The Role of Data Lineage Tools in Business

Struggling to know how data enters the organization, where it exists or transforms as it travels through different processes and systems, data leaders coined the data lineage term to visualize data’s heritage from a dependency perspective (order). Data lineage tools documents data’s origins, movement, uses, and any changes during its journey. Data lineage allows organizations […]

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 […]