Motivated by metadata

Metadata is the lexicon of your digital domain. Metadata is more vital than many organisations realise. AI & organisational knowledge depend on it. We literally use metadata to describe the universe: high volumes of digital information about galaxies far, far away. Without metadata, there would simply be a multitude of stars lacking the relationships & relevancy…

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Metadata services, Services

Information architecture

As Steve Miller, formerly at Gresham Tech pointed out: “One fundamental barrier is that most banks and large enterprises rely on architectures that have evolved over time. In fact, ‘architecture’ may not even be the right term, as that implies a level of intent and design that can often be wholly absent. In a sense these…

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Services, Data services

Data migration

Given that data sources may include the following, the chances of your migration (to cloud) working first time round, are very small: Each cloud has its own characteristics and may be informed by: Different data sources require different discovery and preparation: If the source data is in a packaged application, this does not necessarily guarantee…

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Data services, Services

Data transformation

It seems obvious, but migrating to cloud can be a frustrating process if your data is not suitably transformed before you try the ETL process. As data volumes get bigger; formats more varied and growth, exponential, data transformation techniques are vital. Routine transformations ensure harmony of data format and target destination. But more importantly, data…

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Services, Data services