Top 5 Reasons Why Financial Institutions Need Data Lineage
December 30, 2020
A CIO, a Director of Compliance, and a government auditor walk into a bar. They all point to a page of your last report and look at you, their... Read more
Data Dictionary, Business Glossary, or Catalog - Which One is Right For Your Business?
October 8, 2020
Have you come across the data ‘buzzwords’ data dictionary, business glossary, and catalog? As you nod your head confidently, can you actually explain what each tool does? Although they... Read more
The Automated Data Dictionary: A Must-Have for Every Organization
September 21, 2020
A crucial part of every company’s business intelligence (BI) is its data dictionary. When you have a well-structured data dictionary, you provide BI teams with an easy way to... Read more
Data Dictionary vs. Business Glossary: What's the Difference?
July 27, 2020
Enterprises today are focused on ensuring they have robust data management tools in place to enable them to find and understand their data. Some organizations know exactly what they... Read more
Data Dictionary Best Practices in 2020
July 20, 2020
The data dictionary remains a crucial tool for BI teams to organize their metadata. The implementation of automation in data technology has made these tools even more powerful. So, ... Read more
The Missing Link in Enterprise Data Governance: Metadata Automation
June 28, 2020
Steve, the Head of Business Intelligence at a leading insurance company, pushed back in his office chair and stood up, waving his fists at the screen. “Why aren’t the... Read more
Benefits of Data Dictionary Tools for Enterprise Metadata Management
February 12, 2020
Like any good puzzle, metadata management comes with a lot of complex variables. If not defined in a consistent manner, these variables can be as scattered and misleading as... Read more
2020: The Year of the Automated Business Glossary
December 10, 2019
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is the year of the rat. Well, scoot over Templeton, because it’s also going to be the year of the Automated Business Glossary... Read more
What is Enterprise Data Mapping and Why is it Done?
October 23, 2019
How do you get from A to B? If you’re at A but you don’t know where B is, you can either wander around at random in the hopes... Read more
Business Glossary Best Practices
October 17, 2019
We’ve recently discussed in this space the difference between data dictionaries and business glossaries, and why each is important to a data-driven business (which these days, is pretty much... Read more
Enterprise Data Catalog: Acquire Better Data Insights
October 3, 2019
If you are part of a large organization, chances are good that you’re up to your eyeballs in data. Not only that, but the data you have is probably... Read more
Benefits of Metadata Management Automation in the Insurance Industry
September 22, 2019
Modern businesses live and die by the quality of the data they collect and use. Retail companies—both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar—as well as manufacturing, transportation, and services, have come to... Read more
