Enterprise data grew 31% year over year in the year 2016. 41% of enterprise data has been lying dormant or has not been accessed for the last 3 years. 12% of enterprise data has not been accessed for more than 7 years.** As the fear of compliance risks grew, enterprises have become big data hoarders.... more
In my last blog I put my case forward for investment in GDPR compliance, but didn’t explore what I believe may turn out to be the most interesting aspect of GDPR. Of course, “the most interesting” is personal preference. There are many out there who are fascinated by data protection, including Informatica’s Data Security Team,... more
Moving from digital transformation blabla, to actionable steps, this is one of the key objectives for Informatica’s MDM 360 Summit EMEA on June 7 and 8, in Amsterdam Arena. Where do you stand in the in digital? World Cup, Champions League, first league, second league, amateur? How do you rank compared to competition? Do you... more
*The blog post is from Jason Edge, Vice President Global Advisory, Entity Group. Jason specialises in Data Governance and Management and is skilled at working with executive stakeholders across an organisation to shape strategies and achieve their vision. Recently at Entity Group we have been giving a lot of thought to how an initiative to... more
RSA Week is that hallowed time of the year when every security professional seeks to learn and discover the latest technology and tricks of the trade that allow them to be more efficient at their jobs. I would like to propose a simple yet holistic solution to their perennial problem – detect and protect. Discover: ... more
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018. Companies who store or process personal information on European individuals would have had two years to understand the requirements and formulate a strategy for compliance. My experience in working with regulatory affairs people in the pharmaceutical industry is telling me that there are... more
Since the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) was formally announced, there has been much discussion about the potential type of data that may be in scope for any GDPR initiative. In this blog, I’ll explore some of the potential definitions of type and some of the challenges they may bring. To make this easier, I... more
It’s that time of year, publications and social are flooded with numerous articles on 2017 security predictions, trends and priorities. Publications such as eWeek, SC Magazine and Dark Reading have predictions ranging from the obvious to the obscure. I find these articles interesting and entertaining; but I would love to see score cards year-to-year on... more
Attending the Gartner MDM Summit in London at the O2, I had the opportunity to hear from Italy’s leading media group RCS Media how they executed a MDM program, powered by Informatica. Giovanbattista Angelini, IT Demand Manager Digital Development presented how he and his team put a 360 view of the customer into action. The... more
First of all, what is GDPR? GDPR is the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, 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 to... more