The importance of data governance in today’s privacy obsessed and legislatively tough business environment is critical. Data governance is the overarching strategy that encompasses the policies, processes (including technologies) and people involved in managing and protecting data. It governs data management efforts that can include self-service business intelligence, operational reporting, data access, security and privacy, master data management, data quality management and so on.
Of course, as the amount of data in your organisation increases, so do the demands on your organisation to be compliant with legal and regulatory requirements to quickly find, keep and protect data.