In October 2018, DATAVERSITY® released the report Trends in Data Governance and Data Stewardship, which was based on an online survey that garnered responses primarily from Information and Data Governance specialists, Data and Information Architects, and Business Intelligence and Analytics professionals. Findings from the survey revealed, among other things, that there’s still a lack of […]
Data Governance Operationalization: The Team
Click to learn more about author Jayakumar Rajaretnam. This is the second part of a two-part series on the operationalization of Data Governance. The first part of the series “Data Governance Operationalization: The Gap” discussed how the need arose, some of the main reasons needed for Data Governance operationalization, and what is required. This part takes […]
Data Strategy Trends in 2018
As the calendar page has turned to 2018, a sound Data Strategy remains a goal for many companies, but still somewhat elusive. “2017 underscored just how fundamental, and fundamentally difficult, the changes needed to manage data assets/become data-driven really are,” says Thomas C. Redman, president of Data Quality Solutions. The fact that only 3% of […]
Alation’s Enterprise Data Catalog Values Data Assets for the Chief Data Officer
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “Alation Inc., the collaborative data company, today announced increased support for Chief Data Officers looking to manage their data as an asset. Alation 5.0 will include new features and a services package to make data asset valuation simple by promoting the adoption of Infonomics. The Alation Data […]
Fed Agency Chief Data Officers Emerge as Big Data Heroes
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT, today announced the results of its new report, “Calling the Plays: The Evolving Role of the CDO and Federal Big Data.” The study, underwritten by ViON Corporation, reveals Chief Data Officers (CDOs) are changing the […]
RWDG Webinar: Corporate Data Governance – The CDO is the Data Governance Chief
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar The CDO is a relatively new and evolving role. Many CDO job descriptions detail specific Data Governance responsibilities. Some CDO job descriptions read all-data-governance and all-the-time. It has become obvious. The CDO is the new chief of Data Governance. In this Real-World […]
RWDG Slides: Corporate Data Governance – The CDO is the Data Governance Chief
RWDG Slides: Corporate Data Governance – The CDO is the Data Governance Chief from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar The CDO is a relatively new and evolving role. Many CDO job descriptions detail specific Data Governance responsibilities. Some CDO job descriptions read all-data-governance and all-the-time. […]
The Nation’s First CDO, DJ Patil, on Data Science
by Angela Guess Chau Tu writes in Science Friday, “It’s been only eight years since DJ Patil—then the data and analytics lead at LinkedIn—co-coined the term “data scientist,” but the profession has already become one of the most popular in the country. Patil has long been involved in the data industry. As a doctoral student […]
Does Your Business Need a CDO?
by Angela Guess Lisa Morgan recently opined in Information Week, “There’s a new sheriff in town and the title is chief data officer, or CDO. Found most often in regulated industries, the CDO is sometimes hired to help a company improve regulatory compliance, data management, and data governance. In other organizations the role may also […]