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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets

CIO Business Intelligence

Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. It encompasses the people, processes, and technologies required to manage and protect data assets.

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Data Governance Program: Ensuring a Successful Delivery

Alation

According to analysts, data governance programs have not shown a high success rate. According to CIOs , historical data governance programs were invasive and suffered from one of two defects: They were either forced on the rank and file — who grew to dislike IT as a result. The Risks of Early Data Governance Programs.

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Game-Changing Data Definitions You Cannot Afford to Ignore

TDAN

In today’s data-driven world, the terms “data governance” and “data stewardship” have become buzzwords, often thrown around without a clear understanding of their significance. As I define it, data governance is “the […]

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What Is Enterprise Architecture (EA)? – Definition, Methodology & Best Practices

erwin

In the age of data-driven business, the most common EA use cases are: Digital Transformation. Data Governance. EA provides context and perspective as to how and where data is used, including the applications, policies and processes that leverage it. Application Portfolio Management. Big Data Adoption.

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Data Governance Makes Data Security Less Scary

erwin

The Regulatory Rationale for Integrating Data Management & Data Governance. Now, as Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close – and ghosts and goblins roam the streets – we thought it a good time to resurrect some guidance on how data governance can make data security less scary.

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Top 7 Data Governance Blog Posts of 2018

erwin

The driving factors behind data governance adoption vary. Whether implemented as preventative measures (risk management and regulation) or proactive endeavors (value creation and ROI), the benefits of a data governance initiative is becoming more apparent. Defining Data Governance.

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Not surprisingly, nearly 50% of respondents identified data quality as the top challenge in realizing the potential of generative AI, which requires increasing the scope of dataops and data governance programs to include unstructured data sources and defining where to apply them in LLM experiments.