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Data Governance Channel

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Trillium Software

When considering a data governance initiative, it is crucial that you know and are able to communicate clearly about the condition, or quality, of your organization's information. Data - whether about customers, suppliers, finances or inventory items - is at the foundation of all business decisions. And ensuring sound data is paramount to the success of any company.

Achieving data quality is the first step toward a proactive data governance initiative that encompasses all levels of the organization from executive management to focused analysts and data stewards.

The next step is to integrate a sustained effort to monitor, measure and improve data throughout your enterprise. With a solid data governance process in place, you gain confidence in your information - and an auditable trail that objectively demonstrates its accuracy.

When selecting a data quality solution to support your data governance initiative, be sure that it is able to:

  • Automatically monitor the compliance of data that is streaming from field offices, Web sites and call centers;
  • Track data conformance over time to understand the impact on report accuracy and decision-making;
  • Compare third-party data and apprehend unexpected changes to prevent havoc in operational systems; and
  • Provide a single data platform for managing your governance operations, controlling your information assets and forming decisions for continued growth.

This channel is brought to you by Harte-Hanks Trillium Software and DM Review to provide you with resources and information as your organization embraces data governance.

As a leader in the data quality industry, Trillium Software will keep this site updated with timely and relevant information. From data quality monitoring to automated cleansing and enrichment, global companies worldwide rely on Trillium Software to deliver the tools that support data governance initiatives.

Articles

From Customer Cleanup to Data Governance

It’s a long journey from 'customer cleanup' to a full-fledged data governance program. But that’s where many companies start.

IDC Study Forecasts Explosive Growth of the Digital Universe

The digital universe in 2007 was 10 percent bigger than previously estimated.

Data Governance: One Size Does Not Fit All

Data governance is not a technology solution, but rather an ongoing program to manage the people, processes and policies.

Information Management in a Pharma Company: Data as a Service Approach

This article discusses business challenges in the pharmaceutical industry and why data as a service is a viable option for information delivery.

Do Your Metrics Lie?

BI is booming. Everyone I talk to these days is undertaking or well into a major BI initiative. Enterprise reporting is a product that clearly has been needed, and the BI vendors have responded with enterprise class tools to support enterprise reporting.

Columns

From Customer Cleanup to Data Governance

It’s a long journey from 'customer cleanup' to a full-fledged data governance program. But that’s where many companies start.

How Trends in Data Management Affect Cohesion between Business and IT

There is a move away from individual data integration and quality initiatives towards a cohesion between IT and business units.

Integration Tomorrow, Part 2: SOA Architecture

Corporate Messaging Governance

Often the need for expertise in retention and electronic discovery does not arise until an unexpected audit or legal action occurs.

More Trends in Data Integration

Ask the Experts

Should the DW team be involved in a data governance program and how do BI and the DW play a role?

White Papers

Enterprise Data at Risk: The 5 Danger Signs of Data Integration Disaster

By Mike Healy, Executive Vice President, Innovative Systems, Inc.

Pragmatic Approach to Compliance Data Collation

Putting Metadata to Work to Achieve the Goals of Data Governance

By Informatica

The Accenture Executive: Portal Real-Time Decision Support, Collaboration and Compliance

By Accenture

Corporate Financial Governance in the Global Economy: Stakeholder Confidence, Regulatory Compliance, and Operational Performance

By Actuate

Books

The Chief Information Security Officer's Toolkit: Governance Guidebook

By Fred Cohen

Six Sigma for IT Management

By Sven den Boer

Architecture and Patterns for IT Service Mgmt, Resource Planning, and Governance

By Charles T. Betz




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