ANDREW BLACK

To my mind each aspect of Data Management has Data Quality as its primary goal. So it seems odd that Data Quality is one of the areas of expertise within Data Management as depicted by DAMA. Nevertheless, when there is an awareness that Data Quality is an issue, it is useful to have a collection of tools to measure, repair and maintain the quality... Data is a foundational asset of every enterprise. Like other assets of the enterprise, data needs to be managed to ensure it is available for effective use and its quality is maintained. And to make certain that at end-of-life it is properly disposed of and does not become a liability... It is a simplification, but it clearly shows that Data Management is made up of a number of areas of expertise, all coordinated by Data Governance.