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The Journey of a (Data) Hero

by Trevor Bissell | May 14, 2020 | Data-driven cultures

This article was originally published on digi.city. I find it interesting to visualize modern concepts in vintage ways. For example, as a boy growing up in Germany, I remember being in awe of the shelves filled with books at the Ramstein Library. Where did I start? I...

How to launch a data catalog quickly with the people you already have

by Will Briggs | May 8, 2020 | Data catalogs

“This looks amazing, but we can’t fully dedicate or hire anyone to get it up and running. And it seems like it would be a major time investment.” We hear this kind of thing a lot. Enterprise buyers associate big value with big headcount, long timelines, and rigid...

Who should be involved in your enterprise data catalog evaluation?

by Dan Webb | Apr 27, 2020 | Data catalogs

Data catalogs are new territory for most companies we talk to. So, one of the first questions they ask us during the sales process is: Who should be in the room? They might be expecting an answer like, “an enterprise data architect, your head of analytics, and a data...

Data context is key to understanding COVID-19 data

by Patrick McGarry | Apr 15, 2020 | Data catalogs, Data community

With so many people talking about, thinking about, and working with COVID-19 data, it’s often difficult to filter out the noise and get to what’s useful. That’s why we’re working with partners and community members to curate the highest quality data and bring it to...

data.world is the cloud data catalog for the new work environment

by David Tishgart | Apr 8, 2020 | Data catalogs

The business value of an enterprise data catalog is well understood. And in this environment, you need to take swift, decisive action to keep your data strategy on track and stay ahead of the competition. Other catalog vendors talk about the virtues of metadata...