I’m often asked if there is a difference between data governance and data management. The answer is yes—but they are related. Data governance is the definition of organizational structures, data owners, policies, rules, process, business terms, and metrics for the end-to-end lifecycle of data (collection, storage, use, protection, archiving, and deletion). Data management is... more
It’s 11:00 pm, and we find three friends—Data Geek, Dr. Know, and Cloud Ninja—sitting at a hotel bar, sipping their drinks. Their conversation goes as follows: Dr. Know: Data Geek, why do you look worried? You’re usually so cheerful and jovial. Data Geek: You know me too well. I am enjoying the beer and the... more
Last week I had to change the date for an upcoming flight, so I called the airline. The digital assistant asked me; “Please say your confirmation code.” My confirmation code included the letter ‘S’. I had to repeat the code several times before I finally gave up. The machine just couldn’t figure out if I... more
My new favorite vlog to follow is that of Simone Giertz. She is a Swedish inventor, maker and a robotics enthusiast. She is your real life, modern and feminine version of Dr. Emmet Brown (from the movie Back to the Future). Even better, she builds artificial intelligence/robots to help her with the mundane daily tasks... more
Forgive the hyperbole but I chose it for a reason: ERP systems do one thing only and that they are very good at – they formalize the capture of transactions of cash going in and out of an organization. At least this was the definition of the financial module, which was and still is the... more
Part 1 – I, Robot Sometimes, when writing a word document, I would spell a word so wrong, that MS Office spell check would just give up on me. It would say to me, “Lady, I know all the words in the English dictionary, and I have no clue what you want to say.” I... more
As I revisit some of my most recent conversations on digital disruption with automotive and logistics CIOs, it has become apparent to me that they are all working on proposals on how to change their organizations’ business models. Design, test, sell and service a car every 5,000 miles is no longer good enough and orchestrating... more
I am excited to share with you that Informatica won the Tableau 2016 Global Technology Partner of the Year award. During Tableau’s annual Partner Leadership Summit which was held in Jan 23-25 in Seattle, Washington , Tableau recognized Informatica as its 2016 Global Technology Partner of the Year. Tableau’s Partner Awards recognize excellent performance and... more
First of all, what is GDPR? GDPR is the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation Act, which supersedes the 1995 Data Privacy Protection guideline. It is the Nuclear Option for the citizenry when its data is being used by non-authorized entities against their explicit wishes. As a consequence; automatic, vague opt-ins checked based on hyperlinks... more
Organizations around the world are either beginning to, or have already, accepted that data management can be a key differentiator. At Informatica World Tours, Informatica’s senior executives are sharing four key trends that are influencing data management strategies: Explosion in data New types of data Increase of data in the cloud Increase in the number... more