Validation vs. Verification: What’s the Difference?
To a layperson, data verification and data validation may sound like the same thing. When you delve into the intricacies of data quality, however, these two important pieces of the puzzle are distinctly different. Knowing the distinction can help you to better understand the bigger picture of data quality. What Is Data Validation? In a […]
Achieving Insights By Simplifying Data Validation and Enrichment
A large procurement services company was struggling with inaccurate and incomplete master data because its internal systems were not connected to each other. In addition, routine errors and oversights resulted in poor data quality overall. The lack of information organization made maintaining or enhancing the data difficult. Consequently, the company was forced to make decisions […]
Address Location: The Data Science Behind an Address
What is an address? Most people will respond that an address is where they live, where they work, or where they go in their spare time. An address is what you write on an envelope you’re mailing, or where your online orders are shipped to. An address location is a geographic place and an identity. […]
How Good Data Enrichment Practices Impact Your Data Integrity
Data integrity is a foundational requirement for virtually any business to be successful in today’s world. Data integrity is about trust and confidence. Many people often conflate data quality with data integrity, however the latter is more comprehensive. Both are critically important, and although they are clearly related, the two phrases actually have very distinct […]