SMALL DATA, BIG INSIGHTS

Data Governance frameworks are used to structure the core components of a Data Governance program. Frameworks add significant value for those organizations getting started and improve or address missing components for programs already in place.This month’s RWDG webinar with Bob Seiner will focus on dissecting a common Data Governance framework and customizing the framework to match the needs of your organization. Frameworks can be complex to describe but, in this case, the framework will become the self-describing face of your program.

From AI and machine learning to data discovery and real-time analytics, a strong data architecture strategy is critical to supporting your organization's data-driven goals. Greater speed, flexibility, and scalability are common wish-list items, alongside smarter data governance and security capabilities. Many new technologies and approaches have come to the forefront of data architecture discussions, including data lakes, in-memory databases and engines like Spark and cloud services of all shapes and sizes.

Data management is fundamental to every application. Managing this precious asset is an essential competency in modern businesses of every sort. Innovations in data platforms are being adopted, and data management approaches are evolving rapidly to keep pace. Increasingly, enterprises are converging their data warehouse, data lake, and other data management platforms onto distributed cloud-native infrastructures. As more types of data are consolidated into their platforms, enterprises implement more scalable DataOps pipelines and more comprehensive governance practices to manage it all. Want to learn more? This webinar brings together a panel of experts, moderated by James Kobielus, TDWI’s research director for data management.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technologies are driving major changes in how organizations think about business intelligence and analytics. Rather than be limited to querying and reporting on just what is in traditional BI systems or data warehouses, many business users and analysts want to tap a fuller range of data in systems running Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, or on cloud data platforms and storage. At the same time, AI practices and technologies (in particular machine learning and natural language processing) are changing how users explore, analyze, and interact with data and the types of insights they can generate.