Alation

APRIL 25, 2023

That means if you haven’t already incorporated a plan for data governance into your long-term vision for your business, the time is now. Let’s take a closer look at what data governance is — and the top five mistakes to avoid when implementing it. 5 common data governance mistakes 1.

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Octopai

AUGUST 7, 2019

If you want to do business with customers in California , Europe , or just about anywhere else, you are subject to laws that define how you can acquire and use data, under what circumstances you must delete it, and penalties for noncompliance—even if your business has no physical presence in those places. The Solution: Data Governance Tools.

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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. Being able to integrate all data touchpoints, including erwin DM for data modeling, Denodo for data visualization, and Jira for ticketing, has been key.

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TDAN

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The concept of “walking the data factory” drew a great deal of interest during our recent DGPO webinar on data classification as part of a holistic governance program. We discussed ways to connect the stove-piped worlds of data governance and information governance under a common governance classification.

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erwin

JANUARY 7, 2021

Historically, moving legacy data to the cloud hasn’t been easy or fast. As businesses migrate from legacy systems to the cloud, data governance and data intelligence will become increasingly relevant to the C-suite and tools to automate and expedite the process will take center stage.

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TDAN

JANUARY 19, 2021

In October 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced a $400 million civil monetary penalty against Citibank for deficiencies in enterprise-wide risk management, compliance risk management, data governance, and internal controls.

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Alation

MAY 19, 2022

Establish what data you have. Active metadata gives you crucial context around what data you have and how to use it wisely. Active metadata provides the who, what, where, and when of a given asset, showing you where it flows through your pipeline, how that data is used, and who uses it most often. Data Governance.

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Octopai

JANUARY 19, 2020

It will not surprise you to learn all 11 of the bank-relevant principles are related to data in some form or fashion. Here’s a sampling: – Principle 1 covers data governance, including “a firm’s policies on data confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as well as risk-management policies.”.

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Andrew White

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The outline of the call went as follows: I was taking to a central state agency who was organizing a data governance initiative (in their words) across three other state agencies. All four agencies had reported an independent but identical experience with data governance in the past. An expensive consulting engagement.

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Alation

JUNE 14, 2021

And third is what factors CIOs and CISOs should consider when evaluating a catalog – especially one used for data governance. The Role of the CISO in Data Governance and Security. They want CISOs putting in place the data governance needed to actively protect data. So CISOs must protect data.

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Octopai

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Data and metadata are the glue that connects all these different hybrid system components. But tracking data through this type of environment can get rather… sticky. . Dive Deeper into How Advanced Lineage Can Improve Your Hybrid BI Environment Check out our webinar for more tips and insights Watch the Webinar.

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TDAN

JANUARY 5, 2021

Several years ago, I wrote an article called the Data Governance Bill of “Rights.” I also speak often about my Bill of “Rights” in many of my webinars and presentations. Please notice that I put the word “rights” in quotations. By rights, I do not mean human rights, or the freedoms to claim equality based […].

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Octopai

MAY 5, 2020

They collected insights from 293 business and IT professionals across a wide range of industries, shining light on why automation metadata operations and the business glossary are priorities for organizations today. Use Case #2: Daily Data Operations. Another BI challenge comes from everyday metadata management operations.

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Alation

JULY 26, 2021

We knew that truly embracing data as a powerful asset was extremely important, but we weren’t sure where to start. In other words, we sought to build a data culture and needed some guidance. Source: AmFam webinar with Alation: Driving Business Value from Governance Programs with Alation. About American Family Insurance.

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Octopai

JANUARY 31, 2021

The particular episode we recommend looks at how WeWork struggled with understanding their data lineage so they created a metadata repository to increase visibility. Agile Data. Another podcast we think is worth a listen is Agile Data. Currently, he is in charge of the Technical Operations team at MIT Open Learning.

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erwin

MAY 18, 2022

Built on the Gartner-recognized DQLabs augmented data quality platform, erwin Data Intelligence’s new data quality offering provides erwin Data Intelligence customers with the ability to leverage erwin Data Catalog metadata to initiate a need for data quality assessment. Another exuberant 12.0

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TDAN

MAY 14, 2019

To own data or not to own data, that is the question. This question comes up often when I am speaking with clients or groups of people during my Data Governance webinars and conference presentations.

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Alation

JANUARY 19, 2023

The words “ data governance ” and “fun” are seldom spoken together. The term data governance conjures images of restrictions and control that result in an uphill challenge for most programs and organizations from the beginning. Or they are spending too much time preparing the data for proper use.

