Tag: Metadata

March 13, 2024

A data dictionary describes data in business terms, including information about the data. It includes elements like data types, structure details, and security restrictions. Unlike business glossaries, which focus on data across the organization, data dictionaries support data architectures – […]

January 17, 2024

Earlier in 2023, we discussed The Importance of Metadata here in the DBA Corner column. And, indeed, metadata is more important than ever before because it helps us to understand our data. Data without metadata lacks meaning, making it difficult […]

January 11, 2024

Earlier in 2023, we discussed The Importance of Metadata here in the DBA Corner column. And, indeed, metadata is more important than ever before because it helps us to understand our data. Data without metadata lacks meaning, making it difficult […]

November 8, 2023

Using metadata management best practices helps to maximize the value of the data stored by an organization. Finding the right data after it has been placed in storage can be difficult if the storage system has no organization. Metadata is […]

July 27, 2023

There is always a need for data modelers. However, the job description of this career field varies, depending on the needs of the organization. For example, if you become a data modeler working for a startup, you might coordinate with […]

July 10, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning provide metadata and require metadata to work. The ideas of AI and machine learning are no longer science fiction, let alone fiction. They have become an applied practice and discipline in business. Machine learning […]

May 12, 2023

Data is central to modern businesses. However, most companies fumble their approach to Data Management and fail to draw insights as a result. Data Management might seem like a back-office function, but it is critical to a modern company’s success. […]

May 12, 2023

We live in a data-driven economy, but what lies beneath the data is hidden gold. Metadata, or data that describes data, delivers many benefits for storage and IT managers. Yet metadata is complex, vast, and distributed across hybrid cloud infrastructure. […]

February 27, 2023

IDC estimates that upwards of 80% of business information is likely to be formed of unstructured data by 2025. And while “unstructured” can be something of a misnomer, because all files have some sort of metadata by which they can […]

February 15, 2023

The process of Data Modeling is playing an increasingly important role when creating or improving a Data Governance program. Data Governance has become extremely complex, and the use of Data Modeling promotes understanding. One basic reason for the increasing complexity […]

February 9, 2023

Today, nobody argues about the importance of data. It is a given that data must be collected, managed, and analyzed to conduct business successfully in the modern era. But all too often the meaning of the data is not being […]

February 8, 2023

A successful data strategy generally requires the use of certain key components. Most businesses have invested in some form of Data Management, but all too often different sections of a business aren’t terribly well coordinated. A data strategy can be […]

January 18, 2023

Businesses rely on knowing their data to survive and grow. Metadata management and master data management (MDM) provide essential processes for organizations to gain this knowledge and succeed. As a result, both need to be managed well. However, the differences […]

January 5, 2023

What Is Data Lineage? Data lineage describes data origins, movements, characteristics, and quality. According to Stewart Bond, lineage typically describes where the big data begins and how it is changed to the final outcome. Technology projects have used this traditional […]

December 28, 2022

Many people see the dictionary as a thing of unquestionable authority, with words and meanings that rarely change. Likewise, in corporate culture, business leaders often mistake the business glossary – a collection of data-related terms and definitions used within an […]

October 13, 2022

With the flood of data that organizations are experiencing, metadata management is no longer optional – it has become a necessity. The concept of metadata management is fairly new because older metadata services, before this rush of data, had no […]

September 6, 2022

A data catalog can be an excellent resource for a business. An important element of modern metadata management, it can make many workflows and business processes clearer, encourage better cross-departmental collaboration, and boost productivity in several key ways. Gretchen Burnham […]

August 26, 2022

Businesses that realize the value of their data and make the effort to utilize it to its greatest potential are quickly outcompeting those that do not. But like any complex system, the architectures that utilize big data must be carefully […]

August 22, 2022

According to IDC, 30-50% of businesses experience gaps between their data expectations and reality. They have the data they need, but due to the presence of intolerable defects, they cannot use it as needed. These defects – also called Data […]

August 15, 2022

If data is the new oil, then high-quality data is the new black gold. Just like with oil, if you don’t have good data quality, you will not get very far. You might not even make it out of the […]