The Metadata Knowledge Graph
Modern data landscapes are characterized by immense volumes of diverse, disparate, and dynamic data sources, leaving many organizations struggling to effectively manage and derive value from their data assets. To address these challenges, a metadata knowledge graph serves as a … Continue reading
Best Practices for Successful Metadata Governance
Metadata governance is often seen as burdensome, tough to implement, and even harder to prioritize. When organizations embark on a metadata initiative, they tend to focus on design and development rather than governance. Metadata and taxonomies are living tools that … Continue reading
Semantic Data Portal/Data Catalog
As part of their efforts to improve overall data quality, data usage, and coordination, the Chief Data Officer of a federal agency was seeking to analyze current data management practices and identify ways to improve the Office’s existing processes. One of the most pressing challenges identified was that data scientists and economists were finding it difficult to make efficient use of siloed data sources in order to easily access, interpret, and track data and its history. Each researcher had anecdotal knowledge of what data resources were available, and they were often recreating similar data manipulations and research that other analysts had done previously in their own departments. The agency needed a more efficient and centralized way to capture key contextual information to drive the use, discovery, and reuse of data. The solution had to enhance and modernize their metadata management practices through improved access and visibility across agency data resources, while maintaining the appropriate security measures. Continue reading