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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erwin

JANUARY 24, 2019

With an automation framework, data professionals can meet these needs at a fraction of the cost of the traditional manual way. In data governance terms, an automation framework refers to a metadata-driven universal code generator that works hand in hand with enterprise data mapping for: Pre-ETL enterprise data mapping.

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erwin

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ultra Mobile recently shared how it uses erwin Data Intelligence (erwin DI) as part of a modern, ongoing approach to data governance and therefore control versus chaos. To manage not only risk but also to grow and compete effectively requires the ability to deal with both planned and unplanned change.

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erwin

JANUARY 11, 2019

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. And there’s control of that landscape to facilitate insight and collaboration and limit risk.

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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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AWS Big Data

APRIL 29, 2024

This system simplifies managing user access, saves time for data security administrators, and minimizes the risk of configuration errors. Effective permission management helps tackle these challenges by controlling how data is accessed and used, providing data integrity and minimizing the risk of data breaches.

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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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erwin

APRIL 29, 2020

An understanding of the data’s origins and history helps answer questions about the origin of data in a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports, including: How the report tables and columns are defined in the metadata? Who are the data owners? Data lineage offers proof that the data provided is reflected accurately.

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erwin

APRIL 9, 2020

As someone who works in data governance and intelligence , I’d like to look at three aspects of disaster planning and business continuity in particular. Understanding the semantic meaning of our data and identifying critical data elements will help us complete our resources-on-hand survey.

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erwin

AUGUST 6, 2020

Good Data = Good Decisions. Without good data, it’s difficult to make good decisions. Data access, literacy and knowledge leads to sound decision-making and that’s key to data governance and any other data-driven effort. Data literacy enables collaboration and innovation.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Replace manual and recurring tasks for fast, reliable data lineage and overall data governance. It’s paramount that organizations understand the benefits of automating end-to-end data lineage. The importance of end-to-end data lineage is widely understood and ignoring it is risky business.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

No matter the percentage, dark data inhibits strategic and daily operational decision-making, increases organizational risk, reduces employee efficiency and lengthens the timelines of critical initiatives. To combat dark data and shine a light on available data, many organizations are turning to data intelligence software.

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Alation

MARCH 14, 2023

All critical data elements (CDEs) should be collated and inventoried with relevant metadata, then classified into relevant categories and curated as we further define below. Store Where individual departments have their own databases for metadata management, data will be siloed, meaning it can’t be shared and used business-wide.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It is people, process, technology, and data — more importantly, metadata. Metadata provides technical and behavioral intelligence about data that can be used to decide where to start and how to plot a course to the destination, including who needs to be involved and who can offer assistance if roadblocks are encountered.

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Alation

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Although operations and sales departments tend to champion the use of data for business insight 3 , we’ve found that finance departments are often the first adopters of the Alation Data Catalog within an organization. This is because accurate data is “table stakes” for finance teams. What is most critical to the business?

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Alation

APRIL 14, 2023

Practitioners and hands-on data users were thrilled to be there, and many connected as they shared their progress on their own data stack journeys. People were familiar with the value of a data catalog (and the growing need for data governance ), though many admitted to being somewhat behind on their journeys.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If unaddressed, this chaos can lead to data quality, compliance, and security issues. Any spreadsheet platform poses risks. Most enterprise data users use Excel today to make business decisions. In the future, spreadsheet users will be able to curate and publish rich metadata about their spreadsheets back into the data catalog.

Metadata 52

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erwin

AUGUST 28, 2020

Organizations with a solid understanding of data governance (DG) are better equipped to keep pace with the speed of modern business. In this post, the erwin Experts address: What Is Data Governance? Why Is Data Governance Important? What Is Good Data Governance? What Is Data Governance?

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erwin

MARCH 4, 2021

Modern data governance is a strategic, ongoing and collaborative practice that enables organizations to discover and track their data, understand what it means within a business context, and maximize its security, quality and value. The What: Data Governance Defined. Data governance has no standard definition.

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Alation

APRIL 6, 2023

Data governance is traditionally applied to structured data assets that are most often found in databases and information systems. This blog focuses on governing spreadsheets that contain data, information, and metadata, and must themselves be governed. Simply put, metadata adds context.

