What is Data Lineage?
December 4, 2019
Data has become the norm. It’s literally everywhere, but are we really able to fully understand what our data is telling us? Are we even seeing the whole picture?... Read more
Driving the Next Wave of Data Lineage Visualization with Automation
November 28, 2019
Once upon a time, almost all data had one shape, and it was a rectangle. For data structures that followed the relational database model, which relate to each other... Read more
Is Your Data Lineage ROI This Impressive?
November 14, 2019
There aren’t that many actions you perform every single day more than just a handful of times, other than say breathing, blinking and the like. These are critical bodily... 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
Why Horizontal Data Lineage Isn’t Enough for BI Groups
March 6, 2019
Decision makers are finally starting to internalize the business value of having an accurate and thorough understanding of the data movement process. They get that in order for the... Read more
Multilayer Lineage and what it means for BI
January 28, 2019
At Octopai, we talk a lot about data lineage. We also talk a lot about how the ability to track it, visualize it, and query it takes much of... Read more
Track Your Data Flow with Automated Metadata Management
December 23, 2018
BI managers have an unenviable goal: Assuming responsibility for data quality. After all, you’re the data specialist, and tracing data lineages is your job. At least, that’s what... Read more
Re-Thinking the BI Data Lineage Paradigm
November 11, 2018
There’s something terribly wrong with your company, isn’t there? We’re not talking about how demanding your clients are, or the enormous amount of data you need to dig through... Read more
VIDEO: Nix Inaccurate Reporting with Automated Data Lineage
July 22, 2018
When the CEO of a large communications company noticed some numbers that didn’t match up in a sales report, the BI group was tasked to figure out what happened.... Read more
Business Data Lineage – The History of Your Data
April 18, 2018
David R., the chief business analyst for a medium-sized software company, walked into the office on Monday morning and greeted his staff with a smile and encouraging words. They... Read more
Metadata, GDPR, Data Lineage and...Machine Learning?
March 20, 2018
Some of you might be squinting your eyes at the screen right about now, scratching your head, trying to figure out how these four things are related. Perhaps even... Read more
Data Lineage: Where Did This Data Come From?
January 31, 2018
Would you buy a car without knowing its mileage, how many previous owners it had or a history of any work it had done? Would you adopt a pet... Read more
