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Deriving Business Value Through Data Governance

Dataversity

Growing companies often find themselves floating on an “ocean” of underutilized or misused datadata that doesn’t reach the people who would most benefit from it or reaches them at the wrong time. Preventing these issues is one of the primary objectives of Data Governance.

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Finding the Right Data Governance Model

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Data Governance has received much attention in both the academic and practitioner communities over the past 15 years. Compared to the even more recent concept of Data Governance, IT governance has evolved from the initial concept of corporate governance.

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Data Governance Trends and Dreams

Dataversity

Four years ago, in a fit of naivete, I decided to write a book about Data Governance. I wasn’t naïve about Data Governance – I was naïve about what that book would bring about. The post Data Governance Trends and Dreams appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Data Governance at the Edge of the Cloud

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The post Data Governance at the Edge of the Cloud appeared first on DATAVERSITY. We are living in turbulent times. Online security has always been an area of concern; however, with recent global events, the world we now live in has become increasingly cloud-centric.

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A Practical Guide to Business Intelligence Governance

Speaker: Marius Moscovici, CEO Metric Insights & Mike Smitheman, VP Metric Insights

This presentation will provide a practical step-by-step guide for implementing effective BI governance and a toolkit for addressing the three critical aspects of any program.

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Data Governance, Data Leadership or Data Architecture: What Matters Most?

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Robert Seiner and Anthony Algmin faced off – in a virtual sense – at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World Conference to determine which is more important: Data Governance, Data Leadership, or Data Architecture.

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The Power of “Set It and Forget It” Data Governance

Dataversity

In addition, the volume and variety of information and content grows exponentially by the day, making effective Data Governance a tough task for many companies. The post The Power of “Set It and Forget It” Data Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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5 Common Data Governance Challenges (and How to Overcome Them)

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It’s common for enterprises to run into challenges such as lack of data visibility, problems with data security, and low Data Quality. The post 5 Common Data Governance Challenges (and How to Overcome Them) appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Leveraging Data Governance to Manage Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Data Risk

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In this section, we discuss how to leverage Data Governance to manage DEI data risk. In part 1 of this article, we identified several best practices for data that chief diversity officers can leverage to support data-driven approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Data Projects Should Start with Data Governance

Dataversity

The hallmark of any successful Data Governance implementation is awareness. The post Data Projects Should Start with Data Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Data Governance Keys to Success

The Data Administration Newsletter

Unfortunately, a lot of data governance programs fail and there are many reasons why. The silver lining is that there are great lessons from these failures that we can learn from and make sure that we will avoid them in our data governance program.

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Non-Invasive Data Governance – Considerations for 2023

The Data Administration Newsletter

It has been eight years plus since the first edition of my book, Non-Invasive Data Governance: The Path of Least Resistance and Greatest Success, was published by long-time TDAN.com contributor, Steve Hoberman, and his publishing company Technics Publications.

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Do Fines Motivate Data Governance? Do the Math!

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The post Do Fines Motivate Data Governance? Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Thomas Redman.

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Why Data Governance Is Essential in the Current Business Landscape

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The post Why Data Governance Is Essential in the Current Business Landscape appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Imagine you and a bunch of your colleagues are attending a networking event. You’ve been assigned three booths spread out in different locations across the arena.

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Data Classification Can Make or Break Data Governance

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The cost of data loss is staggering – and avoidable. The news these days is full of massive fines levied against companies that failed to protect their customer data. The post Data Classification Can Make or Break Data Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Dear Laura: Agile Data Governance

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As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance, I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. The post Dear Laura: Agile Data Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen.

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Why Mature Data Governance Is Essential for Data-Driven Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Dataversity

In this section, we discuss how Data Governance can be leveraged to support data-driven diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In the next section, we will look at how to manage DEI data risk. This is part one of a two-part article.

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How Data Governance is Central to Effective Data Analytics

The Data Administration Newsletter

However, if there is no strategy underlining how and why we collect data and who can access it, the value is lost. In the publishing industry, there are a lot of things we can measure.

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The Impact of Data Governance in Cybersecurity

Dataversity

Data is a critical asset that supports operations, drives decision-making, and gives businesses a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Unfortunately, today’s data can also be easily targeted by cybercriminals looking to access and tamper with sensitive information.

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Implementing a Business Glossary in Data Governance

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A business glossary is a list of data-related terms and definitions, displayed clearly and logically so everyone in an organization can access them. A business glossary is an essential Data Literacy tool and crucial for effective Data Governance.

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Dear Laura: Should I Leave My Data Governance Job?

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As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. In 2019, I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe […]. Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series!

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There is Only One Data Governance

The Data Administration Newsletter

There is… but one… Data Governance. Maybe you are one who believes that there is something called Master Data Governance, Information Governance, Metadata Governance, Big Data Governance, Customer [or insert domain name here] Data Governance, Data Governance 1.0 – 2.0 – 3.0,

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Dear Laura: My Data Governance Program Is Being Hijacked

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As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. The post Dear Laura: My Data Governance Program Is Being Hijacked appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen.

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Dear Laura: Disrupting Data Governance

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As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance, I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. The post Dear Laura: Disrupting Data Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen.

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Excessive Bureaucracy Is Killing Data Governance

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Despite the best-in-class Data Governance policies and programs, failure rates are still too high. Current efforts often fall short of delivering trusted data, despite huge investments of time and money. Click to learn more about author Steve Zagoudis.

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Cloud Data Governance

The Data Administration Newsletter

Migrating data to the public cloud offers a wide range of benefits for enterprises; data teams can more easily access their data, write, and test data science models, evaluate new data platforms and test applications, run POCs, and deploy in production.

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Dear Laura: Our Data Governance Leader Quit

Dataversity

As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. The post Dear Laura: Our Data Governance Leader Quit appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen.

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Governors of Data: A Song About Data Governance

Dataversity

Editor’s Note: Data professional Tiankai Feng writes and performs songs about everything from lockdown to virtual meetings to analytics. We here at DATAVERSITY can’t stop humming “Governors of Data,” his catchy and clever ode to Data Governance – and we think you’ll enjoy it too.

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Differences Between Data Management and Data Governance

The Data Administration Newsletter

A common misconception among c-level executives is that governance and management of data is the same thing other than in capital letters. Below, we will explore the main differences between Data Management […].

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Why Your Data Governance Strategy is Failing

The Data Administration Newsletter

What is Data Governance and How Do You Measure Success? Data governance is a system for answering core questions about data. It begins with establishing key parameters: What is data, who can use it, how can they use it, and why?

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Dear Laura: What Role Should Leadership Play in Data Governance?

Dataversity

As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. In 2019, I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe that […]. Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series!

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3 Ways Strong Data Governance Practices Can Improve Your Business

Dataversity

This is especially true when it comes to Data Governance. According to TechTarget, Data Governance is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies.

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Empower Your Third Line of Defense for Effective Data Governance

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Data Governance practitioners must incorporate all aspects that bind data to the organization. Internal audit, referred to as the third line of defense against risk, should actually be top of mind for implementing effective governance programs.

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Being Data-Driven Means Embracing Data Quality and Consistency Through Data Governance

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Organizations are constantly coming to us wanting help in becoming more “data-driven.” The post Being Data-Driven Means Embracing Data Quality and Consistency Through Data Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Click to learn more about author Terence Siganakis.

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Stakeholder Engagement for Data Governance Program Success

The Data Administration Newsletter