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A Guide to selecting the right Data Governance Tooling

How can Data Governance Tooling help me? 

The Data Governance landscape is constantly changing. As business direction shifts, data technologies advance and new regulations come into force – governance has to change with them. Delivering Data Governance at scale and keeping up is a constant challenge.  

Having the right tooling and technology to make sure data is in the hands of the right people has never been more essential. So, it’s no wonder that Data Governance tooling like Alation, Atlan, Collibra, Informatica, and Purview (just to name a few) has never been so popular. We can bet that you have not only heard of these names, but also you are probably on every salesperson’s speed dial. So why is Data Governance tooling so popular, and is it the silver bullet to fixing all of your Data Governance challenges?

Data Governance for Humans (and a little for AIs)

There’s a good chance that data underpins every product, service, or capability in your organisation.

But organisations have been managing data for decades, so why do we need data governance?

At Oakland, we’ve been delivering data governance initiatives to some of the UK’s leading organisations for years.

The primary goal of data governance is to ensure that data assets are managed in a way that aligns with business goals, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. These extra pressures and demands drive the need to go beyond traditional data management.

Data Governance by Stealth: The Lighthouse Concept

Having delivered a number of large data governance programs, we’re in the fortunate position to look in the rear-view mirror and spot those critical activities that held the key to success.

We’ve curated those learnings into this guide to provide a ‘warts and all’ account of what you can expect as you embark on your own data governance journey.