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 […]
Data Classification Can Make or Break Data Governance
The cost of data loss is staggering – and avoidable. The news these days is full of massive fines levied against companies that failed to protect their customer data. An effective data classification approach is one of the best ways to ensure that companies can identify and protect their most valuable data. Our experience continues to […]
Dasera Demo: Operationalize Your Data Governance with Dasera
Download the slides here>> Enterprises need to operationalize their Data Governance. They need DataGovOps to graduate from the manual to the always-on model, thus achieving effortless data governance. To achieve effective data governance, enterprises need clear ownership and seamless, cross-functional collaboration. One of the largest problems with data governance today is stakeholders too often […]
Ataccama Demo: Data Catalog for Compliance and Activation
Download the slides here>> There are many Data Catalogs on the market, so when companies are selecting the best one for their use cases it might be a fairly complex activity. Ataccama provides Data Catalog to companies from different industries for various use cases over the past years and gained the required experience to […]
Zeenea Demo: How a Data Catalog Supports Agile Data Governance
Data governance projects within organizations used to fail due to complexity, limited access, and unnecessary restrictions. To address these challenges, Zeenea provides a solution that enables your data teams to find, understand, and create a common language around data. It contributes to building active and agile data governance that delivers trusted, compliant, and secure information […]
data.world Demo: How to Accelerate Time to Insights with Agile Data Governance
Download slides here>> Join data.world as we dive into how Agile Data Governance simplifies data governance policy enforcement by enabling safe and auditable data access, helping to build data literacy and drive intelligent business decisions in your organization. You’ll discover how data.world’s platform delivers an inclusive data and analytics governance experience that drives faster […]
Solidatus Demo: Using Data Lineage and Blueprints to Reduce Risks and Improve Efficiency in Data Governance
Download the slides here>> How does your data really flow around your organization? Do you have transparency on its context, and on the people and processes it touches and impacts? Solidatus helps organizations create living, dynamic blueprints of their data. This understanding of data lineage is key before embarking on change, and for effective […]
How Data Privacy Affects the Midterm Elections
Until fairly recently, I was considered somewhat of a data privacy watchdog by my family and friends. I have all my privacy settings set to the max, I don’t download shady apps, no matter how popular they may be, and I am mistrustful of most requests for my personal data. But my behavior was the […]
Data Lineage and Data Quality: How They Intersect
The intersection of data lineage and Data Quality helps provide more accurate and useful information. Data Quality represents the accuracy of data. Internet businesses need good Data Quality to operate efficiently. Unfortunately, there can be obstacles in gathering, storing, and maintaining high-quality data. The use of data lineage can help eliminate those Data Quality obstacles by providing […]
Big Data, Big Responsibility
By now, we’ve probably all heard that “every company is a tech company” after the evolution of where and how we work in the previous few years. However, if every company is a tech company, what has become of what we traditionally think of as technology companies? Just as every company has become reliant on technology […]