Data management

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Data Management

Data Management (pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtə mænɪdʒmənt/) is the process of ingesting, storing, organizing and maintaining the data created and collected by an organization. It is a crucial practice for effective business operations and decision-making.

Etymology

The term "Data Management" is derived from the English words "data", which is a plural of "datum" (Latin for "something given") and "management", which comes from the Italian "maneggiare" (to handle), particularly in the sense of control or administration.

Related Terms

  • Data Governance: It is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data employed in an enterprise.
  • Data Quality: It is the state of completeness, reliability, and accuracy of data.
  • Data Integration: It is the process of combining data from different sources into a single, unified view.
  • Data Analysis: It is the process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making.
  • Data Architecture: It is a set of rules, policies, standards and models that govern and define the type of data collected and how it is used, stored, managed and integrated within an organization.
  • Data Modeling: It is the process of creating a data model for the data to be stored in a database. This data model is a conceptual representation of Data objects, the associations between different data objects and the rules.
  • Data Security: It is the process of protecting data from unauthorized access and data corruption throughout its lifecycle.
  • Data Privacy: It is the aspect of information technology (IT) that deals with the ability an organization or individual has to determine what data in a computer system can be shared with third parties.
  • Data Mining: It is the process of discovering patterns in large data sets involving methods at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and database systems.
  • Data Warehousing: It is the process of constructing and using a data warehouse. A data warehouse is constructed by integrating data from multiple heterogeneous sources that support analytical reporting, structured and/or ad hoc queries, and decision making.

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