DATA PROFILING

Data profiling is a data exploration process that provides detailed information about the data held within corporate systems and structured data stores. Profiling makes it possible to analyse and report on the content of your databases at an aggregate and individual field level to provide valuable insight to business activities and highlight opportunities to better utilise information assets.

Profiling your business data enables you to identify:

  • Data quality issues that erode business and client confidence.
  • Transactions that do not comply with business policies.
  • Systems with poor data accuracy and integrity.
  • Data of 'interest' based on a range of business-specific criteria.
  • Static datasets that can be moved to more cost-effective storage media.
  • Growth patterns in your data to determine future storage needs.

See also:
Profiling

Key Business Applications for Profiling

Technology Modernisation Projects
Profiling is undertaken as a precursor to business system or infrastructure upgrades or any projects that include data cleansing, transformation or migration.

*Also used post-migration to verify data integrity and completeness.


Data Quality Review & Assurance
As either an ad-hoc or periodic activity, data profiling provides the ability to monitor the state of your data and detect issues requiring further investigation or remediation.


Auditing
Profiling assists with the early detection of 'anomalies' and provides assurance that critical business data is under control.

Data Profiling Services


Datalynx specialist data management services help to maintain the quality and integrity of your corporate data assets.

Data profiling is offered via:
  • Project-based services for ad-hoc data review activities and projects.
  • Subscription-based services for ongoing data monitoring and reporting.

Datalynx Technology
Datalynx profiling services are supported by the Data Xplorer system; our high-performance toolset that can be configured to address the most sophisticated business needs. See Data Xplorer software licensing for more information on licensing Datalynx products and the range of support services we provide.



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