"This is the first book to tackle the subject of meta data in data warehousing, and the results are spectacular . . . David Marco has written about the subject in a way that is approachable, practical, and immediately useful. Building and Managing the Meta Data Repository: A Full Lifecycle Guide is an excellent resource for any IT professional." -Steve Murchie Group Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation Meta data repositories can provide your company with tremendous value if they are used properly and if you understand what they can, and can't, do. Written by David Marco, the industry's leading authority on meta data and well-known columnist for DM Review, this book offers all the guidance you'll need for developing, deploying, and managing a meta data repository to gain a competitive advantage. After illustrating the fundamental concepts, Marco shows you how to use meta data to increase your company's revenue and decrease expenses. You'll find a comprehensive look at the major trends affecting the meta data industry, as well as steps on how to build a repository that is flexible enough to adapt to future changes. This vendor-neutral guide alsoincludes complete coverage of meta data sources, standards, and architecture, and it explores the full gamut of practical implementation issues.Taking you step-by-step through the process of implementing a meta data repository, Marco shows you how to: - Evaluate meta data tools Build the meta data project plan - Design a custom meta data architecture - Staff a repository team - Implement data quality through meta data - Create a physical meta data model - Evaluate meta data delivery requirements The CD-ROM includes: - A sample implementation project plan - A function and feature checklist of meta data tool requirements - Several physical meta datamodels to support specific business functions Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/ Visit the companion Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/marco

* The heart of the book provides the complete set of models that will support most of an organization's core business functions, including universal meta models for enterprise-wide systems, business meta data and data stewardship, portfolio management, business rules, and XML, messaging, and transactions * Developers can directly adapt these models to their own businesses, saving countless hours of development time * Building effective meta data repositories is complicated and time-consuming, and few IT departments have the necessary expertise to do it right-which is why this book is sure to find a ready audience * Begins with a quick overview of the Meta Data Repository Environment and the business uses of meta data, then goes on to describe the technical architecture followed by the detailed models

What do you know about your data? And how do you know what you know about your data? Information governance initiatives address corporate concerns about the quality and reliability of information in planning and decision-making processes. Metadata management refers to the tools, processes, and environment that are provided so that organizations can reliably and easily share, locate, and retrieve information from these systems. Enterprise-wide information integration projects integrate data from these systems to one location to generate required reports and analysis. During this type of implementation process, metadata management must be provided along each step to ensure that the final reports and analysis are from the right data sources, are complete, and have quality. This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the information governance initiative and highlights the immediate needs for metadata management. It explains how IBM InfoSphereTM Information Server provides a single unified platform and a collection of product modules and components so that organizations can understand, cleanse, transform, and deliver trustworthy and context-rich information. It describes a typical implementation process. It explains how InfoSphere Information Server provides the functions that are required to implement such a solution and, more importantly, to achieve metadata management. This book is for business leaders and IT architects with an overview of metadata management in information integration solution space. It also provides key technical details that IT professionals can use in a solution planning, design, and implementation process.

Data Model Patterns: A Metadata Map not only presents a conceptual model of a metadata repository but also demonstrates a true enterprise data model of the information technology industry itself. It provides a step-by-step description of the model and is organized so that different readers can benefit from different parts. It offers a view of the world being addressed by all the techniques, methods, and tools of the information processing industry (for example, object-oriented design, CASE, business process re-engineering, etc.) and presents several concepts that need to be addressed by such tools. This book is pertinent, with companies and government agencies realizing that the data they use represent a significant corporate resource recognize the need to integrate data that has traditionally only been available from disparate sources. An important component of this integration is management of the "metadata" that describe, catalogue, and provide access to the various forms of underlying business data. The "metadata repository" is essential to keep track of the various physical components of these systems and their semantics. The book is ideal for data management professionals, data modeling and design professionals, and data warehouse and database repository designers. - A comprehensive work based on the Zachman Framework for information architecture—encompassing the Business Owner's, Architect's, and Designer's views, for all columns (data, activities, locations, people, timing, and motivation) - Provides a step-by-step description of model and is organized so that different readers can benefit from different parts - Provides a view of the world being addressed by all the techniques, methods and tools of the information processing industry (for example, object-oriented design, CASE, business process re-engineering, etc.) - Presents many concepts that are not currently being addressed by such tools — and should be

