TDAN

JULY 6, 2021

The business case for data governance has been made several times in these pages. There can be no disagreement that every company and every government office must have a data governance strategy in place. Establishing good data governance is not just about avoiding regulatory fines.

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TDAN

APRIL 20, 2021

I published an article a few months back that was titled Where Does Data Governance Fit in a Data Strategy (and other important questions). In the article, I quickly outlined seven primary elements of a data strategy as an answer to one of the “other important questions.”

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TDAN

AUGUST 16, 2022

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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TDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, if there is no strategy underlining how and why we collect data and who can access it, the value is lost. Ultimately, data governance is central to […] In the publishing industry, there are a lot of things we can measure. Not only that, but we can put our business at serious risk of non-compliance.

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TDAN

MAY 4, 2021

Since July 2018, over €274M in fines have been enforced by the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

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TDAN

MAY 17, 2022

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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TDAN

JUNE 15, 2021

I debated over whether to title this article Data Governance as a Puzzle … or Data Governance is a Puzzle. I selected the first option and decided to use this article to provide a comparison of data governance and good puzzles; rather than […].

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TDAN

JANUARY 14, 2020

Recording requirements for success is an important first step toward demonstrating the value of a Data Governance program. Practitioners know that Data Governance requires planning, resources, money and time and that several of these objects are in short supply.

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TDAN

JULY 6, 2021

A question was raised in a recent webinar about the role of the Data Architect and Data Modelers in a Data Governance program. My webinar with Dataversity was focused on Data Governance Roles as the Backbone of Your Program.

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O'Reilly on Data

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In a recent survey , we explored how companies were adjusting to the growing importance of machine learning and analytics, while also preparing for the explosion in the number of data sources. Data Platforms. Data Integration and Data Pipelines. Data preparation, data governance, and data lineage.

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TDAN

AUGUST 31, 2021

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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TDAN

MAY 16, 2023

Non-Invasive Data Governance (NIDG), like the popular Netflix series Stranger Things, offers a mysterious and complex reality for organizations to navigate. I am often asked how it is possible to navigate these realities and implement NIDG in the real world. Just as the characters […]

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Information technology (IT) plays a vital role in data governance by implementing and maintaining strategies to manage, protect, and responsibly utilize data. Through advanced technologies and tools, IT ensures that data is securely stored, backed up, and accessible to authorized personnel.

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TDAN

MAY 2, 2023

In my discussions with CIOs over the last several years, they have repeatedly told me that they strongly dislike traditional data governance. And asked at times, could they just be data custodians.

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TDAN

APRIL 5, 2022

Data Governance is defined as the execution and enforcement of authority over the management of data and data-related assets.1 1 The terms “Data Mesh” and “Data Fabric” are the most recent examples of names being given to something that describes techniques to help organizations manage their data.

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In my last article I suggested that many organizations have approached Data Governance incorrectly using only centralize data governance teams and that approach is not working for many.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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. That seems like a long time ago.

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TDAN

APRIL 20, 2021

When it comes to executing a data governance strategy, there is no standard approach. Of course, there are common methods and tools, but it’s up to each company to decide how best to implement data governance initiatives to achieve the optimum business value, and who is best placed to take the lead.

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Cloudera

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this article, we will walk you through the process of implementing fine grained access control for the data governance framework within the Cloudera platform. This allows the organization to comply with government regulations and internal security policies.

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

One of the first steps organizations take when preparing to deliver a data governance program is to determine where in the organization data governance should be placed. Or in other words, who should own data governance?

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Analytics Vidhya

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Introduction Struggling with expanding a business database due to storage, management, and data accessibility issues? To steer growth, employ effective data management strategies and tools. This article explores data management’s key tool features and lists the top tools for 2023.

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TDAN

APRIL 30, 2019

Roles and responsibilities are the backbone of a successful information or data governance program. To communicate effectively […].

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TDAN

JUNE 30, 2020

Three companies from across the globe were recognized for their award-winning Data Governance programs.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Organizations that have implemented Data Governance programs, or Information Governance, Data/Information Management or Records Management programs will be the first to tell you that these data disciplines are not easy to operationalize. Data Management requires that the organization care for data as an asset.

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O'Reilly on Data

JULY 28, 2020

In this article, we turn our attention to the process itself: how do you bring a product to market? The development phases for an AI project map nearly 1:1 to the AI Product Pipeline we described in the second article of this series. Product managers for AI must satisfy these same responsibilities, tuned for the AI lifecycle.

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TDAN

JULY 19, 2022

Domain-specific data governance has been of focus lately in various industries. In this article, I simplify what it means and how it is done. What is Data Governance? If you ask twenty people in a room what data governance is, you might get twenty different answers.

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TDAN

MARCH 15, 2022

What do all these disciplines have in common? Continuous improvement. Simply put, these systems pursue progress through a proven process. They make testing and learning a part of that process. And they continuously improve by integrating new insights into future cycles.

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TDAN

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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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TDAN

JULY 2, 2019

The third and final part of the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework details the breakdown of components by level, providing considerations for what must be included at the intersections. The squares are completed with nouns and verbs that provide direction for meaningful discussions about how the program will be set up and operate.

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I delivered this series of questions focused on relating their need for an over-arching data strategy with the […]. The purpose of the Q&A was to assist her with determining the most appropriate messaging to share across the company.

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TDAN

JANUARY 19, 2021

In October 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced a $400 million civil monetary penalty against Citibank for deficiencies in enterprise-wide risk management, compliance risk management, data governance, and internal controls.

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erwin

JUNE 14, 2019

The inherently competitive nature of retail has made the sector a leader in adopting data-driven strategy. Four main areas in retail demonstrate digital transformation, with a healthy data governance initiative driving them all. This is an important data point for marketing strategy. Data can tell you.

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Cloudera

MARCH 25, 2021

It won’t matter if you can collect social media data or geo location data, images, etc. if you cannot properly secure that data. Reporting on the Virginia CDPA, a recent American Banker article highlights that the introduction of the state privacy laws may force banks to break down the silos.

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Whether it’s financial data, personal health information, or customer data, organizations that generate and manage data must implement a comprehensive data governance strategy. A robust data governance policy ensures compliance and security and improves the quality of Business […]

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TDAN

MAY 5, 2020

The reversal from information scarcity to information abundance and the shift from the primacy of entities to the primacy of interactions has resulted in an increased burden for the data involved in those interactions to be trustworthy.

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A client recently asked me to summarize the benefits of data governance and the three main elements of data governance into two slides to leverage and use for an upcoming board meeting associated with their emerging program.

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TDAN

MARCH 2, 2021

What’s new in the world of non-invasive data governance? I participated in a couple of the question-and-answer sessions about Non-Invasive Data Governance as part of the promotion of my new two-day virtual live course and my involvement in a sold-out International Data Management Summit later this month.

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