Big Data Governance -- Does Your Organization Need It?

Sunil Soares is one of the leading authorities when it comes to data governance. He has made significant contributions through his books, industry websites and while he worked with IBM. His new book: “Big Data Governance, an Emerging Imperative” happens to be the first volume by an expert to deal comprehensively with the subject matter. Jim Ericson (Editorial Director, Information Management) spoke with him on the timing and purpose of his book.

His book describes Big Data governance as emergent and when Eric asks how emergent it is, he (Sunil Soares) pointed out a number of things...

1. Many CIO and CTO clients don't even realize that they are already dealing with Big Data. In a particular instance one of such executives said he was focused on the "governance of small data".

But that said; it doesn't matter what the CIOs and CTOs want to call it. If it is Big Data then there are going to be serious governance implications. One example cited is the merging of social media data with a company's master data. Facebook, for instance, has a policy that demands that you delete a person's data from your database if they "unfriend" you.

Challenges like this make data governance imperative.

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About the Author: Shane Penrod is a Florida Native that currently resides in Tampa Florida with his beautiful Fiance Jaime and their 7 dogs. Shane is passionate about the emergence of Big Data and its endless potential, an Internet Marketer by trade, and an entrepreneur at heart. You can follow Shane's updates on Big Data Companies, Facebook, and G+.