value of metadata

Unlocking the power and value of metadata

/0 Comments/in /by

Unlocking the power and value of metadata

A Silwood guest blog by Nicola Askham

In the rapidly evolving world of data-driven businesses and digital transformation, one term stands out as a key player: metadata. But what exactly is metadata, and why should you care about it? In this article, we will dive deep into the world of metadata, exploring its definition, significance, and the challenges it poses in today’s data landscape. And, learn how to unlock the power value of metadata.

Read more

enterprise metadata irresistible force and immovable object

Enterprise metadata challenges – when an irresistible force meets an immovable object

/0 Comments/in /by

Enterprise metadata challenges

Spare a thought for your data engineers, analysts and architects. They are often, it seems to me in that difficult place where an irresistible force meets an immovable object. They are at the point where the expectations of the business for ever faster access to quality data come face to face with the realities of data management in corporate IT. And, in order to meet those demands one of the most significant components the data architect needs is access to the enterprise metadata in your organization’s technology applications. This metadata provides definitions and data structures which are vital for complex projects. And, as they will tell you accessing, understanding and using this information is not a trivial task.

Read more

Can I get metadata from my ERP into my data catalog

Does your enterprise data catalog easily support your enterprise applications?

/0 Comments/in , /by

ERP and CRM metadata for your enterprise data catalog?

Can your enterprise data catalog or metadata management system truly be called ‘enterprise’ if it cannot readily accommodate metadata from your enterprise application systems?

Have you ever wondered how to go about provisioning your enterprise data catalog or metadata management solution with information from your enterprise applications such as those from SAP, Oracle, Salesforce or Microsoft?Can you easily provision your data catalog with ERP metadata

It may seem that this should be a simple and straightforward process as it is with many other data sources. Your vendors may even suggest that their software solution can achieve this easily. Or, that it will be a task their consultants and your technical specialists can accomplish quickly and without difficulty.

We have technical and / or commercial partnerships with many of the leading enterprise data catalog and metadata management vendors. This means that their customers can use Safyr to provision their solutions with ERP and CRM metadata from their systems, as implemented, quickly and accurately.

If your vendor does not have a solution for this task then you are risking the delivery of your project.

Read more

Gartner Metadata Management

Safyr and Gartner metadata management magic quadrant leaders

/0 Comments/in /by

When I was reading the most recent Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions, I noticed that Silwood Technology have a relationship, either commercial or technical or both, with 9 out of the 12 vendors in the Leader’s quadrant. We also work with vendors in other quadrants.

Read more

PeopleSoft Pension Processing – the metadata challenges

/0 Comments/in , /by

Safyr for PeopleSoft Pension Processing

As you may know, Safyr® extracts metadata from a range of application packages including PeopleSoft which has many related modules including PeopleSoft Pension Processing.

Read more

Using metadata discovery to break down JD Edwards data silos

/0 Comments/in , /by

Amongst all the ERP and CRM packaged applications we support for metadata discovery it might on the surface seem surprising that the level of interest for Safyr with Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system is close behind SAP and Salesforce.

Read more

Data catalogs might be the new Black, but metadata discovery to provision them can be tricky

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Data Catalogs

Data catalogs have become a fast growing solution to a critical requirement of an enterprise information management strategy. This is the need to document and understand the types and uses of data across the enterprise application landscape.
Read more

Inside the Black Box – it’s dark in here! Shining a light on to ERP and CRM data

/0 Comments/in , /by

In the past we at Silwood have often referred to the ERP and CRM solutions which are the target for our metadata discovery product, Safyr®, as “Black Boxes” in terms of their underlying data models.

Read more

Finding the right metadata can be like finding a needle in a haystack

A smarter way to find Personal Data in your ERP or CRM systems for GDPR

/0 Comments/in , , , , /by

Data management, GDPR and the status quo

We have just released the latest version of Safyr® which contains new features which have been largely driven by the need to deliver ERP or CRM metadata for GDPR. 

Read more

How to find where Personal Data is stored in JD Edwards for GDPR

/0 Comments/in , /by

Introduction to the GDPR personal data challenge

Working out where computer systems store Personal Data (PD) data that needs to be reviewed in the context of compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a challenge in any environment.

Read more