Enterprise Data Governance: Why Data Virtualization is Essential

Sitting at the intersection between IT and business, the Chief Data Officer (CDO) is responsible for enterprise-wide data governance and the utilization of information as a critical asset. Data has always been a valuable asset, but today’s CDO knows that the value of data grows exponentially when all data within the enterprise can be readily leveraged for making holistic decisions. However, this is no easy task, as it involves integrating data from both modern and legacy sources, structured and unstructured data, and data-at-rest and data-in-motion.