Ignite 2020 Book of News

 

The Microsoft Ignite 2020 book of news is a guide to the key items the Microsoft announced a Ignite. This year it is an interactive live site to explore.

UK National Data Strategy

The UK National Data Strategy has been published  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-data-strategy/national-data-strategy There are 4 interconnected pillars listed:

• data foundation
• data skills
• data availability
•  responsible data

 

The National Data Strategy is an ambitious growth for building a world leading data economy. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-data-strategy

A summary of the evidence reviewed and evidence gaps can be found here

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-data-strategy/call-for-evidence-and-roundtable-engagement-summaries

The mission is to

Unlocking the value of data across the economy.

Securing a pro-growth and trusted data regime. 

Transforming government’s use of data to drive efficiency and improve public services. 

Ensuring the security and resilience of the infrastructure on which data relies

Championing the international flow of data

It builds upon initiatives such as the Industrial Strategy, the AI Review, the AI Sector Deal and the Research and Development Roadmap – setting out a framework for how we approach and invest in data to strengthen our economy and create big opportunities for us in the future. 

Microsoft Ignite 2020 - digital event

 It is exciting to see  Microsoft Ignite be a digital event experience on September 22-24, 2020. Despite this being a strange year the 

The sessions catalog is here.The catalog contains some amazinf learning experiences. The session Building Digital Resilience with Satya Nadella will be an interesting session to watch. I find Satya Nadella such an inspirational speaker.

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Spark + AI Summit Europe has evolved

Spark + AI Summit Europe is Expanding and Getting a New Name: Data + AI Summit Europe. In November 2020, there will be the launch of the inaugural Data + AI Summit Europe, officially expanding Spark + AI Summit content and community to include all things data, with a focus on the best open source technologies for building enterprise data applications! https://databricks.com/blog/2020/09/02/spark-ai-summit-europe-is-expanding.html .  You can also access all of the videos and slides from the 2020 virtual conference. WATCH ON DEMAND

Data Governance Roles

To enable data governance programs to be successful it is important to establish the key roles and define the responsibilities within those. 

Chief Data Officer - a corporate officer responsible for enterprise-wide governance and utilization of information as an asset, via data processing, analysis, data mining, information trading and other means. Wikipedia

Data Stewards - this label describes accountability and responsibility for data and processes  to control the use of data assets. There are varying types of Stewards: 

Enterprise data stewards- oversite of the data domain across business functions

Business data stewards - those who are subject matter experts

Technical data stewards - database administrators, BI specialists , data quality administrators 

It is necessary the every data set has a data owner. A person responsible for the decision regarding the data. They normal are a business data steward. 

Then often there is a data governance steering committee to manage the progress and invoke innovation. 

Data Governance

Data Governance plays a key role in ensuring data is managed. Data Governance as defined by DAMA is 

"the exercise of authority and control (planning, monitoring, and enforcement) over the management of data assets. "

The successful management of data requires a program that includes:

Strategy

Policy

Standards and quality

Oversight

Compliance

Issue management

Data management projects for improvement

Data Asset Valuation

The goals of data governance are to bring about a sustainable program of work that is embedded in the day to day management of data. Together this should be measured to ensure improvements can be demonstrated and show positive financial impact.

Azure has Governance features and services to explore. 

SQLBits 2020 goes Virtual

Very excited to here about the change of event from a face to face event to a virtual event. I don't think a year would be complete without SQLBits. With so many virtual tech conferences this year there is so much choice. My number 1 choice is always SQLBits. I have attended and helped at every event since inception. Further information and how to book your tickets: http://sqlbits.com . The event is running 29th September - 3rd October 2020