While the word “data” has been common since the 1940s, managing data’s growth, current use, and regulation is a relatively new frontier. Governments and enterprises are working hard today to figure out the structures and regulations needed around data collection and use. According to Gartner, by 2023 65% of the world’s population will have their personal data covered under modern privacy regulations.
In a recent blog, Cloudera Chief Technology Officer Ram Venkatesh described the evolution of a data lakehouse, as well as the benefits of using an open data lakehouse, especially the open Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). If you missed it, you can read up about it here.
How can you ensure data quality and security across your data analytics pipeline? With data governance – the exercising of authority and control over your data assets. It includes tracking, maintaining and protecting data at every stage of the lifecycle.
Having a governance strategy gives you data control and visibility.
How policies, processes, roles and technology come together to ensure data integrity, data quality and access control.
Data governance is a complex topic. In a nutshell, it refers to the aspect of data management concerning an organization's ability to ensure (A) that high data quality exists throughout the complete data lifecycle, and (B) that sufficient data controls are in place to support business objectives. In practice, data governance is the collection of processes, roles, policies, and standards that ensure a balance between access and control for information throughout an organization.
What is data governance? Well, for one, it is a buzzword. And, with buzzwords, we often forget to slow down and investigate what they actually entail. This article is dedicated to exploring five essential elements of data governance – emphasizing the importance of implementing it from end to end.