Classifying and managing metadata is a requirement of mature data governance. It is central to identifying private and confidential information, estimating the impact of change, using and improving information and identifying information ownership.
In October and November of 2010, Vincent McBurney, Information Management Practice Lead for Focus, presented at the IBM Information on Demand Global Conference in Las Vegas, and then again at the Australian Business Analytics and Optimisation Forum on the Gold Cost.
Vincent presented on improving the data governance around classification and metadata using the InfoSphere Business Glossary and InfoSphere Discovery products to regain control of metadata. He also related this to the work of the IBM Data Governance Council which promotes the Governance Maturity Model to illustrate different levels of capability.