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Do you need Data Governance over a Data Lake?

There continues to be a lot of excitement about data lakes and the possibilities that they offer, particularly about with analytics, data visualizations, AI and machine learning. As such, I’m...

Critical Data and Master Data – what is the difference?

There is a lot of confusion about the difference between critical data and master data, so in this article Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach, explains what each is and the differences between them.

Data Owners and Data Stewards – What is the difference?

There is a lot of confusion over the difference between Data Owners ad Data Steward and whether you need both. In this article, Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach explain each role and gives guidance on whether you need both at your organisation.

How To Find The Right Data Owners

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is how to find the right people to be the Data Owners. Anyone who has ever tried to implement Data Governance understands how important it is to have the correct people in these roles, but it can be hard to actually identify them. In this article Nicola shares a simple approach for identifying the correct data owners.