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May 1 2024
Data Speaks for Itself: Is Metadata Data?
Well, of course, metadata is data. Our standard definition explicitly says that metadata is data describing other data. So why would I even ask this question in the article title? The reason I ask it is because we seem to think about and manage metadata as somehow different than “normal data” such as business operations […]


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Author: Dr. John Talburt

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Dec 6 2023
Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success (Part Two)
In part one of “Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success,” I discussed the steps required to implement a successful data governance environment, what data to gather to populate the environment, and how to gather the data. In part two, I will discuss the “so what” aspects of data governance — that is, what types of […]


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Author: Scott Benson

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Nov 15 2023
Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success (Part One)
Organizations are driven by their mission and the underlying strategies to accomplish that mission. Organizations that fail to understand their mission and strategies will at best flounder and at worst fail. The outline in the following article will help an organization manage its metadata about itself (mission, strategies, etc.) as well as help an organization identify and […]


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Author: Scott Benson

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Nov 1 2023
The Art of Lean Governance: Walking the Data Factory
The concept of “walking the data factory” drew a great deal of interest during our recent DGPO webinar on data classification as part of a holistic governance program. We discussed ways to connect the stove-piped worlds of data governance and information governance under a common governance classification. There is great power in lean governance when […]


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Author: Steve Zagoudis

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