Webcast : ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition

The role of a data architect in data governance involves designing, implementing, and maintaining the data architecture of an organization to support data governance goals. Data architects play a crucial role in data governance by designing and managing the data architecture that underpins the data governance efforts of an organization. Data architects translate business requirements into databases, data warehouses, and data streams. They ensure data is organized and structured in a way that promotes data quality, security, and accessibility, which are essential aspects of data governance.

Some key responsibilities of data architects in data governance include:

• Develop and maintain data models to explain the data landscape of an organization.
• Implementing data governance policies and standards, such as data quality rules, data lineage tracking, and data classification.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, such as data owners, data stewards, and IT teams, to ensure that the organization meets data governance requirements.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and privacy laws, such as GDPR, by designing data architecture that adheres to these requirements.
• Establish and maintaining data security measures to protect data integrity and prevent unauthorized access or manipulation.

Effective data governance programs are partnerships between the business and technical parts of the organization. Often organizations focus more on one side of the house than the other, when in reality, governance-like activities are already taking place all over. Data architects govern the design of the organization’s data architecture by defining and governing how data is stored, consumed, integrated, and managed across the organization. It would be silly to build a data governance program without their participation and guidance.

Register to watch the webcast to learn about the role of the data architect in a data governance program. In this webcast, Robert Seiner will share examples of how data governance programs have leveraged data architects and the impact of that involvement. Data architects already practice execution and enforcement of authority over the management of data and data-related assets. Discover why they are the perfect partner for data governance.

About the Presenter:
Robert (Bob) S. Seiner is the President and Principal of KIK Consulting & Educational Services (KIKconsulting.com) and the Publisher of The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com). Seiner is a thought-leader in the fields of data governance and metadata management. KIK (which stands for “knowledge is king”) offers consulting, mentoring and educational services focused on Non-Invasive Data Governance, data stewardship, data management and metadata management solutions. Seiner is the author of the industry’s top selling book on data governance – Non-Invasive Data Governance: The Path of Least Resistance and Greatest Success (Technics Publications 2014) and has hosted the popular monthly webinar series on data governance called Real-World Data Governance with Dataversity since 2012. Seiner recently accepted the position of an Adjunct Instructor for the Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College CDataO post-graduate program. KIK Consulting is celebrating its 20th year in business while TDAN.com has been actively published for close to 25 years.