12 Top Data Governance Tools & Software for 2023

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Is your organization looking to employ new data governance tools in the coming year? Data governance is necessary to ensure the accurate and reliable information your company needs to make the best possible business decisions. When you want robust data governance, here are 10 top-rated software solutions to consider, all of which can help your…

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The Real (and Scary) Cost of Bad Data

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Bad data can cost you money. It can also damage your reputation, drive good customers away, and negatively affect your entire workforce. Bad data, more often than not, results in bad decisions – and bad decisions can destroy a business. The true costs of bad data are so overwhelming that they’re scary. If you don’t…

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10 Best Data Catalog Tools for Enterprises to Consider in 2024

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Many tools help build and manage data catalogs. Here, we outline key features, capabilities, and components of 10 well-known data catalog tools. In today’s data-driven world, managing data sprawl across various databases and repositories poses significant challenges for organizations. Without effective data management, BI and data analytics initiatives struggle to yield insights. Data catalogs offer…

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Data Warehouse Architecture: Traditional vs. Cloud

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A data warehouse is a system that gathers data from various sources and makes it available to management and others to support and improve their decision-making. Data warehouses can employ either a traditional architecture or a cloud-based one.  That brings us to the traditional vs. cloud data warehouse architecture topic. Which is best for your…

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Data Integrity: The Last Mile Problem of Data Observability

Data Integrity

Data quality issues have been a long-standing challenge for data-driven organizations. Even with significant investments, the trustworthiness of data in most organizations is questionable at best. Gartner reports that companies lose an average of $14 million per year due to poor data quality.  Data observability has been all the rage in data management circles for a…

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Strategies for Achieving Data Quality in the Cloud

Data Quality in the Cloud

Previously published in Entrepreneur.com You’ve finally moved to the Cloud. Congratulations! But now that your data is in the Cloud, can you trust it?  With more and more applications moving to the cloud, the quality of data is becoming a growing concern. Erroneous data can cause all sorts of problems for businesses, including decreased efficiency,…

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Why do Data Quality Programs Fail?

Data Quality Programs

Fortune 1000 organizations spend approximately $5 billion each year to improve the trustworthiness of data. Yet only 42 percent of the executives trust their data. According to multiple surveys, executives across industries do not completely trust the data in their organization for accurate, timely business critical decision-making. In addition, organizations routinely incur operational losses, regulatory…

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