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Data Governance Handbook

By : Wendy S. Batchelder
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Data Governance Handbook

By: Wendy S. Batchelder

Overview of this book

2.5 quintillion bytes! This is the amount of data being generated every single day across the globe. As this number continues to grow, understanding and managing data becomes more complex. Data professionals know that it’s their responsibility to navigate this complexity and ensure effective governance, empowering businesses with the right data, at the right time, and with the right controls. If you are a data professional, this book will equip you with valuable guidance to conquer data governance complexities with ease. Written by a three-time chief data officer in global Fortune 500 companies, the Data Governance Handbook is an exhaustive guide to understanding data governance, its key components, and how to successfully position solutions in a way that translates into tangible business outcomes. By the end, you’ll be able to successfully pitch and gain support for your data governance program, demonstrating tangible outcomes that resonate with key stakeholders.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1:Designing the Path to Trusted Data
7
Part 2:Data Governance Capabilities Deep Dive
14
Part 3:Building Trust through Value-Based Delivery
20
Part 4:Case Study

Conclusion

Building an optimal data operations function is a continuous process that evolves with the changing needs of the organization and advancements in technology. It requires a commitment to best practices, ongoing learning, and adapting to new challenges and opportunities. In this chapter, you have learned the following:

  1. The importance of data operations, including why it is required for building successful data solutions
  2. How to design a data operations function
  3. Specific needs when it comes to implementation
  4. How to design a data operations solution

By understanding how to run the operations of a data organization, your team will be able to support a very broad capability with impact, including the running of primary data management, data warehouses, data lakes, and other authorized provisioning points managed by the data organization. This entire capability is the power by which all other data governance functions are running. Ensure you build and...