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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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erwin

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Better decision-making has now topped compliance as the primary driver of data governance. However, organizations still encounter a number of bottlenecks that may hold them back from fully realizing the value of their data in producing timely and relevant business insights. Data Governance Bottlenecks. Regulations.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

A key finding of the survey is that the ability to find data contributes greatly to the success of BI initiatives. In the study, 75% of the 770 survey respondents indicated having difficulty in locating and accessing analytic content including data, models, and metadata. Subscribe to Alation's Blog.

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erwin

APRIL 4, 2019

A strong data governance framework is central to the success of any data-driven organization because it ensures this valuable asset is properly maintained, protected and maximized. But despite this fact, enterprises often face push back when implementing a new data governance initiative or trying to mature an existing one.

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erwin

MAY 27, 2020

What, then, should users look for in a data modeling product to support their governance/intelligence requirements in the data-driven enterprise? Nine Steps to Data Modeling. Provide metadata and schema visualization regardless of where data is stored. Support an all-inclusive environment of collaboration.

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Alation

AUGUST 11, 2021

To answer this question, I recently joined Anthony Seraphim of Texas Mutual Insurance Company (TMIC) and David Stodder of TDWI on a webinar. The three of us talked migration strategy and the best way to move to the Snowflake Data Cloud. Data cloud architecture offers advantages like: Breaking down silos, Enabling better access, and.

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Alation

MAY 4, 2023

Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of integrating data catalogs with data visualization tools! Data Catalog Definition A data catalog is a collection of organized metadata that governs the workflow and processes for data scientists.

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Andrew White

JANUARY 9, 2022

On Thursday January 6th I hosted Gartner’s 2022 Leadership Vision for Data and Analytics webinar. There were 80 or so questions or comments posted and I was not able to respond to all of them live in the webinar so here are the verbatim questions and an individual response to each on. I hope they are helpful.

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Alation

MAY 4, 2023

Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of integrating data catalogs with data visualization tools! Data Catalog Definition A data catalog is a collection of organized metadata that governs the workflow and processes for data scientists.

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Alation

JANUARY 25, 2022

As a reminder, here’s Gartner’s definition of data fabric: “A design concept that serves as an integrated layer (fabric) of data and connecting processes. In this blog, we will focus on the “integrated layer” part of this definition by examining each of the key layers of a comprehensive data fabric in more detail.

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Octopai

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There are three primary challenges when it comes to building this inventory: Identifying LIBOR-related data across the entire BI landscape (ETL, DWH, Reporting) Tracing the lineage of this data across systems; Guaranteeing the accuracy of potentially affected data and its completeness.

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Alation

MAY 27, 2021

For data-driven enterprises, data governance is no longer an option; it’s a necessity. Businesses are growing more dependent on data governance to manage data policies, compliance, and quality. For these reasons, a business’ data governance approach is essential. Data Democratization.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This past week, I had the pleasure of hosting Data Governance for Dummies author Jonathan Reichental for a fireside chat , along with Denise Swanson , Data Governance lead at Alation. Can you have proper data management without establishing a formal data governance program?

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erwin

AUGUST 31, 2023

It delivers the ability to capture and unify the business and technical perspectives of data assets, enables effective collaboration between a variety of stakeholders, and delivers metadata-driven automation to accelerate the creation and maintenance of data sources on virtually any data management platform. by Quest ®.

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Andrew White

JANUARY 11, 2021

On January 4th I had the pleasure of hosting a webinar. It was titled, The Gartner 2021 Leadership Vision for Data & Analytics Leaders. This was for the Chief Data Officer, or head of data and analytics. The fill report is here: Leadership Vision for 2021: Data and Analytics. It really does. Great idea.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

According to the report, “Demand for data catalogs is soaring as organizations struggle to inventory distributed data assets to facilitate data monetization and conform to regulations.” The tour stops at Gartner Symposium next month, where you can learn first hand why Gartner believes “Data Catalogs are the New Black.”.

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Alation

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Data governance is growing in urgency and prominence. As regulations grow more complex (and compliance fines more onerous) organizations aren’t just adapting data governance frameworks to drive compliance – they’re leveraging governance to fuel a growing range of use cases, from collaboration to stewardship, discovery, and more.

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erwin

AUGUST 1, 2023

Highlights: Introducing erwin ER360, a visualization and collaboration portal Enterprise data modeling compliance (Workgroup Edition) Enterprise glossary (Workgroup Edition) Bi-directional metadata integration and exchange with erwin Data Intelligence Databricks Unity Catalog Integration Data management is a team sport.

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