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Cloudera

AUGUST 4, 2021

And if data security tops IT concerns, data governance should be their second priority. Not only is it critical to protect data, but data governance is also the foundation for data-driven businesses and maximizing value from data analytics. But it’s still not easy. But it’s still not easy.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The financial services industry has been in the process of modernizing its data governance for more than a decade. But as we inch closer to global economic downturn, the need for top-notch governance has become increasingly urgent. Download the Gartner® Market Guide for Active Metadata Management 1. Don’t wait.

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erwin

MARCH 18, 2021

The e-guide takes a deep dive into the evolving role of CDOs at financial organizations, tapping into the minds of 100+ financial global financial leaders and C-suite executives to look at the latest trends and provide a roadmap for developing an offensive data management strategy. Data Governance Is Not Just About Compliance.

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erwin

MARCH 18, 2021

The e-guide takes a deep dive into the evolving role of CDOs at financial organizations, tapping into the minds of 100+ financial global financial leaders and C-suite executives to look at the latest trends and provide a roadmap for developing an offensive data management strategy. Data Governance Is Not Just About Compliance.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 14, 2024

This involves unifying and sharing a single copy of data and metadata across IBM® watsonx.data ™, IBM® Db2 ®, IBM® Db2® Warehouse and IBM® Netezza ®, using native integrations and supporting open formats, all without the need for migration or recataloging.

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Alation

MARCH 21, 2023

What are common data challenges for the travel industry? Some companies struggle to optimize their data’s value and leverage analytics effectively. When companies lack a data governance strategy , they may struggle to identify all consumer data or flag personal data as subject to compliance audits.

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erwin

APRIL 21, 2020

Another foundational purpose of a data catalog is to streamline, organize and process the thousands, if not millions, of an organization’s data assets to help consumers/users search for specific datasets and understand metadata , ownership, data lineage and usage. Clearly Document Data Policies and Rules.

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erwin

APRIL 21, 2020

One of the biggest lessons we’re learning from the global COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of data, specifically using a data catalog to comply, collaborate and innovate to crisis-proof our businesses. Catalog critical systems and data elements, plus enable the calculation and evaluation of key performance measures.

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Domino Data Lab

JULY 2, 2019

In other words, using metadata about data science work to generate code. In this case, code gets generated for data preparation, where so much of the “time and labor” in data science work is concentrated. Less data gets decompressed, deserialized, loaded into memory, run through the processing, etc.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Data Governance is growing essential. Data growth, shrinking talent pool, data silos – legacy & modern, hybrid & cloud, and multiple tools – add to their challenges. Organizations are trying to balance dual objectives of risk mitigation and rapid growth.

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Alation

MARCH 28, 2023

The acronym and principles were defined in a 2016 paper in the journal Scientific Data by a consortium of leading scientists and organisations and are widely viewed today as the benchmark for effective data governance. Organisations have clear responsibilities around gathering, storing, and using data, especially personal data.

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Alation

AUGUST 20, 2021

Data lineage provides these details so data migrations are more efficient and successful. Understanding data life cycles is critical to data governance. Data lineage adds to the value of audits and highlights areas of potential risk. Here are just a few data lineage techniques.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As IT leaders oversee migration, it’s critical they do not overlook data governance. Data governance is essential because it ensures people can access useful, high-quality data. Therefore, the question is not if a business should implement cloud data management and governance, but which framework is best for them.

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Alation

JUNE 7, 2021

Data governance helps business users make faster, more informed business decisions. But data governance can be difficult without the right tools and processes. One must answer core questions, like, What is data? The classic governance conundrum is one of balance. Regulatory Risk versus Data Democratization.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Data classification is necessary for leveraging data effectively and efficiently. Effective data classification helps mitigate risk, maintain governance and compliance, improve efficiencies, and help businesses understand and better use data. Mitigate Security Risk.

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Alation

JUNE 7, 2023

As these issues continue to swirl, many business leaders will suggest pulling back, waiting to see what happens, and minimizing exposure to risk. Finding opportunity in speed Sequoia says that, in a crucible moment, if a business activity is not driving revenue growth, saving money, or reducing risk, it’s “fluffy.”

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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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