Top Analyst Reports on Data Governance

If you’re thinking of implementing a data governance strategy at your company, here are some key analyst reports I believe are a must-read.

Data Governance: What Works And What Doesn't by Rob Karel, Forrester
A high-level overview of data governance strategies. It’s a great report to hand to a c-level executive in your company who may need some nudging.

Data Governance Strategies
by Philip Russom and TDWI
A comprehensive overview of data governance, including extensive research and case studies. This one is hot off the presses from TDWI. Sponsored by many of the top information quality vendors.

The Forrester Wave™: Information Quality Software by J. Paul Kirby, Forrester
This report covers the strengths and weaknesses of top information quality software vendors. Many of the vendors covered here have been gobbled up by other companies, but the report is still worth a read. $$

Best Practices for Data Stewardship
Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools
by Ted Friedman, Gartner
I have included two of Ted’s reports listed on the must-read list, but Ted offers much insight. He has written and spoken often on the topic. $$

The case for a data quality platform
Philip Howard, Bloor Research
Andy Hayler and Philip Howard are prolific writers on information quality at Bloor Research. They bring an international flair to the subject that you won’t find in the rest.

US Presidents and Data Governance

I was curious about the presidential candidates and their plans to build national ID cards and a database of citizens, so I set out to do some research on the candidates stance on this issue. It strikes me as a particularly difficult task, given the size of the database that would be needed and the complexity. Just how realistic would the data governance strategy for the candidates be?

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