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Do I Need a Data Catalog?

erwin

If you’re serious about a data-driven strategy , you’re going to need a data catalog. Organizations need a data catalog because it enables them to create a seamless way for employees to access and consume data and business assets in an organized manner. This also diminishes the value of data as an asset.

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Data Governance Makes Data Security Less Scary

erwin

Do you know where your data is? What data you have? Add to the mix the potential for a data breach followed by non-compliance, reputational damage and financial penalties and a real horror story could unfold. s Information Commissioner’s Office had levied against both Facebook and Equifax for their data breaches.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Some technology trends such as real-time data analytics are on-going, while others are more recent, such as blockchain. Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.”

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7 Benefits of Metadata Management

erwin

Metadata management is key to wringing all the value possible from data assets. However, most organizations don’t use all the data at their disposal to reach deeper conclusions about how to drive revenue, achieve regulatory compliance or accomplish other strategic objectives. Quite simply, metadata is data about data.

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What is a Data Catalog?

erwin

The easiest way to understand a data catalog is to look at how libraries catalog books and manuals in a hierarchical structure, making it easy for anyone to find exactly what they need. Similarly, a data catalog enables businesses to create a seamless way for employees to access and consume data and business assets in an organized manner.

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Using a Data Catalog to Crisis-Proof Your Business

erwin

One of the biggest lessons we’re learning from the global COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of data, specifically using a data catalog to comply, collaborate and innovate to crisis-proof our businesses. So one of the biggest lessons we’re learning from COVID-19 is the need for data collection, management and governance.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

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Smart Meters provide the data to support a cleaner future, showing how much energy is being used and how much this will cost you. In particular, he was reading the data off of the various smart meters learning when they were last shut off. I logged all that data. Hask This is a map of Dallas, Texas.