Data Management Strategies for the CIO
This month, SearchDataManagement.com will be taking a look at data quality. Think you are already a
data quality expert? Then try these sample questions from our data
quality quiz...
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- Some organizations appoint this individual to be responsible for data management and data
quality from a business perspective.
- a. data analyst
- b. data steward
- c. information architect
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d. data keeper
- This is a data management practice that characterizes the content, quality, and structure of
your data.
- a. data enrichment
- b. data caving
- c. data refinement
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d. data profiling
- This term is used to define the process of consolidating and managing customer information from
all available sources to create a single customer profile:
- a. Customer Data Integration
- b. Customer Relationship Management
- c. data profiling
- d. data consolidation
If you had any trouble answering these simple questions, then keep reading and learn a thing or two. Even if you passed with flying colors, keep checking back all month as SearchDataManagement.com brings you the latest on data quality practices, technology and governance.
| Data quality practices |
- BI's
seven fatal flaws
There are plenty of stories about failed BI projects, and Gartner analysts were happy to share them -- and their remedies -- at the annual Gartner BI show.
- Firm
ties bonuses to data quality
With sales, customer records, quality assurance and reporting all relying on the CRM system, one company has tied its bonus structure to data accuracy.
- Is
there hidden knowledge in 'dirty' data?
As companies rush to clean up data warehouses and delete dirty data, are they losing valuable intelligence about customers?
- Is
there hidden knowledge in 'dirty' data?
As companies rush to clean up data warehouses and delete dirty data, are they losing valuable intelligence about customers?
- Information
quality market to reach $1 billion
Compliance, poor returns on CRM and data warehouses and new technology are all driving the data quality market to reach $1 billion by 2008, according to a recent report.
- Getting
BI and data quality together
Clean data is vital to an effective BI project, but the need for integration between the two technologies is not as clear cut.
- Data
management market heats up
Thanks to compliance concerns, scattered data and integration difficulties, the market for master data management will exceed $10 billion, according to IDC.
- Be
prepared to duel with data quality
Poor data quality can blindside an organization's BI or data warehouse project. Guest columnist Rick Sherman explains how to avoid common pitfalls that can derail that effort.
| Data quality tools and technology |
- Update:
Business Objects sweeps up Firstlogic
Business Objects said today it will acquire Firstlogic, the latest move in a market that has seen the marrying of business intelligence to data quality.
- Informatica
cleans up with Similarity Systems acquisition
Informatica, a data integration software provider, today purchased data quality vendor Similarity Systems for approximately $55 million.
- Postal
service delivers data quality
The U.S. Postal Service is working with companies to clean up their databases, offering technology that can support customer data quality initiatives.
- Information
quality market to reach $1 billion
Compliance, poor returns on CRM and data warehouses and new technology are all driving the data quality market to reach $1 billion by 2008, according to a recent report.
- Data
quality market consolidating
With the purchase of Evoke Software, Similarity has its eye on the North American data quality market.
| Data stewardship |
- BI's
seven fatal flaws
There are plenty of stories about failed BI projects, and Gartner analysts were happy to share them -- and their remedies -- at the annual Gartner BI show.
- Gearing
up for the data security culture shift
Experts say securing sensitive data isn't a working habit for many employees. Forget documented data policies. When auditors (or hackers) dig deeper -- what will they really find?
- Security,
privacy keys to CRM
High profile breaches of customer data at Bank of America and ChoicePoint should have firms thinking about how privacy affects the customer experience.
- Expert:
Data quality is misunderstood
A leading authority on information quality improvement explains the most fundamental problems with data quality programs today.
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