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Data Quality
Many things in data engineering are this or that. And that is good. But we do deal with some less-than-obvious concepts, like semi-structured data.
October 23, 2024
Data governance
Data governance as code and RoboCop have lots in common. Both are cool. Both automate enforcement. And both should be taken seriously on their respective beats.
September 26, 2024
Time spent managing data does not an exceptionally data-driven organization make. And data maturity models are key for helping decision-makers understand why.
September 5, 2024
Common data quality issues aren't to be ignored, especially since each compounds under the pressures of big data. But data teams can beat them to the punch.
September 3, 2024
Serving as the "back of the house" in the restaurant that is the data-driven organization, data quality management (DQM) is the secret to serving up success.
August 14, 2024
Despite all the upsides, the prospect of automated data governance can be daunting. For good reason. However, data contracts can make all the difference here.
August 1, 2024
Learn why data leaders are weighing the benefits of federated vs. centralized data governance, in addition to one way of ensuring either can excel in practice.
July 31, 2024
In theory, tracked data lineage is better than none at all. But in practice, automated data lineage processes are proving essential for modern organizations.
July 9, 2024
Data products
Data engineering best practices are bordering on essential. That said, it's important to understand how data contracts make these best practices even better.
June 3, 2024
AI's been revolutionizing enterprise-scale organizations for a while. But it took the advent of data supply chains to bring the party to mission-critical ERPs.
May 30, 2024
In modern organizations, data lineage is starting to involve a lot more than just what data’s been up to. And for good reason.
May 21, 2024
The story before the story—data provenance is a key aspect of data management. But what story does provenance tell? And how is that different from data lineage?
May 17, 2024