Data Governance

What it is, why it matters, and best practices. This guide provides definitions, frameworks, and practical advice to help you understand and perform modern data governance.

Illustration of data governance stages: planning, implementation, and monitoring. Data governance ensures data quality and usage across an organization.

What is Data Governance?

Data governance refers to the set of roles, processes, policies and tools which ensure proper data quality throughout the data lifecycle and proper data usage across an organization. Data governance allows users to more easily find, prepare, use and share trusted datasets on their own, without relying on IT.

Why is it Important?

The primary benefit of data governance is providing the high-quality data necessary for data analytics and BI tools. The insights gained from these tools result in better business decisions and improved performance. Additional benefits include:

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