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| | | The CDO One of the cornerstones of GDPR compliance is appointing someone as a data protection officer for your organization. This person is responsible for ensuring that your systems and data are safe and protected, and presumably, complying with the various articles in the GDPR. Article 37 notes that both a data controller and data processor shall designate a DPO in certain cases. That makes sense for companies working under GDPR jurisdiction, but for those of us outside the EU, do we need a senior level data executive? I wonder. As I've been researching the work by others and working with various clients and customers, it seems that some companies do have an executive, not necessarily in charge of protection, but in charge of data. This week, I'm wondering if any of you have a Chief Data Officer in your organization. I've heard a few people say that if you do, it's a sign of maturity in your organization, where data is treated as a truly strategic and important asset. You likely have some sort of data quality metric, you many have master data management systems in place, and the organization constantly looks to extract more value from the data they store. I don't know if this is a sign of a more mature organization, but I do know that having some resources in place to ensure data quality, mapping your data estate, trying to ensure some level of consistency are signs of more data maturity. I know many of us realize data is important, and certainly our employers want our systems to run smoothly, but do they really make an effort to use data wisely? If so, then I think the company is mature. If not, maybe they're letting opportunity pass by. Lots of us data professionals do look for opportunities to better use data, to build useful reports, and find new patterns in data. Whether there's a Chief Data Officer or not, many of want to explore data and make use of information we find. I think if our organization supports that, we'll enjoy our jobs more. If not, then maybe the job is just a job for many of us. Steve Jones from SQLServerCentral.comJoin the debate, and respond to today's editorial on the forums |
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| | | | | Additional Articles from SimpleTalk SQL Server has a couple of different ways to represent hierarchies, but they do not allow storing any additional information that is important to the relationship between objects. In this article, Phil Factor explains how to use closure tables to overcome this deficiency. More » |
| | The GDPR makes it essential for SQL Server teams to maintain a living data catalog and to put in place controls and processes up front to protect personal data. But this doesn’t mean you need to lock your data away or slow down your development processes. More » |
| | Much has been written on the benefits of having a database under source control, though many articles are clear on “why” but conspicuously vague on “how”. In this ahis article, David Poole describes what was required of his organization's database source control solution, how they approached the challenges, and how using Redgate SQL Source Control as a template helped. More » |
| | Andy Galbraith from SQLServerCentral Blogs The client reported that the log file on their main database was growing unusually large, and when they checked the... More » |
| | Steve Jones from SQLServerCentral Blogs There’s a new feature in Azure, and I stumbled on it when someone posted a link on Twitter. Apologies, I... More » |
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| | | Today's Question (by Steve Jones): I have a set of data like this: CREATE TABLE CastTest ( Myval VARCHAR(20) ); GO INSERT CastTest ( Myval ) VALUES ('A') , ('My Test') , ('123') , ('123.5') , ('20180301') , ('Mar 23, 2000'), ('Jan 1, 2000'); GO I decide to filter my data by a date, but I'm worried about the data conversion. I try this code. How many rows are returned? SELECT CAST(Myval AS datetime) FROM dbo.CastTest AS ct WHERE CASE WHEN TRY_CAST(ct.Myval AS datetime) IS NOT NULL THEN CAST(ct.Myval AS datetime) END > '2000-01-01'; GO |
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| Yesterday's Question (by Steve Jones): When you install SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services with R and Python, how many new users are added to SQL Server by default?
Answer: 20 Explanation: By default, there are 20 local users created for your SQL Server Machine Learning Services instance. Ref: Install SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services - click here » Discuss this question and answer on the forums |
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