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Top Data Governance Tools for 2024

According to Gartner, 80% of companies worldwide are expected to have efficient data management systems in place by 2025. This projection highlights the growing recognition of data governance tools as essential enablers for maintaining and enhancing the quality and security of organizational data within these data management systems. In this blog, we will talk about some of the best data governance tools and software to consider in 2024.

What is Data Preprocessing? Definition, Importance, and Steps

Did you know data scientists spend around 60% of their time preprocessing data? Data preprocessing plays a critical role in enhancing the reliability and accuracy of analytics. This blog will discuss why data preprocessing is essential for making data suitable for comprehensive analysis.

Data Integrity vs. Data Quality: Here's How They Are Different

Data integrity refers to protecting data from anything that can harm or corrupt it, whereas data quality checks if the data is helpful for its intended purpose. Data quality is a subset of data integrity. One can have accurate, consistent, and error-free data, but it is only helpful once we have the supporting information for this data. Data integrity and quality are sometimes used interchangeably in data management, but they have different implications and distinct roles in enhancing data usability.

Top 3 Challenges for Automated Loan Underwriting

Automation and artificial intelligence have been key players in financial services for years. Financial institutions have automated routine tasks across fraud detection and prevention, loan application processing, and customer service, to name just a few. But the pace and breadth of adoption will only increase. In the lending market, automated underwriting can be a game-changer.

How to Build a Data Governance Strategy for Your Organization

An effective data governance strategy is crucial to manage and oversee data effectively, especially as data becomes more critical and technologies evolve. This strategic approach to data governance aligns with findings from a McKinsey survey, suggesting that companies with solid data governance strategies are twice as likely to prioritize important data — leading to better decision-making and organizational success.

Modernizing Higher Education Curriculum Planning with Astera's Data Solutions and Governance

A 2021 Educase report shows that 75% of surveyed institutions have started or are planning extensive digital transformation strategies to improve their data utilization. The importance of a strategic approach to data utilization in this context cannot be overstated. Effective data management frameworks ensure that data across the institution is accurate, consistent, and used in alignment with internal policies and external regulations.

What is Metadata Governance?

Metadata governance is the systematic approach to managing metadata, or data about data, to ensure it is accurate, consistently formatted, and securely stored. The main goal of metadata governance is to improve data quality, ensure data privacy, and streamline metadata management. As metadata provides the necessary details about data, such as when it was created, by whom, and its content or purpose, it becomes easier for employees to find, understand, and trust the data they use.

7 Data Quality Metrics to Assess Your Data Health

No matter their size, all organizations rely heavily on the data they collect and manage. This data ranges from customer information to sales records, employee performance, and more. However, if this data is inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete, it becomes more of a liability than an asset, making it more important to measure its health. To do so, they need data quality metrics relevant to their specific needs.