Welcome to the David Loshin Expert Channel on Information Quality and Data Integration for the BeyeNETWORK.

As our business processes depend more and more on effective collaboration through the sharing and exchange of large amounts of high quality information, our reliance on automation for facilitating that collaboration has grown by leaps and bounds. Both the technology and politics of information significantly affect the way organizations handle their information assets, and this channel is intended to provide guidance for all aspects of information and data quality, data standards, data interchange, and data integration. We will focus on business case analysis, best-of-breed technology, future technology trends, architectural issues, best practices, business information productivity, case studies, semantics, and the organizational and cultural impacts of managing the information asset.

Each month, you will find insights, advice, relevant information, news, interviews, and commentary covering the many aspects of information quality and data integration, and perhaps I'll even sneak in some relevant pieces about the future of information management. Your comments and observations (loshin@knowledge-integrity.com) are not just welcomed, but preferred, as a way to enhance the value through our shared experiences. And don't hesitate to send me all of your questions or requests for advice – I intend to make this channel the center point for all aspects of information quality and data integration!

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