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Illuminating the black box: why CIOs should consider publishing an annual IT report

CIO Business Intelligence

One vehicle might be an annual report, one similar to those that have been published for years by public companies—10ks and 10qs and all those other filings by which stakeholders judge a company’s performance, posture, and potential. Such a report has a legacy already, if only a short one. Good question. Digital Performance.

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Metadata Management Best Practices: How to Plan Your Metadata Management Program

Octopai

Metadata has been defined as the who, what, where, when, why, and how of data. Without the context given by metadata, data is just a bunch of numbers and letters. But going on a rampage to define, categorize, and otherwise metadata-ize your data doesn’t necessarily give you the key to the value in your data. Hold on tight!

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2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions

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erwin positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s “2019 Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions”. We were excited to announce earlier today that erwin was named as a Leader in the @Gartner _inc “2019 Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions.”. GET THE REPORT NOW. This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc.

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Top 10 Metadata Management Influencers, Sites, and Blogs You Must Follow in 2021

Octopai

Aptly named, metadata management is the process in which BI and Analytics teams manage metadata, which is the data that describes other data. In other words, data is the context and metadata is the content. Without metadata, BI teams are unable to understand the data’s full story. It is published by Robert S.

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Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Report Recognizes Cloudera as a Visionary

Cloudera

Gartner® recognized Cloudera in three recent reports – Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS), Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Analytical Use Cases and Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Operational Use Cases. Download the reports to see the detailed scores .

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The People’s Data Catalog: Alation Featured as Top Choice in Eckerson’s Latest Report

Alation

According to the latest report from Eckerson Group, Deep Dive on Data Catalogs , shoppers must match the goals of their organizations to the capabilities of their chosen catalog. We’re thrilled to be a part of the Deep Dive on data catalog published by Eckerson Group. Many data catalog initiatives fail. People-centric Search.

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Do I Need a Data Catalog?

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Organizations with particularly deep data stores might need a data catalog with advanced capabilities, such as automated metadata harvesting to speed up the data preparation process. Three Types of Metadata in a Data Catalog. The metadata provides information about the asset that makes it easier to locate, understand and evaluate.

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