We live in a data-driven economy, but what lies beneath the data is hidden gold. Metadata, or data that describes data, delivers many benefits for storage and IT managers. Yet metadata is complex, vast, and distributed across hybrid cloud infrastructure. Understanding and strategically managing metadata as part of your overall data storage strategy has become central […]
4 Essential Data Management Principles
Data is central to modern businesses. However, most companies fumble their approach to Data Management and fail to draw insights as a result. Data Management might seem like a back-office function, but it is critical to a modern company’s success. Getting started with or fixing your Data Management processes might seem intimidating. Here are four essential Data […]
Data Cataloging Tools
Data cataloging tools work with data catalogs to make them more efficient. Data catalogs typically come with tools included as part of the data catalog package. The tools included with data catalogs have been developed to support data quality, analytics, and compliance with data privacy regulations. Unfortunately, the number of independently sourced tools for data […]
Dear Laura: How Will AI Impact Data Governance?
Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. In 2019, I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe […]
AI Ethics and Innovation for Product Development
AI ethics are a factor in responsible product development, innovation, company growth, and customer satisfaction. However, the review cycles to assess ethical standards in an environment of rapid innovation creates friction among teams. Companies often err on getting their latest AI product in front of customers to get early feedback. But what if that feedback […]
Connecting the Three Spheres of Data Management to Unlock Value
Many organizations have mapped out the systems and applications of their data landscape. Many have documented their most critical business processes. Many have modeled their data domains and key attributes. But only very few have succeeded in connecting the knowledge of these three efforts. The remainder of this point of view will explain why connecting […]
Collibra Demo: Data Catalog & Lineage: Enable Access to Trusted Data and Insights
Download the slides here>> Finding, understanding, and accessing an organization’s data too often results in confusion and wasted time. The solution for enterprises to understand their data in order to make intelligent business decisions is a data catalog. Join this demo to learn how to:
Orion Demo: Maturing Your Organization through Data Intelligence
Download the slides here>> A data catalog is a good first step to understanding and governing your data. But there’s more to do. A self-defined data fabric weaves your catalog with a dynamic glossary, automatic metadata discovery, end-to-end data lineage, impact and root cause analysis, and machine learning assisted description of technical data assets […]
Alation Demo: How AI and ML Transform Human Behavior into a Smarter Data Intelligence Platform
Download the slides here>> A data catalog is a good first step to understanding and governing your data. But there’s more to do. A self-defined data fabric weaves your catalog with a dynamic glossary, automatic metadata discovery, end-to-end data lineage, impact and root cause analysis, and machine learning assisted description of technical data assets […]
Denodo Demo: The Power of a Data Catalog that is Integrated with the Data Access Layer
Download the slides here>> Data is an important corporate asset and data needs to be utilized to the fullest extent to further corporate business objectives. But more often than not, corporate data is a challenge to maintain because the underlying data infrastructure is constantly changing. A data catalog is an essential component to enable […]