As a sales engineer, it’s my job to help companies start their data catalog journeys off on the right foot. Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of organizations that are excited about the prospects of what a data catalog can do. Many achieve success. Others...
Data catalogs
Data Lineage – the “not-so-secret” solution to solve complex data problems
The easiest way to understand data lineage is to think about how data transforms itself during any type of process. As an example, think about retail transactions that may turn into warranty claims due to defective merchandise. Records such as transaction and...
Your external data is a mess. Here’s how to fix it.
Picture this: it’s the fall of 2019 at the Forrester Data Strategy Conference in Austin. An almost unthinkably distant past filled with live sports, cheaper Zoom stock, and an absence of phrases like “in these uncertain times.” On the last day of the conference, Dr....
Why your Data Catalog Must be Powered by a Knowledge Graph
At data.world, we believe your data catalog must be powered by a knowledge graph. I’ll explain why in a moment, but first, let’s look at why data catalogs are quickly becoming a ‘must-have’ business platform. What is a data catalog and what can it do for you? A data...
How to launch a data catalog quickly with the people you already have
“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?
Data catalog tools 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 context is key to understanding COVID-19 data
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
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...
In the age of the coronavirus pandemic, data democratization is more important than ever.
Today’s crisis has no precedent in our lifetimes. As a CEO and entrepreneur of technology startups since 1997, I know firsthand how hard it is to lead a company through a crisis—from the dot-com crash, to 9/11, and through the Great Recession. It was really painful,...
Why Data Catalogs Are More Important Than Ever
At some point in the past 30-days, nearly every company in the U.S. went from a few primary locations to potentially tens of thousands of remote workstations. In this new work-from-home world, it’s natural to lean even more on tools like Slack, Zoom, JIRA, and Trello...
