Organizations are increasingly becoming aware of the need for visibility into the way that information flows across the extended information enterprise and the governance characteristics of data in motion. Data lineage is the key to providing this visibility, and this whitepaper examines ways that data lineage empowers data stewards to operationalize key aspects of data governance. David Loshin begins with a definition of data lineage, which is followed by a description of how data lineage supports a variety of key operational data stewardship activities. The paper concludes with suggestions of some technical capabilities to look for in a solution providing support for data lineage. Data lineage augments the organization’s toolkit for empowering data stewards to implement data governance.

David Loshin is the President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc., a consulting and development company focusing on customized information management solutions including information quality solutions consulting, information quality training and business rules solutions. David is a recognized thought leader and expert consultant in the areas of analytics, big data, data governance, data quality, master data management, and business intelligence. Along with consulting on numerous data management projects over the past 20 years, David is also a prolific author regarding business intelligence best practices, with numerous books and papers on data management.

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Topics: Data Modeling, Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance
Products: ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition, ER/Studio Data Architect, ER/Studio Team Server Core