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DataOps vs. DevOps: What’s the Difference?

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DataOps and DevOps are two distinctly different pursuits. But where DevOps focuses on product development, DataOps aims to reduce the time from data need to data success. At its best, DataOps shortens the cycle time for analytics and aligns with business goals. What is DataOps? What is DevOps?

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What Is DataOps? Definition, Principles, and Benefits

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What exactly is DataOps ? The term has been used a lot more of late, especially in the data analytics industry, as we’ve seen it expand over the past few years to keep pace with new regulations, like the GDPR and CCPA. In essence, DataOps is a practice that helps organizations manage and govern data more effectively.

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The Audience for Data Catalogs and Data Intelligence

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In our early days, “people” largely meant data analysts and business analysts. The audience grew to include data scientists (who were even more scarce and expensive) and their supporting resources (e.g., ML and DataOps teams). After that came data governance , privacy, and compliance staff.

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What Is a Data Fabric and How Does a Data Catalog Support It?

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These two resources can help you get started: White paper: How to Evaluate a Data Catalog. Webinar: Five Must-Haves for a Data Catalog. At its best, a data catalog should empower data analysts, scientists, and anyone curious about data with tools to explore and understand it. Spoiler alert!

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Enterprise Analytics: Key Challenges & Strategies

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Enterprise data analytics integrates data, business, and analytics disciplines, including: Data management. Data engineering. DataOps. … In the past, businesses would collect data, run analytics, and extract insights, which would inform strategy and decision-making. Business strategy. Analytics forecasting.