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Newsletter - February 2024
Welcome to our monthly newsletter - where we let you know what's been happening in the world of data.
Welcome to our monthly newsletter - where we let you know what's been happening in the world of data, keep you in the loop with our latest blog releases, highlight our top news picks and share with you exclusive updates from the team at DAMA UK.
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Dear Data People,
With Valentine’s day love lingering in the air, this month we’re looking at what we all love and find fascinating and challenging about working with DATA.
We’re revisiting some of the recent topics and posts that you enjoyed most and we can’t encourage you enough to attend this month’s terrific webinar, so do check out the details below.
Top Picks from Recent Weeks
Bridging the Gap Between Technical and Domain Experts
📢 Data governance is more than just an IT initiative.
And, according to Forbes, 2024 is the year in which the untapped potential of data governance will be discovered.
Where does such a prediction stem from?
Allegedly, companies are so focused on pursuing the latest cutting edge technology that they inadvertently avoid addressing core data management issues requiring domain expert's insights.
Domain experts can sometimes be sidelined due to their limited technical knowledge but they mustn't be dismissed because they instead possess highly valuable knowledge about the data itself.
Therefore, while domain experts have traditionally been viewed as consumers they are now transitioning to a more producer-focused role in data work.
A Marathon or a Race?
Data governance is a marathon, not a race. Do you agree?
Malcolm Hawker lays out a comprehensive guide and argument for why organisations should tackle their data governance programme in small chunks rather than as one huge project to be completed in one go.
So, project or programme
Data Modelling and Why it’s so Important
According to TechTarget “A well-designed data model is the cornerstone of effective operational systems and BI and analytics applications…It creates a visual representation of data and illustrates how different data elements are related to each other.”
So it would appear to be fairly fundamental!.
But, there are a number of different data models so it’s important to use the right model for your organisational needs. Here we take a look at how an Entity-Relationship Data Model can be used:
Diary Dates
Webinars
Wow! This promises to be very interesting 💡
Ben Gardner from AstraZeneca presents how the Pharmaceutical and Biotech giant enables FAIR Data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable) to optimise use and value of current and future data.
FAIR Data Centric Information Architecture is critical to the AstraZeneca and Ben will elaborate on each of the following:
Findability - which is about effective indexing and cataloguing
Accessibility - which can be achieved by blending automated and manual processes
Interoperability - and how it is used to determine if datasets of the same type can be merged and how different types can be linked to answer complex questions
Reusability - which relies on being able to integrate processes into approved analytical environments
Whether your organisation is big or small, there should be lots to learn here!
Our Partners & Sponsors
Finally, we would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of our brilliant sponsors, who support DAMA UK on our mission to nurture a talented community of data professionals championing the value of data management across the UK.
