ETL is undeniably application-centric, but even in the era of cloud, there are still key areas where we can help de-stress your ETL project or migration. Finding data residing in ERP or CRM applications relies on understanding the underlying data models which is no small task as ERP vendors typically tend to be rather opaque…
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…
Actively using metadata is both a smart way to help de-risk your domain and inevitable for a rewarding digital future based on knowledge infrastructure, the corporate nervous system. How aware is your business of metadata, and how it can presage both risk & reward? The regulatory environment spans personally identifiable information (PII), consumer data (GDPR,…
Semantics is the logic of meaning and how referential relationships inform that. Concepts using natural language are the basis of the semantic model, an ontology which sets out this logic and ensures consistency of meaning. Semantic tags reflect imaginative human concepts & vocabulary, not the linear machine terminology of applications. They should reflect how the…
Metadata is the ‘glue’ of coherence which actuates people, processes and systems across ecosystems & beyond. Metadata is often described as ‘data about data’ so on that basis, why doesn’t metadata receive the same due care and attention as ‘data’? If anything, metadata is more important and valuable than ‘data’, yet it’s treated like a…
Once you have clean data, why stint your investment? Curation isn’t just about certain datasets (as many would have it) nor just about metadata, but about sustaining the health & value of your entire data-fuelled corporate cardiovascular system. Just like the human body, a blockage anywhere in the system can prove fatal. Think again about…
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…
Experience teaches that organisations should consider data discovery services if there is: Since organisations typically have upwards of 80% dark data (data that is unknown to them, and not understood), can you be confident that your organisation is aware of these common data issues? In the age of GDPR companies are expected to know what…
The term ‘ontology’ (which can be off-putting) is understood as ‘the study of being’ or the ‘logic of existence’. In this context, it applies to content – why does this content exist? The ontology acts as the organising mind: a generalisable framework for understanding entities, their context & relationships, using semantic tags. It is an…