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Data Management

woman looking for a way to define data governance

Joyce Norris-MontanariOctober 17, 2016 0

What's the difference between data governance and data management? (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this series, we defined data governance as a framework – something an organization can implement in small pieces. Data management encompasses the disciplines included in the data governance framework. They include the following: Data quality and data profiling. Metadata (business, technical and operational). Data security. Data movement within the enterprise.

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Data Management

hotel lobby representing what AirBNB teaches us about traditional data governance

Phil SimonOctober 14, 2016 0

What AirBNB teaches us about traditional data governance

.@philsmion says that even the "best governed" organization today isn't safe from inquiring minds.

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Data Management

Woman questioning who owns data quality problems?

David LoshinOctober 12, 2016 0

Operational data governance: Who owns data quality problems?

Data integration teams often find themselves in the middle of discussions where the quality of their data outputs are called into question. Without proper governance procedures in place, though, it's hard to address these accusations in a reasonable way. Here's why.

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Data Management

celebrating the value of data governance

Dylan JonesOctober 10, 2016 0

How I (reluctantly) learned the value of data governance

Data governance must encompass management of the full life cycle of a data policy – its definition, approval, implementation and the means of ensuring its observance - David Loshin, Data Policies and Data Governance I was checking out my Google stats on Data Quality Pro recently and observed that "How

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Data Management

considering how to define data governance

Jim HarrisOctober 7, 2016 0

How do you define data governance?

Data governance has been the topic of many of the recent posts here on the Data Roundtable. And rightfully so, since data governance plays such an integral role in the success of many enterprise information initiatives – such as data quality, master data management and analytics. These posts can help you prepare for discussing

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Analytics

Olivier PenelOctober 6, 2016 0

Big Data Governance - ein Data Lake, kein Datensumpfgebiet

Dies ist der zweite Teil der Blog-Serie zu Big Data Governance. Beginnen Sie vorher am besten mit „Teil 1: Wie Big Data Unternehmen durcheinanderwirbelt”, wenn sie ihn noch nicht gelesen haben.

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Data Management

steel of building represents data governance

Joyce Norris-MontanariOctober 5, 2016 0

What's the difference between data governance and data management? (Part 1)

Lately, the definitions of data governance and data management look very much alike. In this two-part series, we'll define data governance and data management. And we'll see that there's a big difference in the two.

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Data Management

should we separate governance for data and analytics?

Phil SimonOctober 3, 2016 0

Should organizations separate analytics governance and data governance?

.@philsimon asks, Rather than trying to tackle a new form of governance, wouldn't your organization do better to shore up its existing data-governance practices?

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Data Management

Carmen GallagherSeptember 29, 2016 0

Big data allows us to rethink data strategy

Start with the end in mind -- wise words that apply to everything, and in the world of big data it means we have to change the way we look at managing the data we have. There was a time when we managed data quality, and the main goal was

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Data Management

businessman considering data governance skills

Dylan JonesSeptember 29, 2016 0

Data governance: The perfect marriage of soft and hard skills?

We've witnessed a significant rise in data governance adoption in recent years. Careers, technology, education, frameworks, practitioners – there's growth in all aspects of the discipline. Regulatory compliance across many sectors is a typical driver for data governance. But I also believe one of the main reasons is the realisation by

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Data Management

data scientist considering

David LoshinSeptember 22, 2016 0

Automating operational data validation, Part 2

In my last post, we explored the operational facet of data governance and data stewardship. We focused on the challenges of providing a scalable way to assess incoming data sources, identify data quality rules and define enforceable data quality policies. As the number of acquired data sources increases, it becomes

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Data Management

Joyce Norris-MontanariSeptember 14, 2016 0

Data preparation and data wrangling, Part 2 (yippee, bring your lasso)

In Part 1 of this two-part series, I defined data preparation and data wrangling, then raised some questions about requirements gathering in a governed environment (i.e., ODS and/or data warehouse). Now – all of us very-managed people are looking at the horizon, and we see the data lake. How do

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Data Management

man with tablet represents data warehouse and data

David LoshinSeptember 12, 2016 0

Data validation as an operational data governance best practice, Part 1

Data governance can encompass a wide spectrum of practices, many of which are focused on the development, documentation, approval and deployment of policies associated with data management and utilization. I distinguish the facet of “operational” data governance from the fully encompassed practice to specifically focus on the operational tasks for

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Data Management

Dylan JonesAugust 8, 2016 0

Data prep and self-service analytics – Turning point for governance and quality efforts?

The demand for data preparation solutions is at an all-time high, and it's primarily driven by the demand for self-service analytics. Ten years ago, if you were a business leader that wanted to get more in-depth information on a particular KPI, you would typically issue a reporting request to IT

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Data Management

Jim HarrisAugust 3, 2016 0

Who was that masked data?

Data access and data privacy are often fundamentally at odds with each other. Organizations want unfettered access to the data describing customers. Meanwhile, customers want their data – especially their personally identifiable information – to remain as private as possible. Organizations need to protect data privacy by only granting data access to authorized

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Data Management | Programming Tips

Nicolas RobertJuly 25, 2016 0

Four ways to conduct a web search for business terms with SAS Business Data Network

SAS Business Data Network is SAS’ solution for managing glossaries of common business terms. This is part of the SAS Data Governance offering as well as bundled with Advanced versions of all SAS Data Management bundles. One thing that is important regarding Data Governance in general, and this solution in

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Data Management

Patryk ChorośJuly 19, 2016 0

Data Governance – first steps – part 4 of 4

At this stage, our organization has defined business objectives for Data Governance programme and shares business term definitions which it uses. This logical area of data and information management has been supplemented with a bridge to technical metadata – in the previous step we obtained one place, which combines the

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Data Management

Why is data management important? Infographic

Phil SimonJuly 7, 2016 0

Modernization starts at the top

Absent a strong executive presence, most mature organizations will continue to muddle through data integration.

