Tag: governance

Feed: CIO. Author: . This is the second post in a three-part series about data and analytics governance. In case you missed it, read the first post to hear from Tableau’s own data governance team. There's a natural tension in many organizations concerning data governance. While IT recognizes its importance to ensure the responsible use of data, governance can often seem like a hindrance to organizational agility. However, business intelligence models have evolved beyond centralized, linear processes—it's time to leave behind historic notions of governance as restrictive and embrace a flexible governance framework that enables enterprise transformation.This summer, I spoke ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Matt Sullivant. September 14, 2021 — Contributed by Matt Sullivant and Kartik Hansen The importance of data governance is growing. Here at Alation, we’ve seen the demand for new robust governance capabilities skyrocket in the past year. To meet that demand, we’re excited to announce a new application and concomitant service offering, which together empower business leaders to lead governance efforts with clarity and confidence. With this change, we seek to better tailor our solution to the precise needs of each customer. This will enable you to choose exactly the right mix of data catalog plus apps ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Matt Turner. September 9, 2021 — Banks collect and manage a lot of sensitive data. The moment an individual opens an account, you’re asking them for information that needs to be protected, from name and address to social security number. And, the data collection doesn’t stop there — rich insights like transactions and purchasing information help to round out customer profiles. With all of this collected data, financial institutions have an incredible opportunity to improve services and make informed decisions – if they can use this data safely. “Today, financial institutions find themselves competing to deliver the ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Ibby Rahmani. September 7, 2021 — This is the last of the 4-part blog series. In the previous blog, we discussed how Alation provides a platform for data scientists and analysts to complete projects and analysis at speed. In this blog we will discuss how Alation helps minimize risk with active data governance. Now that you have empowered data scientists and analysts to access the Snowflake Data Cloud and speed their modeling and analysis, you need to bolster the effectiveness of your governance models. Governance influences how an organization’s objectives are set and achieved, how risk is ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . If we asked you, “What does your organization need to help more employees be data-driven?” ­Specifically, where would “better data governance” land on your list? Hopefully, at the top as it’s the very foundation of self-service analytics. We’re all trying to use more data to make decisions, but constantly face roadblocks and trust issues related to data governance.Addressing data governance problems can feel like playing Whac-A-Mole—you solve one data problem, and predictably another pops up. Even within Tableau, an organization focused on analytics, we have our fair share of governance problems—and they’re not unlike what our ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Cindy Na. Data is one of your most strategic assets. But to take full advantage of it, you need to know what data you have, where it came from, and what regulatory requirements affect it. In short, you need a solution that consolidates all of your data and simplifies your ability to analyze it. Azure Purview is that solution. This unified data governance solution gives you a holistic, up-to-date map of all your on-premises, multicloud, and software as a service (SaaS) data. By working with your entire data estate, Azure Purview enables you to mine ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Teresa Wingfield. Part 2: Cloud Service SecurityIn my previous post on modern data warehouse security, we looked at issues related to database security. This post will focus on the separate, but related issue of cloud service security, which is increasingly important since nearly half of all data warehouses are hosted in the cloud.[1] The economics of the cloud, the agility with which you can build out and modify services, and the potential to scale almost infinitely continue to accelerate the adoption of cloud data warehouses. As I did in my database security post, I’ll run through some ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Teresa Wingfield. Database Security: Part 1Did you know that security breaches involving the cloud now surpass breaches involving on-premise infrastructure? According to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigation Report, 73% of cybersecurity incidents involved external cloud assets—compared with 27% only one year ago.[1] Having just joined Actian from a cloud security provider, even I was surprised by this tremendous surge. This new insight has motivated me to review the security requirements for a modern cloud data warehouse. The topic turns out to be broad, so I’m writing this blog in two parts: part 1 focuses on database ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Did you know 80% of data-driven businesses said they gained a critical advantage during the pandemic? Having complete, accurate data in all employees’ hands and workstreams helped organizations solve business problems with the customer journey in mind—especially in rapidly changing markets. With organizations accelerating to digital business practices, data is the key to transformation. But most organizations still struggle to achieve data and analytics at scale—and governance is the most foundational challenge to overcome.IT faces hurdles in equipping people with the necessary insights to solve strategic problems quickly and act in their customers’ best interests; likewise, ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Jon Gitlin; When comparing data management and data governance, all kinds of questions emerge.  Which is more important? How, exactly, are they different? Do they complement each other? In reality, the two concepts can have different definitions, depending on who you ask. This muddles the answers to these questions and it only adds to our general confusion.  We’ll give you a clearer understanding of data management and data governance and break down their differences by anchoring our knowledge in the most important measure: how both generally play out in the real world. What is ... Read More