Tag: reference data

David Loshin 0
The value of reference data governance

In my last post, I shared some thoughts about challenges associated with the lack of management for reference data, such as reinterpretation of semantics and the inconsistencies that crop up when multiple copies are used. All of the challenges I mentioned are indications of a need for improving the enterprisewide

David Loshin 0
The hidden challenges of reference data

I sometimes refer to reference data as a “celebrity orphan” within an organization because reference data sets are touched by many business processes and applications, yet remain largely unowned and unmanaged. Few organizations have a truly formal methods for management and authority for reference data. This poses a conundrum: a