data governance Data governance is a term used on both a macro and a micro level. The former is a political concept and forms part of international relations and Internet governance; the latter is a data management concept and forms part of corporate data govern ...

groups, responsibilities for data management are increasingly divided between the business process owners and information technology (IT) departments. Two functional titles commonly used for these roles are

data steward A data steward is an oversight or data governance role within an organization, and is responsible for ensuring the quality and fitness for purpose of the organization's data assets, including the metadata for those data assets. A data steward may s ...

and data custodian. Data Stewards are commonly responsible for data content, context, and associated business rules. Data custodians are responsible for the safe custody, transport, storage of the data and implementation of business rules.''Policies, Regulations and Rules: Data Management Procedures - REG 08.00.3 - Information Technology'', NC State University, http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/informationtechnology/REG08.00.3.php Simply put, Data Stewards are responsible for what is stored in a data field, while data custodians are responsible for the technical environment and database structure. Common job titles for data custodians are database administrator (DBA), data modeler and ETL developer.

Data custodian responsibilities

A data custodian ensures: # Access to the data is authorized and controlled # Data stewards are identified for each data set # Technical processes sustain data integrity # Processes exist for data quality issue resolution in partnership with data stewards # Technical controls safeguard data # Data added to data sets are consistent with the common data model # Versions of

master data Master data represents " data about the business entities that provide context for business transactions". The most commonly found categories of master data are parties (individuals and organisations, and their roles, such as customers, suppliers, ...

are maintained along with the history of changes # Change management practices are applied in maintenance of the database # Data content and changes can be audited

Data custodian responsibilities

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