Boost Data Quality with Soft Validation Rules
by Anna Li | January 08, 2019
Compare the enricher and the validation rule to understand when “soft” validation rules are useful for boosting data quality.
IMA Financial CIO Michelle Vercellino Shares Why Master Data is the Missing Link
by Natacha Borodine | November 18, 2018
In this presentation, Michelle Vercellino, Chief Information Officer from IMA Financial discusses how her organization pulled together 96 loose applications and legacy systems to support the business with a meaningful master data and governance framework that has paid big dividends.
The Cloud: Post-Modernist Thinking
by Michael Hiskey | October 23, 2018
Recently, the business world has rushed to cloud platforms with incredible fervor. The excitement is not without reason. The business world is currently undergoing a CEO-led digital transformation, casting light on the reality that information is an organization’s lifeblood.
3 Reasons Why Data Governance is Important
by Lane Hartman | October 11, 2018
What does data governance do for the bottom line? 3 reasons why data governance is key to your business, and why it will become more necessary in the future.
Back to Basics: Transactional, Master, Golden and Reference Data explained
by FX Nicolas | October 10, 2018
Back to Basics: Transactional, Master, Golden and Reference Data explained
How to Build a Successful Data Lake: Look at your Information Strategy
by Michael Hiskey | October 10, 2018
In today’s world, a data lake is the foundation of information management — and, when built successfully, it can empower all end-users, even nontechnical ones, to use data and unlock its value. This post shows how to set the right foundation to maximize the value of your data lake.
You need a healthy relationship with your CRM
by Michael Hiskey | September 26, 2018
Asymmetric relationships, where people do not feel like equals, are generally unhealthy. So, why do people put up with these types of relationships with their CRM? This article explores how the Data Hub can get your CRM to not only store information, but also share that data.
Data Live : Et si les données se mettaient enfin au service du business ?
by Natacha Borodine | September 19, 2018
Lors de événement Data Live 2018 organisé à Genève par Business & Decision, l'équipe Semarchy a présenté les cas d'usage les plus fréquents du Data Hub, permettant de mettre enfin les données au service du business. Découvrez les slides de cet atelier.
Solita & Semarchy Partner at the Data 2020 Summit, Stockholm
by Rich Branch | September 13, 2018
Thinking of data quality, governance, master and reference data in silos only serves to perpetuate the silos of information that data-driven projects seek to address.
Post-GDPR: Keep your good data out of bad hands
by Michael Hiskey | August 28, 2018
Since GDPR came into effect May 25, 2018, everything you do with your data may be used against you. Although GDPR gives EU citizens the biggest data privacy rights in history, including the “right to be forgotten,” it could also open the door for data to become a weapon of mass destruction.
When it comes to data, the interface matters as much as the information
by Michael Hiskey | August 07, 2018
The digital revolution has been as much cultural as technical. Empowering nontechnical users provides the path forward: shoring up systems that get data out of stale silos and into everyone’s hands. This post explains how intuitive interfaces bring value from your enterprise software.
Making Sense of Application Data Management
by Michael Hiskey | July 24, 2018
Recently, businesses have been retooling their data management strategy by focusing on the larger architecture of the data hub. This blog post takes a deeper dive into a critical component of the data hub: application data management (ADM).