Developing a metadata strategy is necessary for a growing business to maintain and improve efficiency. Metadata is a small amount of data that is used to identify a larger collection of data (images, text, files, digital objects). It is generated each time data is collected from its source, moved through a data system, accessed by […]
Metadata Discovery in Minutes: An Intelligent Solution
Roland Bullivant is accustomed to the stunned silence that often greets a demonstration of Safyr®, Silwood Technology’s Metadata Discovery software. Moments after realizing that Safyr creates a complete Metadata Glossary for large ERP and CRM packages in a matter of hours, a process that can take an entire team working full time six months – […]
Business Glossary Basics
Enterprises continue to grow and so does data environment complexity, including data terminology both internal and external to a particular enterprise. Consider a firm that builds computer chips for new devices. Each project may have its own Database System and Data Dictionary. Yet engineers, management, accountants, and customers need to speak the same language to […]