As organizations of today grow and evolve, so too are data volumes. Instead of throwing away old information, structured and unstructured data alike are funneled into enterprise data hubs, but often without the essential tool for keeping this data in order: metadata. The struggle to manage information within the big data landscape is as complex as the digital workflows it … [Read more...] about Data, Data, Data (How and Why?)
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What is Information Governance? Why Do I Need It?
The explosive growth of information has been the defining characteristic of our era, the Age of Information. The amount of data, the number of data sources, the uses for data, and the routes that data travel have all been growing at an exponential rate, creating new industries for defining, processing, collecting, accessing, and curating information. In such an environment, … [Read more...] about What is Information Governance? Why Do I Need It?
5 Big Data Migration Mistakes To Avoid
Data migration can be a painful process that involves multiple steps in the Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) process. The challenges with migration can be even higher when we are talking about big data. This is especially true when we are migrating different types of structured and unstructured data within the same system. In this article, we will take a look at some of the most … [Read more...] about 5 Big Data Migration Mistakes To Avoid
4 Data Management Principles
If you lay a strong foundation for data management that is based on good, reliable rules, which are managed and governed, you will do well in providing good information to assist decision making. Makes sense, right? Business must Lead What is the goal of the project, why are you running this project, what will you achieve, what are you trying to solve? Most if not all of these … [Read more...] about 4 Data Management Principles
Data Theft Is A Problem And Needs Quick Redressal
Data theft is a serious problem at a consumer as well as enterprise level. A study published by Pew Research in January 2014 showed that nearly 18 percent of American adults online have had confidential information including Social Security numbers, credit cards data and bank account information stolen. The numbers are a lot scarier among enterprise customers. Close to 70 … [Read more...] about Data Theft Is A Problem And Needs Quick Redressal
