At the Badger Data Network’s August session, Brad Sanders, DAPIR’s Director of Enterprise Data Management, provided a brief overview of the modernization efforts of UW–Madison’s data platform.
Three identified goals:
#1 Simplified data access, including:
- One place for most users to find and query data
- One account, one set of credentials
- One layer of security to manage
#2 Many systems and one view of data
- Quickly make data objects that are built out of multiple data systems
- Clear lineage of how views are made
- Clear metadata for views, including how they are used and secured
#3 Immediately connect impacted data sources and have room to grow as we progress