Click here to learn more about author Jon Pilkington. It is the era of Big Data. Businesses are generating data at an ever-increasing rate and with this rising tide of information comes the need for secure storage and extreme organization. The problem is that the traditional method of using Data Warehouses, which structure data into […]
Grading Database Quality, Part 2: Database Models
Click here to learn more about author Michael Blaha. This article is the second in a series of two blogs that present our grading scale for database quality. Read Part 1 here: Grading Database Quality, Part 1: Database Designs. We assign separate grades for the quality of a database design (previous blog) and the underlying model (this […]
Data Protection: How Does This Figure Into Your Architecture?
Click here to learn more about author David Schlesinger. The credit reports that your company may keep when deciding to allow credit to a new customer just might be considered confidential, especially if your billing department included judgmental remarks and evaluations. The purchase requests from your accounts payable department could potentially show which ingredients you buy […]
Two Aspects to Manage Your Information Architecture Better
Click here to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. Information Architecture essentially encompasses data and technology architecture. There is enterprise value that is realized by including Information Architecture as a discipline in Data Governance. Data Architecture is more about having to manage the business meaning of data in a consistent way. While Technology Architecture defines strategy and […]
Self-service BI Success Depends Upon Data Quality & Governance
Click here to learn more about author Andy McCartney. There are many benefits that can be derived through the implementation of a self-service Business Intelligence (BI) system. For example, non-technical professionals can generate their own reports, run queries, and conduct analyses, without the assistance of IT staff. Non-technical workers can make faster, better decisions because they […]
Grading Database Quality, Part 1: Database Designs
While working on database projects, we often find ourselves doing reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is the inverse to normal development. Developers start with an application and work backwards to understand the software and infer its intent. Reverse engineering can apply to a variety of artifacts, such as hardware, programming code, and databases. Our focus here […]
Governing Data Architecture to Achieve Success
Click here to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. The challenges of efficiently managing data are significant in today’s in-organic data landscapes. In these landscapes, we can see many legacy data stores and processes that are yet to be discovered along with the data that they produce, distribute and apply. There are many political and […]
Will Big Data Lead to Too Much Control
Much of the talk surrounding Big Data relates to its benefits, and to be sure, Big Data has the potential to provide big boosts for all companies and organizations looking to use it. Big Data, however, brings with it lots of questions over how it is currently being used and how it will be used […]
Data Governance Security Classifications: Are you “in the know?”
Click here to learn more about author David Schlesinger. In any enterprise of size, there is a cyber security department. Were you to partner with this team to classify corporate data you would find them able and willing to assist you. They would arrive at the data classification meetings with policies in binders and have […]
Using Lean Agile to Establish a Data Governance Organization Framework
Click here to learn more about Tami Flowers. I am a huge proponent of Lean Agile. Not because it is a giant industry buzzword, but because I’ve lived it and witnessed first-hand the benefits Lean Agile can provide in delivering quality, useful functionality quickly to the business. There are several commonalities no matter which flavor […]