Data profiling tools and techniques

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  • Upward mobility? Today mobile business apps only go so far

    With more people working away from the office, mobile technology is hot in the business world, and the number of business functions mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets can support is growing by the day. But does the trend end with employee...  E-Zine

  • Microsoft SQL Server data profiling tool put to work

    Andy Hogg demonstrates how to clean up dirty data with the data profiling tool that comes with Microsoft SQL Server  Tip

  • Hindsight: The case of the faulty data quality process

    The discovery of discrepancies in a telecom company's data led to a realization that more robust procedures for ensuring data quality were needed.  Feature

  • How clean is your data?

    Within a transactional system, data rarely appears to be anything other than squeaky clean. Find out why data is dirty, and how to see the dirt  Tip

  • Data quality essential to master data management

    It is possible to have a data quality initiative without master data management, but every MDM project must have a data quality element  Column

  • Successful data stewardship framework needs solid plan, firm focus

    Stewarding data can be a tough nut to crack: lots of effort for a reward that isn't always apparent. To succeed, strong project management is needed.  Feature

  • IT fix-it approach not enough for effective data quality strategy

    Relying on data warehousing and integration teams to clean up data errors is a common practice. But preventing data quality problems is better than trying to cure systems of them later on.  From the Editors

  • Data quality issues management

    Identifying data quality issues is only the first step in solving them. In this chapter, Jack Olson explains the need for a data quality assurance management system -- one that asesses the impact and causes of poor data quality.  Chapter Download

  • Data quality assurance

    This chapter outlines the basic elements of a data quality assurance program. It focuses on data accuracy, a single dimension of data and information quality.  Chapter Download

  • Data quality guide

    Here you'll find articles, white papers, advice and resources to help you better manage and leverage your company's data. From an introduction to data quality-related terms to understanding the innovations in tools and technology, this is your best r...  Learning Guide

  • Data quality strategy

    Read this excerpt from Data Strategy written by Sid Adelman, Larissa Moss and Majid Abai to learn about data quality problems and the different types of dirty data.  Chapter Download

  • data profiling

    Data profiling is a set of algorithms for statistical analysis and assessment of the quality of data values within a data set.  Definition

  • data analytics (DA)

    Data analytics (DA) is the science of examining raw data with the purpose of drawing conclusions about that information.  Definition

About Data profiling tools and techniques

Data profiling helps organizations learn what's really in their databases. Get information about data profiling tools and techniques with articles, resources and interviews. Find out how data profiling software works through tutorials and put it in context with best practices and case studies. Read analyst firm rankings of data profiling software tools and get advice from a panel of experts.

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