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	July 11, 2006 Getting Your Arms Around Metadata by Rob Karel with Connie Moore, Matthew Brown, Keith Gile, Alex Cullen, Lucy Fossner	Average: 9  (6 ratings)

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Executive Summary

In a world of siloed information systems, metadata has the potential to glue all the information together. Yet the term is so overused that the value metadata offers through more consistent information and processes — potentially leading to high-confidence decision-making, visibility across business processes, and a better understanding of customers, products, and employees — gets lost. And systems for managing metadata enterprisewide simply don't exist yet. Crafting an effective metadata strategy means that enterprises must understand the roles within an organization that need metadata, the context in which metadata gets used, and the business value it brings.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Metadata Is Even More Complex Than You May Realize
• Architects Face Rising Expectations
• Platform-Focused Metadata Strategies Aren't Solving All Users' Problems
• Where To Start: It's All About Role, Context, And Value
• Organize The Effort Into Phases

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Don't Get Overwhelmed By Metadata Complexity

WHAT IT MEANS

• Metadata Is Key To An Evolving Digital Business Architecture
• Related Research Documents

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