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Data Governance at the Edge of the Cloud

Dataversity

With that, I’ve long believed that for most large cloud platform providers offering managed services, such as document editing and storage, email services and calendar […]. The post Data Governance at the Edge of the Cloud appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Familiarize Yourself with the Legality of Data Accumulation Under New Data Governance Rules

Smart Data Collective

For example, Californian law states that your privacy policy must be displayed as a stand-alone document. Moreover, New York is one of the few places where you can get heavily fined for violating the law, so it’s important to disclose any contracts, operating agreements, and other documents for the sake of transparency.

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How Leading Businesses Organize and Make Sense of Data

Smart Data Collective

Here are some helpful tips: Regardless of where the data is being stored – on a desktop, cloud drive, or in a specific software platform – you should have a hierarchy of folders to neatly organize files. There should be a documented method of naming files and once you zero in on a method, it must be strictly followed.

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Defining Purpose, Scope, and Objectives in a Data Governance Policy

Dataversity

In the last blog, we defined how to determine the target audience for a Data Governance policy. In this blog, we will begin to define the actual Data Governance policy. There are at least two primary documents that govern most working groups or committees. The first is […].

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Documenting Critical Data Elements

The Data Administration Newsletter

Many Data Governance or Data Quality programs focus on “critical data elements,” but what are they and what are some key features to document for them? A critical data element is any data element in your organization that has a high impact on your organization’s ability to execute its business strategy.

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How to: Focus on three areas for a holistic data governance approach for self-service analytics

Tableau

If we asked you, “What does your organization need to help more employees be data-driven?” where would “better data governance” land on your list? We’re all trying to use more data to make decisions, but constantly face roadblocks and trust issues related to data governance. . A data governance framework.

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Power BI Governance, Good Practices, Part 1: Multiple Environments, Data Source Certification and Documentation

BI Insight

In this post we’re going … Continue reading Power BI Governance, Good Practices, Part 1: Multiple Environments, Data Source Certification and Documentation. The post Power BI Governance, Good Practices, Part 1: Multiple Environments, Data Source Certification and Documentation appeared first on BI Insight.