Click to learn more about author Olivia Hinkle. This is the second part of a series on Data Governance, see part one here. Today’s forward-thinking businesses place enormous emphasis on all things data. It hasn’t always been this way. In fact, the shift toward a data-focused strategy has largely occurred in the last two decades. […]
Smart Street Lights are Recording: What is Your City Doing with The Data?
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta Sometimes, it can seem that the Internet of Things (IoT) is getting out of hand. One of the biggest data trends in 2020 has been device manufacturers embedding “smart” chips into everything from running shoes to refrigerators. At first glance, the “smart streetlight” program that has been […]
Data Virtualization Use Cases
Data virtualization, in a nutshell, utilizes data integration without replication. In this process, a single “virtual” data layer is created to provide data services to multiple users and applications at the same time. Why Data Virtualization Is a Necessity for Enterprises explains how data virtualization helps tackle data movement challenges by making a virtual dataset […]
Five Things to Know About Data Governance
Click here to learn more about Michael Distler. Data Governance is more than just keeping your company in line with regulations. It’s crucial to transforming any company into a data-driven culture. Data professionals across every part of the ecosystem — including developers and data scientists — have a role to play in the intersection of […]
Decoded Data Lineage Helps Tackle Bad Data Quality
What are your outcome expectations of data lineage? No one’s just doing it for fun, after all. Generally speaking, data lineage is a major asset for: Regulatory reporting/governance; trust in decision-making; and, on-premise to cloud migrations. Data lineage tools track business data flow from originating source through all the steps in its lifecycle to destination. […]
Immuta Unlocks The Cloud for Sensitive Data Analytics
A new press release states, “Immuta, the automated data governance company, today announced native support for Snowflake, along with new privacy and security automation capabilities, that help organizations fully leverage cloud-based data analytics and data sharing — even on their most sensitive data sets. Enhancements to the Immuta platform include k-anonymization, the latest addition to […]
ASG Technologies to Power Kotak’s Data Governance
A recent press release states, “ASG Technologies, the only provider of integrated and flexible end-to-end solutions for the information-powered enterprise, announced today that Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) has selected ASG to help pioneer its data governance initiatives. Kotak’s digital-first organic growth strategy is driven by its ABCD charter that focuses on AI enriched App, Biometric […]
An Ounce of Prevention: Using Pandemic Combat Tactics to Fight Data Fraud
Click to learn more about author Sundeep Tengur. As the world faces an unprecedented threat from the coronavirus pandemic, our daily lives have been severely disrupted by social distancing, self-isolation, quarantines, and other measures meant to prevent its spread. While fighting fraud seems mundane compared to fighting COVID-19 and saving lives, both battles rely on […]
Now is the Time: Perspectives on the Challenges and Value of Metadata
Click to learn more about author David Schott In the era of publishing’s emergent global digital marketplace, many organizations are struggling with strategic questions about how to change their approach, planning, and execution around creating and managing their metadata. In the traditional publishing world, a significant portion of the metadata created and stored was on […]
How Much Data Quality is Good Enough?
Ask the question “How much Data Quality is good enough?” and see some very puzzled and alarmed looks. Data Quality, comprising all activities making data fit for consumption, plays a fundamental role in trust, security, privacy, and competitiveness. Good Data Quality is critical because it fuels a surviving and thriving business. While it would be […]