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Data governance.

Utter those two words to someone who has not heard them before, and you’re likely to get back a quizzical look. A look that encompasses intrigue, doubt, skepticism, and maybe even a little cynicism.

Is this some buzzword made up by consultants? Is this something my kind of business really needs? If it is important, then who is responsible—finance, marketing, IT?

This post will help anyone who’s curious understand what data governance really is, why you should care about it, and some tangible business benefits that it can lead to.

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Personally identifiable information (PII) data is any sort of data that might reveal a person’s identity. Moreover, PII data includes data such as a person’s name, address, date of birth, credit card details, Social Security number, or even medical records.

In the digital age we live in, data has become the most valuable asset for a company. This means a company might hold a lot of PII data, making it a target for hackers to breach their data. Nowadays, PII data is considered to be highly sensitive data that needs to be properly protected.

Many organizations underestimate the effort to protect their users’ data. Besides that, many users aren’t aware of the number of companies holding PII data about them. Therefore, we need strong data privacy tools like encryption to protect users’ PII data.

This article will guide you through encryption methods and define a plan that will help you get started with implementing data encryption techniques. First, let’s introduce encryption.

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What is data modeling in software engineering? Let me explain.

Every company has a lot of data in its databases. But don’t you think managing massive chunks of data can create confusion? We know for a fact that data becomes obsolete after some time if it’s unorganized. After that, it doesn’t matter how relevant it was. To clarify, without organization, data isn’t of much use. Moreover, you can’t use it to its full potential. In fact, messed-up data makes it tough to store, retrieve, and capture it efficiently.

Data modeling is a method that helps you avoid the cons that come with poorly designed data. It’s like a map that helps organize information for better use. In this post, we’re going to take a detailed look at data modeling and why it’s important. We’ll also check out the types of data models and the pros and cons. This post will also cover the steps of data modeling in detail. So, let’s dive right in!

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