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TDAN

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s widely accepted that limited time and resources force organizations to make trade-offs between offense and defense when implementing their data strategy. The Data Management Body of Knowledge defines data strategy as “a set of choices and decisions that together, […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 7, 2024

Now, CDOs find themselves under additional pressure to make sure organizational data is accurate and complete, as companies launch AI projects hungry for clean and easy-to-access data. Those dreaded silos Part of the CDO’s job is to break down silos and change the practice of data hoarding in individual company units, Berkowitz says.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It has been eight years plus since the first edition of my book, Non-Invasive Data Governance: The Path of Least Resistance and Greatest Success, was published by long-time TDAN.com contributor, Steve Hoberman, and his publishing company Technics Publications. That seems like a long time ago.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Without an AI strategy, organizations risk missing out on the benefits AI can offer. An AI strategy helps organizations address the complex challenges associated with AI implementation and define its objectives. What is an AI strategy? A successful AI strategy should act as a roadmap for this plan.

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TDAN

APRIL 20, 2021

When it comes to executing a data governance strategy, there is no standard approach. Of course, there are common methods and tools, but it’s up to each company to decide how best to implement data governance initiatives to achieve the optimum business value, and who is best placed to take the lead.

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Timo Elliott

JANUARY 6, 2022

Like the proverbial man looking for his keys under the streetlight , when it comes to enterprise data, if you only look at where the light is already shining, you can end up missing a lot. Remember that dark data is the data you have but don’t understand. So how do you find your dark data? Data analysis and exploration.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 25, 2023

In our last blog , we introduced Data Governance: what it is and why it is so important. In this blog, we will explore the challenges that organizations face as they start their governance journey. Organizations have long struggled with data management and understanding data in a complex and ever-growing data landscape.

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Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Adding another position may not be terribly appealing, but there is one C-suite role every company should consider—chief data and analytics officer (CDO or CDAO). Data is the lifeblood of modern business, the fuel that powers digital transformation, and every company should have a data strategy.

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TDAN

JULY 19, 2022

Domain-specific data governance has been of focus lately in various industries. What is Data Governance? If you ask twenty people in a room what data governance is, you might get twenty different answers. In this article, I simplify what it means and how it is done.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 5, 2024

Until then, the IT part of Radisson was considered a cost center, but thanks to that plan, it became a central pillar of the group’s strategy. We were clear that IT — both from the point of view of applications and infrastructure — security, and data, were in the company’s DNA. How have you rebuilt all the IT talent?

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TDAN

AUGUST 15, 2023

Yes, let’s talk about data governance, that thing we love to hate. I just attended the 17th Annual Chief Data Officer and Information Quality Symposium in July, and there, I heard many creative suggestions for renaming data governance.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Internal and external auditors work with many different systems to ensure this data is protected accordingly. This is where data governance comes in: A robust program allows banks and financial institutions to use this data to build customer trust and still meet compliance mandates. What is Data Governance in Banking?

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Cloudera

APRIL 18, 2024

More Businesses Are Taking a Holistic Approach to Data Strategy One of the more common trends we saw coming up through conversations during the summit was the need for a reframing of how we approach data strategy—taking a much more holistic viewpoint to it than organizations otherwise would have in past years.

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

One of the first steps organizations take when preparing to deliver a data governance program is to determine where in the organization data governance should be placed. Or in other words, who should own data governance?

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2023

Several factors determine the quality of your enterprise data like accuracy, completeness, consistency, to name a few. But there’s another factor of data quality that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves: your data architecture. How the right data architecture improves data quality.

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