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Finding the Right Data Governance Tool in 2026

During a recent conversation, a CDO told me he had just hired a Data Governance Lead who wanted to begin drafting data access policies. “You...

data-governance

Understanding Data Quality Metrics and Dimensions

Data quality is a cornerstone of data governance and has a huge impact on the effectiveness and accuracy of business decisions. In this blog, we...

data-quality

What is a Business Glossary? 2026 Guide + Free Template

📌 QUICK ANSWER A business glossary is a centralized repository of standardized business terms and definitions that ensures everyone in your...

business-glossary

Data Governance Guide: What, Why, Who & How (2026)

📌 QUICK ANSWER Data governance is organizing, securing, managing, and presenting data using methods and technologies that ensure it remains...

data-governance

OvalEdge 6.0: New Features, UI Enhancements & Performance Upgrades Explained

The latest version of OvalEdge is about to be released in a month, and there's much to be excited about. It is packed with new OvalEdge features and...

data-governance

Data Access Governance Best Practices | OvalEdge

Imagine a coworker logs in to the company’s HR portal to see his benefits and can see your salary!! What? Don’t worry, that won’t happen as these...

data-access

Data Governance Vs Data Stewardship Explained

Data governance and data stewardship are two crucial terms that you can’t afford to forget if you want to derive the maximum value from your...

data-governance

Why Data Governance & Metadata Management Work Better Together

Metadata management is a critical element of data governance that enables users to derive value from the data they have at their disposal. Beyond...

data-governance

Data Governance Maturity Model: Measure & Improve Your Data Governance

Summary: A data governance maturity model is a tool and methodology used to measure your organization's data governance initiatives and communicate...

data-governance

Data Governance Business Glossary For Trusted Terms

A data governance business glossary is an essential data literacy tool and crucial for understanding the data in your organization and undertaking...

business-glossary

Best Practices for Improving Data Quality (Must Read!)

If you’ve read our other data quality blogs in this series, you’ll understand the importance of high-quality data for accurate decision making,...

data-quality

How to Build a Strong Business Case for Data Governance

The key steps to building a business case for data governance are: Identifying and building the value driver Understanding pain points Building a...

data-governance business-case

Master Data Privacy Compliance and Reduce Risk Today

Compliance in a data governance context refers to the measures taken by a data governance team, specifically data protection officers, to ensure an...

data-compliance

Data Literacy: Meaning, Importance & Key Business Benefits

In today's world, data is everywhere. But just having data isn't enough; your team needs to understand it. This understanding is what we call data...

data-governance

Data Discovery: What it is, Why it’s Important for Data Governance

An essential business intelligence (BI) process, effective data discovery provisions make an organization’s data easy to locate, regardless of where...

data-governance

Best Data Governance Tools & Software in 2025 | Top Platforms & Features

Organizations are investing heavily in data governance initiatives to help ensure their data delivers business value. A successful data governance...

data-governance

Data Governance: What It Means and What Are Its Drivers

If there’s anything that’s defining thriving businesses today, it’s a strong understanding and strategizing the use of a company’s data.

data-governance

How to Start Doing Data-driven Supply Chain Optimization

What is Supply Chain Optimization (SCO)? A supply chain is the sequence of processes and activities involved in the production and distribution of a...

data-analytics

A step-by-step guide to build a data catalog

What is a data catalog? A data catalog is a systematic list of all data assets in the form of tables, files, reports, etc. that exist in a company's...

data-analytics data-catalog

What is Metadata Management? Everything You Need To Know

“For me, context is the key – from that comes the understanding of everything.” – Kenneth Noland, American painter Effective metadata management in...

big-data

Data Lake Benefits: 13 Advantages + 5 Challenges (2026 Guide)

📌 QUICK ANSWER A data lake is a centralized repository that stores all structured and unstructured data at scale in its raw format. Key benefits...

big-data

Hadoop Best Practices for Data Ingestion: Optimize Data Loading in 2026

Hadoop Data ingestion is the beginning of your data pipeline in a data lake. It means taking data from various silo databases and files and putting...

hadoop

What is Unstructured Data and How to Process it on Hadoop?

Hadoop was invented to process unstructured data. First at Google, then at Yahoo and Bing, it was used to create page rank based on keywords from the...

hadoop unstructured-data

Equifax and Data Breach Prevention: Safeguard Your Business Data

Equifax is the recent addition to the ever-increasing list of a data breach. Companies are scampering to bolster their defenses with piecemeal...

data-security

Hadoop best practices for ETL

Hadoop, an open-source framework has been around for quite some time in the industry. You would see a multitude of articles on how to use Hadoop for...

hadoop big-data

big-data

BI, Analytics, and Discovery? Know the difference in the big data era

Before starting from home for the airport, you put your flight number – DL28 on Google search. It shows you the current flight status from Atlanta to...

hadoop big-data

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SPARK Matrix™: Data Governance Solution, 2025
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Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) Study commissioned by OvalEdge: ROI of 337%

“Reference customers have repeatedly mentioned the great customer service they receive along with the support for their custom requirements, facilitating time to value. OvalEdge fits well with organizations prioritizing business user empowerment within their data governance strategy.”

Named an Overall Leader in Data Catalogs & Metadata Management

“Reference customers have repeatedly mentioned the great customer service they receive along with the support for their custom requirements, facilitating time to value. OvalEdge fits well with organizations prioritizing business user empowerment within their data governance strategy.”

Recognized as a Niche Player in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms, January 2025

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