Data governance: Top five headlines

By Kathryn Marquis, Assistant Editor 15 Jan 2008 | SearchDataManagement.com

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Proper data governance is essential for maintaining data integrity, availability and usability. However, it can be a challenge to determine the right policies and procedures for managing corporate data assets. That's why SearchDataManagement.com regularly reports the latest data governancenews and delivers valuable resources to educate data professionals about data governance projects and trends.

Our editors have put together a list of the top five recent data governance articles and resources to make it easy for readers to stay current on data governance. Browse the items below for the most popular data governance news, tips and best practices.

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Top data governance headlines

1. Data quality management and governance tutorial
This data quality and governance tutorial introduces best practices and technology considerations for maintaining accurate, current and concise data. Get expert and analyst advice, case studies, news articles, podcasts, white papers and more.

2. Data quality and governance management quiz
Test your knowledge of data quality and governance management concepts, trends and facts in this short quiz. Check your answers with the answer key when you are done.

3. Data governance committee project pays off for Blue Cross
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City turned to data governance and business knowledge stewards to improve customer data.

4. Data governance success: No pain, no gain
Data governance isn't easy, but it is necessary for success in data-centric projects. Rick Sherman commiserates and offers expert advice for getting started with data governance.

5. Data governance requires checks and balances, Gartner says
Gartner predicts that 90% of organizations will fail at their first attempts at data governance. An analyst outlines a data governance structure that includes checks and balances.

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