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How Metadata Makes Data Meaningful

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Metadata is an important part of data governance, and as a result, most nascent data governance programs are rife with project plans for assessing and documenting metadata. But in many scenarios, it seems that the underlying driver of metadata collection projects is that it’s just something you do for data governance.

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Collibra wins a gold medal for metadata management

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So, we are incredibly excited to announce that Collibra is a gold medal winner in this year’s SoftwareReviews’ Metadata management data quadrant awards. . According to SoftwareReviews, Collibra was up against a handful of data intelligence tools to determine the best metadata management solution. .

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How Metadata Makes Data Meaningful

erwin

Metadata is an important part of data governance, and as a result, most nascent data governance programs are rife with project plans for assessing and documenting metadata. But in many scenarios, it seems that the underlying driver of metadata collection projects is that it’s just something you do for data governance.

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Do I Need a Data Catalog?

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If you’re serious about a data-driven strategy , you’re going to need a data catalog. Organizations with particularly deep data stores might need a data catalog with advanced capabilities, such as automated metadata harvesting to speed up the data preparation process. Three Types of Metadata in a Data Catalog.

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Overcoming the 80/20 Rule – Finding More Time with Data Intelligence

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Now that pulling stakeholders into a room has been disrupted … what if we could use this as 40 opportunities to update the metadata PER DAY? Overcoming the 80/20 Rule with Micro Governance for Metadata. Micro governance is a strategy that leverages the native functionality around workflows. Request a free demo of erwin DI.

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Data Governance Maturity and Tracking Progress

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Beginning strategy processes. This webinar will discuss how to answer critical questions through data catalogs and business glossaries, powered by effective metadata management. You’ll also see a demo of the erwin Data Intelligence Suite that includes both data catalog, business glossary and metadata-driven automation.

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Data Governance as an Emergency Service

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Neither of these are a sound strategy. Deploying a Data Governance Strategy. Deploying individual data governance elements does not constitute a strategy, much less a sustainable program. These issues can be addressed with a comprehensive data governance strategy and technology to: Determine master data sets.