The Data Roundtable
A community of data management experts![Does self-service data preparation improve collaboration? Business people collaborate about self-service data preparation](https://blogs.sas.com/content/datamanagement/files/2017/10/482143489-702x336.jpg)
Does self-service data preparation improve collaboration?
David Loshin describes some steps you can take to ensure that self-service data preparation improves collaboration.
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Where to start with omnichannel?
Kim Kaluba says start the journey toward ominchannel with a data strategy based on governance.
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The SAS platform – It all starts with data management
To get full value from analytics programs, Todd Wright says be sure you can first access, integrate, cleanse and govern your data.
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The perils of self-service data preparation tools
Phil Simon chimes in on the tendency to rely upon these tools too much.
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Reusable data quality enables self-service data preparation
Jim Harris says more reusable data quality processes mean less reliance on IT and higher productivity across the board.
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Analytical data preparation
To do their jobs well, Joyce Norris-Montanari says users doing analytical data preparation need access to both standardized and raw data.