Metadata Management has been made easy through the implementation of Metadata Repositories. Metadata Repositories allow businesses to ensure data consistency is maintained and managed. Become a valued member of your organization by learning the tools, methods, strategies, and processes of the Metadata Repository implementation. A metadata repository can be described as a database designed to gather, store, and distribute select metadata. A metadata repository describes the characteristics of information objects as an aid in the identification, discovery, assessment and management. A metadata repository is a way to ensure consistency of an organization's metadata. Metadata management is vital for business growth and success. This on-trend certification kit would be beneficial to businesses wanting to learn about the importance of metadata and its storage options and benefits, including managers looking for an effective metadata management process, and even IT managers looking to implement and build a metadata repository system. This certification validates your knowledge of specific methods, models, and/or tools. This is essential to professionals in order to be updated on the latest multimedia trends, and to add to their Metadata Repositories toolbox. The industry is facing a bold, new world with the amazing developments in Metadata Repository technology, and the challenges and the opportunities that this presents are unprecedented. The Metadata Repositories Complete Certification Kit serves as a complete introductory guide for anyone looking to grasp a better understanding of Metadata Repositories concepts and their practical application in any environment. The Art of Service's introductory Metadata Repositories training and certification helps IT practitioners develop the skills that are crucial, as businesses embark on this massive transformation. It provides an industry credential for IT professionals to help them transform into the world of Metadata Repositories. This training and certification enables you to move both the industry and business forward, and to quickly take advantage of the benefits that Metadata Repository applications present. Take the next step: Get Certified! The Art of Service IT Service Management programs are the #1 certification programs in the information management industry. Being proven means investing in yourself, and formally validating your knowledge, skills, and expertise by the industry's most comprehensive learning and certification program. The Metadata Repositories Complete Certification course prepares you for Metadata Repositories Certification. Why register? - Easy and affordable. - Learning about Metadata Repository technologies has never been more affordable. - Latest industry trends are explained. - Acquire valuable skills and get updated about the industry's latest trends right here. Today. - Learn from the Experts. The Art of Service offers education about Metadata Repositories and 300 other technologies by the industry's best. - Learn at your own pace. Find everything right here, when you need it, and from wherever you are. What will you learn? - Learn the important concepts, tools, processes, and uses of Metadata Repositories. - Learn about the benefits of implementing a Metadata Repository system to data management processes. - Examine Metadata storage options. - Learn and review the building blocks of a Metadata Repository. - Explore the different types of Metadata and its relationship to Knowledge Management. - Make connections between Metadata Repositories and Registries. Course Outline The topics covered in this course are: - Overview of Metadata - Types of Metadata - Storage and Importance of Metadata - Metadata Management - Metadata Repositories and Registries - Knowledge Management and Metadata - Building a Metadata Repository Contact Hours:

Introduces concepts for organizing data within a company to make it more accessible and meaningful. The author explains where databases went wrong in the 1990s, describes metadata-based technologies and standards, and illustrates the various implementation options by depicting five distinct metadata solutions for the same problem.

Managing Data in Motion describes techniques that have been developed for significantly reducing the complexity of managing system interfaces and enabling scalable architectures. Author April Reeve brings over two decades of experience to present a vendor-neutral approach to moving data between computing environments and systems. Readers will learn the techniques, technologies, and best practices for managing the passage of data between computer systems and integrating disparate data together in an enterprise environment. The average enterprise's computing environment is comprised of hundreds to thousands computer systems that have been built, purchased, and acquired over time. The data from these various systems needs to be integrated for reporting and analysis, shared for business transaction processing, and converted from one format to another when old systems are replaced and new systems are acquired. The management of the "data in motion" in organizations is rapidly becoming one of the biggest concerns for business and IT management. Data warehousing and conversion, real-time data integration, and cloud and "big data" applications are just a few of the challenges facing organizations and businesses today. Managing Data in Motion tackles these and other topics in a style easily understood by business and IT managers as well as programmers and architects. - Presents a vendor-neutral overview of the different technologies and techniques for moving data between computer systems including the emerging solutions for unstructured as well as structured data types - Explains, in non-technical terms, the architecture and components required to perform data integration - Describes how to reduce the complexity of managing system interfaces and enable a scalable data architecture that can handle the dimensions of "Big Data"

An overview of metadata: what it is, its types and uses, and how it can help to make Web resources more accessible and comprehensible. Contains articles, a glossary, and a list of acronyms relating to metadata.

Provides guidelines and concepts to follow for planning, developing, and implementing a successful content management strategy.

This book provides a practical introduction to metadata for the digital library, describing in detail how to implement a strategic approach which will enable complex digital objects to be discovered, delivered and preserved in the short- and long-term.