Data Quality
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Asia to be part of data governance framework
News Active participation of Asian organizations in developing data governance guidelines fleshes out region's interests, says IBM Data Governance Council's chief.
Tags: IT Governance, Risk Management, Data Governance, Asia, Governance Framework, public sector, data quality, performance, bank, audit
5 tips to ensure cloud data quality
News Choose neutral platforms and read providers' fine-print. These are steps companies should take before leaping to cloud, say data management vendors.
Tags: Cloud computing, Database management, Software, Database, Cloud, Informatica, Tool, SLA, remote site, Cloud computing
A clean approach to BI
News Companies that depend on business intelligence systems must focus on data cleanliness and draft more inclusive operational policies around the technology, says HP exec.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Data mining & analysis, Hewlett-Packard Co., Data, Database, CIO, data quality, business intelligence, marketing, information management
Who's looking after financial services firms' data?
News A survey has found that some financial services companies have no one overseeing their data compliance strategies or have the wrong teams in charge.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, DataFlux Corp., Survey, compliance strategy, integration company, data quality, financial, financial service, data integration, information technology
Pre-adoption key to smooth cloud rollout
News Cloud service adopter offers tips for organizations also thinking of moving onto cloud computing, touting benefits of pre-adoption preparation.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software, Google Inc., Security, Information Technology, Backup, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, SLA
10 roles you need for ITIL configuration management
Techguide If you’re serious about building an effective configuration management service, you’ll need to consider who will accomplish 10 key functions. Here’s a brief rundown of the essential roles that should be covered.
Tags: IT Management, Configuration Management, ITIL, Training, Database, Tool, CMDB, Integrator Role, Larry Klosterboer, database administrator
Tech helps improve Thai healthcare monitoring
News Thanks to the "Smart Health" project, initiated by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec), Thailand will be a healthier land of smiles.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Database management, Databases, Data centers, Risk Management, Thailand, Tool, Service, expert system, collective intelligence
How to create quality data
Insight tech dialogue Not all corporate data can be used to make management decisions--unless it is of good quality. David Loshin of Knowledge Integrity, Inc. offers some tips.
Gartner: Don't blame IT for dirty data
News The analyst firm says businesses should take more responsibility for the quality of data instead of laying the blame at the IT department's door.
Tags: Data Management, IT Management
Poor quality data is biggest CIO headache
News Many companies think business intelligence tools will solve all their problems, but they must first pay attention to cleansing, purging and standardizing their databases, says a Gartner analyst.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications
IBM to manage customer relations for D&B
News Deal has Big Blue handling data acquisition and delivery, customer service, financial processes for business information provider.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Customer resource management (CRM)
Beware of data warehousing death knells
Insight The client can have a detailed proposal prepared and the users can be thrilled with the prospect of data warehousing, but if you notice one of these three warning signs, your warehousing project is probably on the path to failure.
Keeping BT's tech agile
Insight Inspired by Google's model of rapid software development, BT is undergoing a similar initiative to bring its products to market in quicker time.
Tags: IT Management, Infrastructure/architecture management, Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure
Ellison: No need for wall-to-wall Oracle
News Relaxing his purist stance on one-stop-shop software, Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison said yesterday that it's alright for companies to use Oracle's business system in conjunction with those from rivals Siebel Systems and SAP, and Oracle will even help them to do it.
Tags: Business applications
10 security problems unique to IT
Insight IT pros have to be vigilant about a host of security issues, from system penetration threats to hardware portability to employee turnover.
Tags: Business security, PC security, Data security, Security
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