Using metadata management best practices helps to maximize the value of the data stored by an organization. Finding the right data after it has been placed in storage can be difficult if the storage system has no organization. Metadata is used to organize the data so it can be found easily. Metadata is essentially a […]
How to Become a Data Governance Specialist
A Data Governance specialist is responsible for deploying and enforcing policies and procedures that ensure data is used and maintained properly. Some organizations confuse the title “Data Governance (DG) Specialist” with the title “Data Governance Manager.” The DG specialist is not a member of upper-level management and does not dictate policy. This person, however, must […]
Metadata Management Tools
Metadata management tools are considered an increasingly important part of a data-driven organization’s overall software collection. These tools help businesses make better decisions by providing useful context and insights about their stored data. Metadata management tools can also be used to improve the customer experience and keep customers longer. Additionally, they allow non-technical users to […]
How Generative AI Is Making Data Catalogs Smarter
For the 72.29% of companies that want to gain business insights through analytics, knowing what and where to find their company-wide data becomes essential. To solve this need, many organizations implement data catalogs – comprehensive directories that list and describe all available enterprise data. Not every data catalog functions the same, and ones that use generative AI (aka “smart […]
Nine Key Benefits of Metadata Management
Metadata management can offer many benefits for businesses, for a number of reasons. It is used to establish and enforce rules on defining and discovering an organization’s data assets. Among other things, this allows researchers to locate data quickly and efficiently and helps promote accurate data use. Metadata management is the organization of metadata for […]
Data Lineage Tools: An Overview
Data lineage is the process of tracking and tracing data from its origin to its destination. It provides a detailed understanding of how data moves through an organization’s systems, applications, and processes. Organizations can use this information to maintain Data Quality, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve decision-making. Data lineage also helps organizations identify potential bottlenecks and inefficiencies […]
9 Key Data Management Principles and Practices
Business leaders often make corporate decisions in haste, based on data that is neither thoroughly analyzed nor understood. This can pose a serious threat to data-driven decision-making. Additionally, businesses risk losing a competitive edge by not following important business analytics practices. To get the full benefit of data-centric activities, businesses must follow several core Data […]
5 Key Benefits of Data Governance
Organizations want Data Governance, a formalized practice that connects different components – roles, processes, communications, metrics, and tools – for its benefits. Company-wide data represents a resource that will “become more valuable than people ever anticipated,” according to David McGraw, senior manager in consumer and industrial products at West Monroe. Advances in generative AI models in 2023 will only increase the […]
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 […]
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 […]