A business glossary is a major component within a data governance initiative. Glossary entries consist of a name and a functional definition. The purpose of a functional definition is to...
March 18, 2020
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Brenda Reeb
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February 12, 2020
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Jim Walery
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Integration between data systems is a key part of data management. As more data systems are used in an organization, system integrations are becoming even more critical. IData’s staff is expert...
October 16, 2019
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Jim Walery
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Data is everywhere at an institution in many data systems. And growing all the time. Data at an institution needs to be understood, individually and collectively, and can’t be done without a data...
October 09, 2019
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Jim Walery
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An important data governance process to have is an established data request process that is known and easy to use. This process should provide accurate and trusted information. Often one data...
September 25, 2019
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Jim Walery
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This post is about student data privacy which is a big issue at higher education institutions. We’ll discuss how student data privacy fits ethically, legally and financially. Third party access...
September 18, 2019
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Jim Walery
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect January 1, 2020. This regulation, much like GDPR, provides greater protection to an individual’s personal information and how this...
August 28, 2019
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Jim Walery
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Is your data governance content (report requests, data dumps, data definitions, etc.) taking too long to produce or doesn’t seem to be as effective as they should be? Content is like a continual...
August 21, 2019
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Jim Walery
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In this post we’ll discuss the types of silos that exist at higher education institutions, data brawling, data culture, shadow systems, benefits of breaking down the silos and what actions can be...
August 14, 2019
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Jim Walery
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An important component of data governance is data quality. But there are many parts to data quality including sources of data quality, issues, their impact, people roles, content and processes. In...
July 24, 2019
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Jim Walery
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We are a firm believer of just-in-time data governance. In this blog post we will cover less expensive, better ways to do data governance over the more typical (and more costly) ways.