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A step-by-step guide to setting up a data governance program

IBM Big Data Hub

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 Catalog Role in Data Transformation and Governance

TDAN

Nearly every data leader I talk to is in the midst of a data transformation. As businesses look for ways to increase sales, improve customer experience, and stay ahead of the competition, they are realizing that data is their competitive advantage and the key to achieving their goals. And it’s no surprise, really.

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How Your Finance Team Can Lead Your Enterprise Data Transformation

Alation

Building a Data Culture Within a Finance Department. Our finance users tell us that their first exposure to the Alation Data Catalog often comes soon after the launch of organization-wide data transformation efforts. After all, finance is one of the greatest consumers of data within a business.

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CDO resumes: 5 tips for landing a chief data officer role

CIO Business Intelligence

As companies start to adapt data-first strategies, the role of chief data officer is becoming increasingly important, especially as businesses seek to capitalize on data to gain a competitive advantage. According to the survey, 80% of the top KPIs that CDOs report focusing on are business oriented.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

“IT leaders should establish a process for continuous monitoring and improvement to ensure that insights remain actionable and relevant, by implementing regular review cycles to assess the effectiveness of the insights derived from unstructured data.” This type of environment can also be deeply rewarding for data and analytics professionals.”

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As insurers look to be more agile, data mesh strategies take centerstage

CIO Business Intelligence

The human political element plays a significant role here as well, as local data owners push back on relinquishing control over domain-specific data assets to centralized data governance authorities. These domain data leaders often cite the diminishing returns and significant effort of central data team engagement.

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Data Preparation and Data Mapping: The Glue Between Data Management and Data Governance to Accelerate Insights and Reduce Risks

erwin

Organizations have spent a lot of time and money trying to harmonize data across diverse platforms , including cleansing, uploading metadata, converting code, defining business glossaries, tracking data transformations and so on. Creating a High-Quality Data Pipeline.