Click to learn more about author Mark Hensley. Organizations increasingly understand the importance of Data Governance, or the method of control that ensures data entered into a system meets a precise standard. In fact, the topic has been addressed extensively here at DATAVERSITY®, with articles on how to get buy-in from executives and set up […]
How a Data Catalog Eases the Burden of Compliance
Click to learn more about author Glen Martin. Although this May’s arrival of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been generating much of the buzz around compliance issues recently, the task of staying in line with myriad legal and industrial regulations is a 365-day-a-year issue that goes far beyond Europe. These days, […]
So, What is Data Mapping and Why is it the Key to GDPR Compliance?
Click to learn more about author Richard Macaskill. The first three posts in this series on GDPR are: So, What is GDPR and Why Should Database Administrators Care? So, What is GDPR, and Why Should Your Customers Care? So, What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment and Why Should Organizations Care? I’ve read a lot about […]
The Ongoing Debate Between Centralized and Distributed Data
Click to learn more about author Kevin W. McCarthy. Though Bon Jovi is no longer the band they were when I was a teenager, they definitely hit the nail on the head with the lyric, “the more things change, the more they stay the same” from their 2010 Greatest Hits album. This paradigm rings true […]
Six Trends in the Current State of Data Quality
Click to learn more about author Farnaz Erfan. Businesses today have more data available at their fingertips than at any time in history. But an abundance of data is not necessarily a free pass to leveraging multiple layers of knowledge to achieve successful business strategies. In fact, according to The State of Data Quality in […]
Data Monetization: Are We There Yet?
Click to learn more about author Chandra Shekhar. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are very hot in news nowadays and have created a worldwide storm – they are accused of many wrong doings. At the core of this is nothing but wrong and unethical (possibly illegal) practices of Data Monetization. It is a great lesson for […]
In Defense of the Data Swamp
Click to learn more about author Kimberly Nevala. Like political discourse in the US, the issue of the Data Lake has been decidedly polarized. Two sides advocating for better data access and faster insight. Each taking drastically different approaches to achieve the goal. To be fair: moderates exist and are – in many cases – […]
Five Fundamentals for Successful Sales Data Forecasting
Click to learn more about author Kevin McGirl. We live in a data-driven world, and that means that all businesses should be able to make informed management decisions based on quantifiable research and analysis of any internal or external forces that can impact the business. Accordingly, sales data forecasting – while far from a crystal […]
Information Definitions are More than Operational Context
Click to learn more about author David Schlesinger. Moving information recording from paper to electrons was a disruptive change, much like the change in written documents moving from stone to papyrus. This modern transformation is creating a labyrinth of new Data Governance issues, myriad incorrect assumptions, unnecessary procedures, rivers of external rules, conflicting internal policies, and […]
Data Ownership: Overcoming Challenges and Moving Forward
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. This is the second part of a two-part series on Data Ownership. The first part was – Data Ownership: Leadership, Challenges, and Data Governance Data Owners Work Only Part Time Data owners can be anyone from a manager running operations, a system owner, a project manager or a […]