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Data Management

Patryk ChorośJuly 5, 2016 0

Data Governance - first steps - part 3 of 4

At this stage our organization has already defined the business objectives for Data Governance programme (step 0) and started to manage business terms, as described in step 1. Step 2: tracking data flow in organization Data Governance is not only related to understanding the data – it also focuses on

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Analytics

Ralf StorchJune 27, 2016 0

Recht auf Vergessen und Portabilität – die neue Datenschutzverordnung und ihre Folgen

Das „Recht auf Vergessen“ hat nichts mit der Demenzerkrankung Alzheimer tun und betrifft auch nicht nur Personen im fortgeschrittenen Alter. Das „Recht auf Vergessen“ und „Portabilität“ bezeichnen Rechte im Rahmen der neuen europäischen Datenschutzverordnung, die nach vier Jahren Arbeit die nun doch schon 20 Jahren alte Verordnung ablöst, und die

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Data Management

Patryk ChorośJune 21, 2016 0

Data Governance - first steps - part 2 of 4

Having introduced the term of Data Governance and defined business objectives, we can start to fulfill the first tasks within Data Governance programme construction. Step 1: business meaning of data While conducting their activity, organizations use many industry-specific terms. The mere definition of who a customer is for the company

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Analytics

Ralf StorchJune 17, 2016 0

Kundenindividuelle Versicherungstarife und Datenschutz?

Mit fortschreitender Digitalisierung entdecken immer mehr Versicherer neue Möglichkeiten der Tarifgestaltung. Hierzu zählen aktuell sogenannte Telematik-Tarife, die das individuelle Fahrverhalten der Versicherten berücksichtigt. Zur Bewertung des Fahrverhaltens werden mittels einer Blackbox Daten wie z. B. gefahrene Kilometer, Beschleunigung und Bremsverhalten gesammelt. Aus diesen unterschiedlichen Kennzahlen wird mittels analytischer Verfahren ein fahrerspezifischer

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Data Management

woman at computer doing data governance

Jim HarrisJune 15, 2016 0

MDM intersections, Part 2: Data governance

Master data management (MDM) is distinct from other data management disciplines due to its primary focus on giving the enterprise a single view of the master data that represents key business entities, such as parties, products, locations and assets. MDM achieves this by standardizing, matching and consolidating common data elements across traditional and big

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Data Management

Patryk ChorośJune 7, 2016 0

Data Governance - first steps - part 1 of 4

21st century is the era of information revolution, when mass exploitation of data is a part of daily routine. Nowadays any business requires that the information driving the decision-making process be of a high quality, timely delivered and, above all, reliable and that it ensure security of the activity conducted.

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Data Management

master data management provides the single view of customer

Matthew MagneJune 6, 2016 0

In search of the Holy Grail: Sorry Hadoop fans, only MDM delivers single view of customer

Single view of customer. It's a noble goal, not unlike the search for the Holy Grail – fraught with peril as you progress down the path of your data journey. If you're a hotelier, it can improve your customer's experience by providing the information from the casinos and the spa at check-in to better meet your

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Data Management

woman using social media on cell phone

Dylan JonesJune 1, 2016 0

Shifting ownership to the source – The future of MDM?

Most companies are battling with master data challenges whether they realise it or not. When you're consolidating financials from multiple billing systems, you're doing MDM. When you're migrating legacy systems to a new target environment, you're doing MDM. When you're trying to perform root-cause analysis across multiple systems for a

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Analytics

Michael Herrmann

Michael HerrmannJune 1, 2016 0

Governance der Data Governance: SAS BDN API zum Finden fauler Leute

Kunde: Ah, Sie zeigen uns in dieser Demo so ein Glossar. Ach, jaja, nett, das haben wir schon! Ich: Oh, und benutzen Sie persönlich das in Ihrem Unternehmen oft? Kunde: Nee, das ist veraltet. Da schaut keiner rein, weil das pflegt ja keiner richtig… Oder doch? Hm.

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Data Management

Patryk ChorośMay 31, 2016 0

Data Governance - pierwsze kroki - część 4 z 4

Na tym etapie nasza organizacja posiada określone dla programu Data Governance cele biznesowe oraz zarządza i współdzieli definicje pojęć biznesowych, którymi się posługuje. Ten logiczny obszar zarządzania danymi i informacją uzupełniony został o pomost do metadanych technicznych - w poprzednim kroku uzyskaliśmy jedno miejsce łączące informacje o technicznym przepływie danych w organizacji

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Data Management

woman contemplating MDM

Phil SimonMay 25, 2016 0

Does MDM need to be part of your data strategy?

.@philsimon on the role of MDM. TLDR: It depends.

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Data Management

Patryk ChorośMay 24, 2016 0

Data Governance - pierwsze kroki - część 3 z 4

Na tym etapie nasza organizacja posiada już określone cele biznesowe dla programu Data Governance (krok 0) oraz rozpoczęła zarządzanie pojęciami biznesowymi, które opisywał krok 1. Krok 2: śledzenie przepływu danych w organizacji Data Governance to nie tylko rozumienie znaczenia danych - to także świadomość, w jaki sposób te dane i

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