Back to Basics around OT Security
Data may be “the new oil” for the manufacturing world but it cannot be taken for granted This interesting piece in the Journal of Petroleum…
Defining Data Definitions and How to Write Them
Have you ever stopped to wonder what a “data definition” actually is? It’s one of those terms that we often toss around in the world…
Decision Making – Data Driven or Guessing ?
Governments, companies, and individuals are facing an unprecedented squeeze and looking to cut spending and save money. In early June, here in the UK, Cazoo…
Top 7 Benefits And Practices To Drive Progress In Data Governance
Data Governance emerges as a leading contender in enabling businesses to effectively leverage the data revolution. By instilling structure and coherence in the utilization of…
How to identify Data Owners, where multiple areas of the organisation use the same data?
Identifying Data Owners is something that many people struggle with when they are starting out in Data Governance. When multiple different teams use that data…
What is a Data Office?
The answer to this question is going to be quite short and succinct, much like the question itself… A ‘Data Office’, in my opinion, is…
The growing role of CIOs in ESG
We are at a pivotal moment. After decades of activism, denial, tensions and tentative reforms, the concern for people, planet, and how we sustainably run…
Who Owns the Data that Appears in Your Reports or Dashboards?
If you’ve ever read any of my previous blogs on data ownership, you’ll probably know that I feel quite categorically, from my many years of…
Data Governance Interview with Miles Reah by Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach
My name is Miles Reah and I have worked as a data governance consultant predominately in investment banking but more recently in insurance and healthcare.…
IT Modernisation: The Best of Both Worlds
Harmonising Public and Private Cloud The trend for companies to move their critical business applications to the cloud continues to gather momentum and yet, many…
What the Data and Tech Industries Are Doing to Support Ukraine – D.A.T.A
Like people and industries across the world people in data and tech are doing everything they can to help the people of Ukraine as they…
What makes a good Data Governance consultant?
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to come up with a list of skills that a good Data Governance consultant needs. Not necessarily…