Big Data Smackdown: Data Management Vs. Data Governance
BigDATAwire, Friday, May 2nd, 2025
In the world of big data, there are two terms you'll hear more than any other: data management and data governance. While they are related, the two terms have different meanings, and it's important to understand the differences if your organization is going to have an effective overall data strategy.
Tableau perhaps has the most succinct description of the differences between the two terms. 'In the simplest terms, data governance establishes policies and procedures around data, while data management enacts those policies and procedures to compile and use that data for decision-making,' the Salesforce-owned BI and analytics company states in a blog post.
Informatica also has a good take on the difference between data management and data governance. 'Data governance is a set of principles, standards, and practices. They apply to the end-to-end lifecycle of data (collection, storage, use, protection, archiving, and deletion). This ensures your data is reliable and consistent,' the data integration leader writes in a blog.