1、How Data Governance and a Semantic Layer Supports Data MeshBy George FiricanGeorge is a passionate advocate for the importance of data,a frequent conference speaker and a YouTuber,being ranked among Top 5 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Big Data,Digital Disruption and Top 15 on Innovation.

2、Wh i t e pap e r2Data are Assets -Valuable and ImpactfulWhen Performance Matters-Insights and Analytics DeliverData is valuable!Data is an asset!We hear this a lot.Clive Humby,a mathematician and the co-creator of the Tesco Clubcard the worlds first supermarket loyalty card,coined the phrase,“data i

3、s the new oil”,in 2006.We also hear the expressions“data is valuable”and“data is an asset”a lot.The message that Mr.Humby and others want to convey is that a companys data is a tangible asset.In fact,data is arguably one of the most important assets that any organization has.Why?We need data for two

4、 key reasons:to help us answer key business questions and to provide feedback about our performance,customers,markets and competitors.We hear so much today about the benefits of using machine learning-but what makes machine learning so valuable is the data that it uses.Enterprises learn from data.Da

5、ta is the catalyst for improving enterprise relevance and distinctiveness.Data helps accelerate productivity,efficiency,and competitive advantage.Companies that learn from their data improve their performance.Research from Tableau confirms that 83%of CEOs want their companies to be data driven,but o

6、nly 46%are achieving that goal.For those that do achieve it,the rewards are plentiful.According to a survey of more than 1,000 senior executives conducted by PwC,highly data-driven organizations are three times more likely to report significant improvements in decision-making compared to those that