About OCDQ
Obsessive-Compulsive Data Quality (OCDQ) affects millions of people worldwide.
The most common symptoms of OCDQ are:
- Obsessively verifying data used in critical business decisions
- Compulsively seeking an understanding of data in business terms
- Repeatedly checking that data is complete and accurate before sharing it
- Habitually attempting to calculate the cost of poor data quality
- Constantly muttering a mantra that data quality must be taken seriously
As more and more organizations realize the critical importance of viewing data as a strategic corporate asset, data quality is becoming an increasingly prevalent topic of discussion.
However, data quality is still most often discussed only in its relation to enterprise information initiatives such as data integration, data warehousing, business intelligence, master data management, and data governance.
The long perceived gap between business and technical stakeholders is starting to close as successful organizations are coming together in collaboration around data-driven efforts to enable better business decisions and deliver optimal business performance.
OCDQ Blog is an independent blog offering a vendor-neutral perspective on data quality and its many related disciplines.
Vendor-neutral does not mean no vendor related content. When the products and services of vendors are presented or discussed, it will be done in an objective manner.
The goal is to foster a marketplace of ideas about data quality in which a diversity of viewpoints is freely shared without bias. Everyone is invited to get involved in the discussions and debates and have an opportunity to hear what others have to offer.