To Ensure Regulatory Compliance, You Need to Trace Data Lineage

When it comes to data, regulatory compliance isn’t easy. Regulations are nothing new in industries like financial services, healthcare, and insurance. But no singular piece of legislation has had the impact of the European Union’s 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR represents the most aggressive effort yet by governments to formalize, unify, and […]
What is Data Lineage and Why is it Important?

If you work with data, you’ve likely found yourself asking questions about where that data comes from and whether it’s accurate and up to date. Data lineage metrics is your roadmap that answers those questions, and protects data quality. Why is that so important? Enterprise data is in constant motion. As soon as an organization […]
Frustrated Over Data Disorganization? Why You Need a Data Catalog Now

Data contains the keys to managing your company’s most valuable assets. Businesses use data catalog tools to make crucial decisions, monitor systems, overcome challenges, solve problems and the list goes on. With the mountains of data and materials data users must sift through to find the information they need, it’s not surprising Gartner says that […]
How to Clean Up Your Data for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance

How big a problem is money laundering? Experts estimate that every year, criminal enterprises launder between $500 billion and $1 trillion through legitimate businesses. Any economic impact that large sends repercussions throughout the global economy, which is why anti-money laundering compliance is essential. Firms throughout financial services are required to store data at scale and carefully […]
The Value Wedge: What Data IS, DOES, and MEANS in Data Governance and Data Quality Initiatives

If you’ve followed the enterprise software industry over the past ten years, you’ve probably picked up on a key trend that has led successful vendors to prominence and others to their demise – making data “fit for purpose.” The successful vendors have offered solutions that are simple to deploy, easily accessible for IT to manage […]
Every Marathon Runner Has a Story – And So Does Your Data

At least once a year I sit down to watch one of the many televised marathons that happen in cities all around the world. Recently, as the helicopter camera panned away to show thousands of runners at the start line, it occurred to me that this marathon was not unlike the data within our business. […]