The Data Catalog
Having the right people, access the right data is vital to a successful AI project, and a Data Catalog is key in any data strategy.
Having the right people getting access to the right data is one of the most important parts of any AI project, and it’s one of the first hurdles I see organisations fail at. Too many times have I heard of indivuals successfully go through training sessions, have a clear picture of their use case, only to come to a grinding halt because they cant find, or don’t have access to the data they need. As organisations go through their data transformation projects, this scenario is becoming all too common and could potentially get worse before it gets better.
According to a Matillion and IDG report, the mean number of data sources per organisation was 400, with more than 20% of companies surveyed indicating they were feeding more than 1,000 sources in to their BI and analytics tools. These numbers perfectly highlight some of the challenges users face when trying to find the right data in their organisation.
One solution to this is the Data Catalog.
According to data catalog vendor, Alation:
