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By Sco’ D. Lowe CoFounder, ActualTech Media and Senior IT Execu9ve, CampusWorks, Inc. October 2014 Get Your Data Under Control in 5 Steps

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By  Sco'  D.  Lowe  Co-­‐Founder,  ActualTech  Media  and  Senior  IT  Execu9ve,  CampusWorks,  Inc.  October  2014  

Get  Your  Data  Under  Control    in  5  Steps  

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Introduc9on  Across  every  industry  ver9cal  and    without  regard  for  organiza9on    size,  there  is  one  fact  that  remains    true:  the  data  deluge  is  upon  us.        The  much-­‐ballyhooed  “Big  Data”    phenomenon  that  prognos9cators    have  warned  about  is  here.    Whether  or  not  you’re  a  believer  in  the  transforma9onal  power  of  data,  it’s  hard  to  ignore  the  fact  that  organiza9ons  are  simply  drowning  in  data.    Unmanaged  data,  non-­‐integrated  data,  and  bad  data  in  general  ac9vely  cost  a  company  a  lot  of  money.        

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Table  of  Contents  •  Controlling  Your  Data  in  5  Steps  –  Implement  a  Data  Governance  Structure    – Refine  SoSware  Acquisi9on  Processes    – Understand  the  Full  Data  Lifecycle    –  Implement  Robust  Data  Management  Tools    –  Ini9ate  a  Data  Cleanup  Project    

•  Data-­‐driven  Business  Outcomes  •  Summary  

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Implement  a  Data  Governance  Structure    

•  The  very  first  step  that  needs    to  be  taken  is  establishing    some  kind  of  governance    structure  to  oversee  the    company’s  data  efforts.    

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Refine  SoAware  AcquisiDon  Processes    

•  Bear  in  mind  that  “success”  isn’t  just  about  procurement.  Success  also  includes  the  ability  to  leverage  new  tools  in  as  seamless  a  way  as  possible  and  for  years  to  come.  This  is  where  IT  now  needs  to  learn  to  step    aside.  Once  the  soSware    is  acquired,  it’s  9me  to  let    individual  business  units  do  what    they  do  best  –  drive  their  units    forward.    

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Understand  the  Full  Data  Lifecycle    

•  It  all  comes  down  to  a  need  to  document  the  full  lifecycle  of  data  in  the    organiza9on  and  understand    the  various  ways  that  data  is    manipulated  as  a  part  of  that    lifecycle.    

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Implement  Robust  Data  Management  Tools    

•  Perhaps  one  of  the  most  cri9cal    tools  in  this  effort  is  a  tool  such    as  Astera  Centerprise,  a  powerful  yet  accessible  data  transforma9on  and  integra9on  product.  With  Centerprise,  business  users  can  easily  create  their  own  comprehensive  data  flows  and  work  flows,  rebuild  business  processes,  and  achieve  data  integra9on  efforts  that  once  would  have  required  teams  of  IT  people  to  accomplish.    

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IniDate  a  Data  Cleanup  Project    

•  Once  data  governance,  product  acquisi9on,  and  data  tool  purchases  have  been  completed  and  once  there  is  broad  understanding  of  the  full  data  lifecycle  for  a  specific  business,  it’s  9me  to  get  started  on  righ9ng  the  data  ship.  This  involves  pu\ng  into  mo9on  a  broad  project  intended  to  address  any  data  anomalies  that  might  plague  the  organiza9on.    

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Data-­‐-­‐driven  Business  Outcomes    

•  Single    version  of  the  truth  for  analyzing  corporate  data  and  keeping  it  current.  

•  Ability  to  improve  data-­‐driven  processes  is  enabled  by  consistent  data.  

•  Easier  onboarding  of  new  services  with  a  plan  and  real  processes  and    procedures  for  handling    new  and  exis9ng  data.  

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Summary  

•  Quality  data  is  the  lifeblood  of  the  modern  business.  As  business  end  users  become  more  comfortable  with  assuming  responsibili9es  that  would  have  once  fallen  to  IT,  it’s  cri9cal  that  businesses  consider  the  en9re  lifecycle  of  their  data  sets  and  take  steps  to  ensure  that,  organiza9on-­‐-­‐-­‐wide,  data  works  for  the  business  and  becomes  an  enabler  to  ongoing  success.    

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Want  to  learn  more?  

Download  the  whitepaper  at  astera.com/resource-­‐center    

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About  the  Author  •  Sco'  D.  Lowe  is  Senior  Editor  of  

EnterpriseStorageGuide.com  and    HyperConverged.org.  Scoa  has  been  in  the  IT    field  for  close  to  twenty  years  and  spent  ten  of  those  years  in  filling  the  CIO  role  for  various  organiza9ons.  Scoa  is  also  a  micro-­‐-­‐-­‐analyst  for  Wikibon  and  an  Informa9onWeek  Analy9cs  contributor.  In  addi9on,  Scoa  has  also  wriaen  thousands  of  ar9cles  and  blog  pos9ngs  and  has  regularly  contributed  to  such  sites  as  TechRepublic,  Wikibon,  and  virtualiza9onadmin.com.  Because  of  his  unique  blend  of  skills  (CIO/strategic  &  Engineer/tac9cal)  Scoa  is  also  a  sought-­‐-­‐-­‐aSer  resource  for  speaking  engagements,  and  marke9ng  collateral,  including  white  papers  and  e-­‐-­‐-­‐books,  for  a  variety  of  technology  firms.