Data profiling is the process for assessing the quality and structure of data sources so you have a complete, 100-percent-accurate picture of your data. Data profiling verifies that data columns are populated with the types of data you expect. If a profile reveals problems in data, you can define steps in your data quality project... more
When doing some research for this article I came across the following quote from TDWI in 2006: “Profiling, data quality, and data integration are three business practices that go together like bread, butter, and jam. . . data management professionals and their business counterparts need to coordinate efforts and design projects that integrate all three... more
Over the last 30 years the evolution of consumer protection and data privacy regulations have required organizations to dramatically transform their approach to customer data management. While most professionals are somewhat familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) due to their more recent public passage and outward-facing impacts... more
Will your application consolidation or migration go live on time and on budget? According to Gartner, “through 2019, more than 50% of data migration projects will exceed budget and/or result in some form of business disruption due to flawed execution.”1 That is a scary number by any measure. A colleague of mine put it well:... more