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Data integrity vs. data quality: Is there a difference?

IBM Journey to AI blog

When we talk about data integrity, we’re referring to the overarching completeness, accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and security of an organization’s data. Together, these factors determine the reliability of the organization’s data. Data quality Data quality is essentially the measure of data integrity.

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Data architecture strategy for data quality

IBM Journey to AI blog

Poor data quality is one of the top barriers faced by organizations aspiring to be more data-driven. Ill-timed business decisions and misinformed business processes, missed revenue opportunities, failed business initiatives and complex data systems can all stem from data quality issues.

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Metadata: 5 reasons why you should understand its analytical value

SAS Software

However, before you get the answers, you need to know where to find the data and if the data fits your purpose. Traditional metadata solutions focus on understanding how data and processes in a deployment relate to each other and how process changes [.]

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9 data governance strategies that will unlock the potential of your business data

IBM Journey to AI blog

Access to high-quality data can help organizations start successful products, defend against digital attacks, understand failures and pivot toward success. Emerging technologies and trends, such as machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), automation and generative AI (gen AI), all rely on good data quality.

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Level up your Kafka applications with schemas

IBM Journey to AI blog

Apache Kafka transfers data without validating the information in the messages. It does not have any visibility of what kind of data are being sent and received, or what data types it might contain. Kafka does not examine the metadata of your messages. What’s next?

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Narrowing the confidence gap for wider AI adoption

AI News

The best way to overcome this hurdle is to go back to data basics. Organisations need to build a strong data governance strategy from the ground up, with rigorous controls that enforce data quality and integrity. ”There’s a huge set of issues there.

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The importance of data ingestion and integration for enterprise AI

IBM Journey to AI blog

The entire generative AI pipeline hinges on the data pipelines that empower it, making it imperative to take the correct precautions. 4 key components to ensure reliable data ingestion Data quality and governance: Data quality means ensuring the security of data sources, maintaining holistic data and providing clear metadata.