Availability of New Spotlight on Training & Communication for Data Governance

August 26, 2026 - A data governance and data intelligence initiative is very important to an organization. And for the initiative to succeed it needs to have a trained staff and communication to those involved which is every data user at the organization. IData has created some blog posts and videos on the subject of communication about data governance / data intelligence and the training of employees about data governance / data intelligence. Please take advantage of these resources.

Blog posts in the spotlight include:

• Effective Data-Related Onboarding and Training

• Set Up Your Data Governance Training Matrix

• Internal Communication Regarding Data Quality

• Have Data Communication Plan

• Data Governance Portal and Frequency of Data Intelligence Training

Videos in the spotlight include:

• Training the Data Stewards

• Adult Learning 101 for Data Intelligence and Data Governance

• Implementing and Training Phase of Data Governance Oversight and Management

Take advantage of these resources. This spotlight is located at https://www.datacookbook.com/training-communication-spotlight. Also, other spotlights are located at www.datacookbook.com/spotlights.

Availability of New Spotlight on Technology Projects and Data Governance

July 23, 2026 - A technology project is a terrific time to enhance data governance and data intelligence efforts. Whether your project is large or small - switching solutions, system migration, move to SaaS, integration, implementing AI, or other new product implementation such as a new CRM - it's the perfect time to enhance your data governance efforts. Link the data requirements of your project to your data governance efforts. This month, IData is spotlighting technology projects and their increased success due to linkage with data governance and data intelligence. This spotlight features a web page of educational resources (blog posts, videos, and recorded webinars) around the topic of technology projects.

Blog posts in the spotlight include those on integration and migration to SaaS projects. Videos in the spotlight include those on "Challenges, Opportunities and ROI During an ERP Migration" as well as one about "Moving to SaaS Project Management Challenges & Potential Negative Outcomes". We have done some webinars on this as well and have recordings of sessions such as "Implementing Data Governance During a Data Warehousing Project" and "Best Practices for Leveraging Data Governance During Major ERP Implementations".

Take advantage of these resources. This spotlight is located at www.datacookbook.com/technology-projects-spotlight. Also, other spotlights are located at www.datacookbook.com/spotlights.

IData Adds Two New Webinars to Its Data Governance and Data Intelligence Best Practice Webinar Series

April 30, 2026 - IData has added 2 webinars to its Data Governance Best Practice Webinar series, bringing the total to 22 educational and informative sessions.

The 2 new webinars are titled:

* Building Buy-in and Adoption for Data Governance Across Your Organization

* AI Data Curation Cycle: Applying AI to Data Governance / Data Governance to AI

Here are the titles to the other 20 webinars in the best practices webinar series:

* Data Intelligence, Data Governance and Data Catalog - What's It All About

* Setting Goals and Creating Your Data Governance/Data Intelligence Roadmap

* The Four Types of Data Stewardship Roles

* Data System Inventory Best Practices

* Data Catalog and Data Model Best Practices

* Business Glossary Best Practices

* Managing Data Policies and Policy Attributes Best Practices

* Managing a Pragmatic Data Quality Program

* Points of Engagement with Data Governance Content

* The Amazing ROI of a Well Executed Report Request Process - Best Practices

* How a Customer Service Approach to Data Governance Can Save You Time

* Reference Data Best Practices

* Report Catalog Best Practices

* ETL / Integration Catalog Best Practices

* Data Lineage Best Practices

* Managing Data Stewardship Best Practices

* Management and Oversight of Data Governance Best Practices

* Understanding and Managing the Resources and Effort of Data Governance

* Data Governance is No After Thought During Major Technology Projects

* Keys to Data Governance Success

To view a recording of any of these webinars access: https://www.datacookbook.com/dg-best-practice-series

Hope you find these webinars beneficial to you and your organization.