Lineage and data governance are essential to thriving mid-to-large scale businesses today. This statement is not made by looking at the best enterprises in the market and noticing they all have some form of metadata management in place. It is a reality that came to be when the GDPR and other data protection regulations were introduced across the world, sending companies scrambling to figure out how to remain compliant whilst retaining business efficiency. Ultimately, companies that changed their business structure to incorporate metadata tools that automatically manage their data are the ones thriving.

A business glossary done right can be a directory of the importance of data to the business, with specialized definitions and relationships. It can democratize the understanding of specific data, terms and processes in the enterprise. It’s obvious why this is useful, but most implementations of business glossary leave value on the table and fail to enable data users. — What Makes a Valuable Business Glossary?

Data catalogs are now an integral part of enterprises; organizing, contextualizing and providing discovery of data. The larger an organization becomes, the greater the potential value of its data catalog. Thus, the importance of ensuring a data catalog is implemented correctly increases as your organization grows. — If the catalog or its implementation aren’t sound, minor oversights can cascade into grand problems that come to light later on. The result is always heavy effort-drain and expensive programs to remedy the issues. …

If you’re reading this, you’re probably well aware of the importance of data privacy today. Governments are aware, too. All over the world, increasingly strict regulations which govern the data privacy standards that organizations must comply with are coming into effect. Enforcement is becoming both harsher and more common. — The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most famous example of this. The legislation mandates that all companies have serious data privacy processes which respect the rights of EU citizens to control their personal information. But rushing into attempting compliance is not good enough. Regulations such as…

All over the world, increasingly strict regulations which govern the data privacy standards for large financial organisations are coming into effect. Enforcement is becoming harsher and more regular, with costly fines and reputational losses following non-compliance. A Deloitte survey found that only 40% of banking customers trust major banks to keep their information secure. — This is the case despite financial institutions being subject to the greatest degree of scrutiny and the highest compliance standards of any industry. But these regulatory changes, in tandem with technology-enabled innovation, are driving opportunities and not just risks. …

In the midst of an all-encompassing pandemic, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has emphasised the privacy obligations of organizations with respect to health information.¹ — “Health Service Providers” reported the highest number of data breaches of any type of organisation between January–June 2020.² Although the focus of the OAIC’s recent advice is handling health-related personal information during the COVID emergency, it remains relevant to all categories of sensitive data.

We live in the data age. Big Data has exploded in recent years, with new data pouring into, and out from organizations at unprecedented volume, velocity and variety. About 90% of this data could only be as much as two years old. Organizations need to move quickly to adapt to…

MELBOURNE, August 04, 2021 Alex Solutions, the data platform for workforce productivity company, today announced a partnership with Comma to enable best-in-class metadata management. This new strategic alliance will allow Alex unprecedented reach into the UK market. Comma is an award-winning data management consultancy and system integrator based in the UK, growing across Europe…

Governments do a lot at the best of times — they make our world run. We have seen global and local crises intersecting on an unprecedented scale to begin this decade. The advent of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the associated political, health, logististical and economic fallout has heightened the…