What is it that you want to track in a data system inventory? It’s a lot of information. In this blog post we cover this by discussing the ten levels of data system inventory complexity. They get...
Data governance consists of many components including data system inventory, data request, data stewardship and data quality. We have blog posts on the resources (blog posts, videos, recorded...
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...
IData Inc. has been in business since 2004, and we’ve performed a lot of different work for hundreds of clients in that time. It’s a little bit amazing then, how little some of the complaints we...
Something we often say during our early conversations with clients is that data governance is what you do when you recognize data is an asset, and when you start to treat it like one. What happens...
It is critical to know where your data resides. Therefore, it is necessary to inventory all of the data systems used at the institution. This post discusses what to include in an inventory. ...
Building a data system inventory is necessary, but not easy. This post describes the 8 steps we recommend when building your data system inventory at your higher education institution.
This blog post will cover the benefits of having an inventory of your data systems at your higher education institution. Part of the knowledgebase for data governance, creating a data systems...