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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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
What is the Value of a Megabyte?
According to Forrester Research the term Big Data leads to major confusion. Big Surprise! But what do the leading dictionaries have to say about Big Data? Data sets that are too large and complex to manipulate or interrogate with standard methods or tools. Oxford Dictionaries vs An accumulation of data that is too large and complex for processing by traditional database … [Read more...] about What is the Value of a Megabyte?
Five Important Considerations When Cataloging Your Data
Here are five things to consider when thinking about cataloging your data: Clearly define the objectives of your data catalog(s) such as: Archiving Discovery of data in support of information management and analytics initiatives Digitalization Understanding data lineage Building knowledge and increasing data stewardship Mapping of technical metadata to business metadata in … [Read more...] about Five Important Considerations When Cataloging Your Data
The Future of Big Data: How Data Lakes Open New Possibilities for Your Organization
This thought leadership article is brought to you by Zaloni providing enterprise data management solutions for Hadoop Data Lakes In the past years, I have seen a flood of information on data lakes, and it looks like it is becoming as much of a buzzword as Big Data. I described data lakes as a growing trend in 2015 stating that it was time for organisations to experiment with … [Read more...] about The Future of Big Data: How Data Lakes Open New Possibilities for Your Organization