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Top Four Reasons Financial Services Companies Need Solid Data Governance
Image licensed from iStockPhotoIn working with clients in the financial services business, I’ve noticed that there is a common set of reasons why they adopt data governance. When it comes down to proving value of data management, it’s all...
Big Data After the Hype
Total Data ManagementThis year, I’ve been following the meteoric rise of big data. It has been a boon for vendors who are venturing into this area. It has produced countless start-ups and much buzz in the data management world. However, when...
Big Data, Good and Evil
As I get involved more and more in the world of Big Data, I find myself reflecting upon where it all will go. Big Data could help us live better lives by solving crimes, predicting scientific outcomes, detecting fraud and, of course,...
Naming your Data Management Project
In my line of work, I get to see many requests for proposals and sometimes I am invited to take part when a project is progressing. I may be one of the only people on earth who gets pleasure in companies improving their data...
Big Data Hype is an Opportunity for Data Management Pros
Big Data is a hot topic in the data management world. Recently, I’ve seen press and vendors describing it with the words crucial, tremendous opportunity, overcoming vexing challenges, and enabling technology. With all the hoopla, management is...
Big Data, Enterprise Data and Discrete Data
Total Data Management The data management world is buzzing about big data. Many are the number of blog posts articles and white papers covering this new area. Just about every data management vendor is scrambling to build tools to meet the...
What is Data Governance?
I recently did a quick movie for a Talend promotion to define data governance. It turns out that defining data governance is trickier than you think. Here, I examine the characteristics of data management initiative and how they define data...
The ‘Time’ Factor in Data Management
I've been thinking about how many ways time influences the data management world. When it comes to managing data, we think about improving processes, coercing the needs and desires of people and how technology comes to help us manage it all. However...
Top 10 Root Causes of Data Quality Problems: Part 4
Part 4 of 5: Data Flow In this continuing series, we're looking at root causes of data quality problems and the business processes you can put in place to solve them. In part four, we examine some of the areas involving the pervasive nature of...
Top Ten Root Causes of Data Quality Problems: Part Three
Part 3 of 5: Secret Code and Corporate Evolution In this continuing series, we're looking at root causes of data quality problems and the business processes you can put in place to solve them. In part three, we examine secret code and...
Top Ten Root Causes of Data Quality Problems: Part 2
Part 2 of 5: Renegades and Pirates In this continuing series, we're looking at root causes of data quality problems and the business processes you can put in place to solve them. In part two, we examine IT renegades and corporate pirates as...
Top Ten Root Causes of Data Quality Problems: Part One
Part 1 of 5: The Basics We all know data quality problems when we see them. They can undermine your organization’s ability to work efficiently, comply with government regulations and make revenue. The specific technical problems include...
