What is Metadata?
Metadata is a way to describe and make sense of data. It’s a shorthand representation of the data, which helps data stewards easily understand the information in front of them.
What is Data Profiling?
Data profiling is the process of reviewing data, including its source, to provide helpful summaries of information about the data, including potential data quality issues.
What is Microsoft Azure?
Launched in 2010, Microsoft Azure is one of the world’s leading public cloud computing software, offering over 200 preconfigured services including AI, storage, networks and integration.
What is Self-Service Data Governance?
Self Service Data Governance (SSDG) is an enterprise-wide initiative incorporating data disciplines such as data lineage, data quality and data analytics.
What is a Data Catalog (or Catalogue)?
A data catalog is an inventory of an organisation’s data assets, which can be accessed by data stewards and scientists in order to quickly retrieve the information they need.
What is Data Lineage?
Data lineage is the process of mapping where your data has originated from and where it ends up. It enabled enterprises to track the flow of data and quickly identify where errors have occurred during the data lifecycle.
What is Master Data Management? (MDM)
Master Data Management provides a consolidated, single source of truth for business-critical data.
What is Data Integration?
Data integration is the process of connecting various data sets into one consolidated view, often in a data warehouse or cloud solution.
What is Data Quality and why does it matter?
Data quality refers to how fit your data is for serving its intended purpose. Good quality data should be reliable, accurate and accessible.
Datactics Moves to Secure Senior Sales Director for London Operations
Seasoned industry veteran Julian Wavell joins Belfast pure-play data quality specialists amid surge in demand for no-code solutions Belfast, London, New York, July 14th 2021 Data quality software firm Datactics has today announced the hiring of Julian Wavell as Head of Business Development, based in London. Julian brings 15 years of data management solutions experience to Datactics
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Datactics unveils new dedicated Client Services hub as Belfast gets “back to business.”
New office marks the latest chapter in Datactics’ rapid growth story, following hot on the heels of its recent £2m investment round led by Par Equity. Fast-growing Data Quality software specialists Datactics welcomed Simon Hamilton, CEO of Belfast Chamber of Commerce, to open its latest office at One Lanyon Quay, tripling its office space in the
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Easy Integration, Quick Results and Empowering Data People are Top 3 Priorities To Reduce Bad Data Risk
Making the right judgement calls on data strategy is something that all data leaders have to face, knowing the importance of reducing the risk of bad data across the organisation. In this blog, we delve deeper into the main points that our clients are considering when evaluating how to address the challenge of data risk.
The Power of Collaboration and Community, in the words of Matt Flenley
In January 2021, our very own Marketing Manager, Matt Flenley spoke to Georgia Halston of Halston Marketing, to unpack the power of collaboration and community. In this piece, Matt discusses the recent triumphs and the strategies that he deems as critical to remaining resilient, and relevant to both existing and new customers throughout 2021 and
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3 Steps To Create A Data-Driven Culture: How To Empower Everyone To Be A Data Citizen
As we all know the amount of data in all areas of life is growing rapidly. At the same time, complaints from business teams about the poor quality of data are on the rise. This escalation in negativity is no good for anybody! So where should business and data leaders start to confront this problem?
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How To Reduce Your Time Spent On Data Quality Down From Three Weeks To Three Hours
How many times have you come up against the block of “that’s just how long things take here”? As soon as a firm grows to a size where it needs enterprise IT architecture, changes – understandably – need to have greater scrutiny, and that takes time. Time, however, is a double-edged sword. If a change
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Three Unexpected Benefits Of Cleaning Your Data
“I just can’t rely on the data being good enough”… it’s so often the cry of the frustrated business user. Nobody is doubting the ambitions of business teams when it comes to doing more with their data, but being hampered by duplication, inconsistencies and gaps really takes the wind out of their sails. Is it
Data Quality, Didn’t We Do That Already?
Many data management professionals have some form of tooling or platform to support their business initiatives but often find it hard to get buy-in for why they still need to invest time and resources in this area. In a recent post by data management blogger Henrik Liliendahl on the passing of Larry English, he refers
2020 Win Makes It Two In A Row For Datactics Self-Service Data Quality
Data quality and matching specialists add top title from A-Team Data Management Insight to recent major client wins and close out 2020 on a high New York, Amsterdam, London, Belfast, December 4th 2020 Datactics has won the Data Quality Analysis Tool award from A-Team Group for the second year running, closing out a successful 2020
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