Posts Tagged ‘data governance’

Hello, welcome and thanks for taking a look at my blog! Since you clicked here, I am assuming you have at least a passing interest in the practice of Governance as undertaken by business organizations. Obviously, since I am posting this, I also am interested in Governance, but, through my experience with a variety of […]

Healthcare industry transformation is providing organizations with an opportunity to revolutionize how they operate. The digitization of medical records, wearable technologies, mobile, and the Internet of Things are contributing to the data deluge, and innovations in technology are making it possible to transform this data into meaningful and actionable insights to enhance patient care and […]

  As architects, sometimes we get caught in the trap of focusing on the most tangible aspects of our architecture solving business problems, while losing track of the aspects that truly drive our architectural decisions. Information architecture serves as that vital bridge from the business applications to technology architecture (TOGAF Architecture Development Method). Although solutions […]

When it comes to choosing the right Cloud BI platform, there is usually a trade off between governance and centralization on one hand and agility on the other. BI software vendors like Tableau and Qlik, that are relatively newer to the game than traditional BI platforms, have changed the rules of what defines a better BI […]

Cloud data management is a critical component to the effectiveness of your big data and analytics program. But you need the right tool and not all data management tools are optimized for cloud. There are six reasons on why customers use Informatica Cloud Data Management: 1. Agility and time to value: Informatica has done well to bring […]

When Informatica went private in 2015, Microsoft Corporation and Salesforce Ventures agreed to become strategic investors in the company alongside the Permira funds and CPPIB. Henceforth, the message on this year’s partner conference was platform-independent, enterprise-ready Cloud Data Management. Informatica has three major focus areas in cloud for 2016: Intelligent Data Platform: This platform is primarily focused […]

TREND #9: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STRONG GOVERNANCE STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATION Data governance is the overall management of enterprise data. It encompasses the people, processes, and information technology required to consistently ensure data value, quality and integrity, improvement, development, and maintenance. It also includes a single shared definition for all data, data security, and availability […]

As Gartner Research pointed out, by 2020, IT will generate $225 Billion in revenue for Social, Mobile, Analytics, and Cloud (SMAC) market. The foundation of the success behind these areas are information management and delivery. What is Enterprise Information Management (EIM)? EIM is the art, science, and management of building actionable intelligence with available data. […]

Is Data Scientist a Data Analyst OR vice-versa? I googled this and got more than a 1000 websites that provides this differentiation. So my thought was to consolidate everything I learnt for people who choose their career path in one or the other. If you check Gartner’s Hype Cycle of Emerging Technology, the peak of […]

As information becomes a contributor of organizational strategy, data analysts became critical skillset of an organization knowing the core asset of the company that generates decision making; DATA. New leadership roles such as Chief Data Officer (CDO) evolve creating strategies and governance around data assets building business competencies, maximizing the value of information. As a […]

The third day, and last, of the I Love APIs conference is today! “Day 3” starts strong with two keynotes, and continues to Developer, IT, and Strategy forums. What is I Love APIs? Go here for a run down of the conference by Alexandra Haefele: How to Get the Most Out of the I Love APIs 2015 […]

Follow me @prftarvin! This will be updated hourly. Today is the first day of I Love APIs in San Jose, CA. The force is strong with everyone here, and the API energy is vibrant – even before the coffee station was out. Day 0 is a major workshop day with: Foundational Topics in Apigee Edge Advanced Topics […]