The document discusses an Enterprise Data Marketplace that would serve as a centralized repository for reusable data assets. It would allow all internal and external data sources to be unified and accessed through a single portal. This marketplace would standardize data access, reduce redundant data retrieval, and provide benefits like governance of data services and an abstraction layer to reduce direct access to source systems. Screenshots are provided of the marketplace's potential capabilities like searching for data assets, a data dictionary, and shopping cart functionality.

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Enterprise Data Marketplace
Alex Rosenthal
Wang Cheung

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Agenda
 Business Need and Challenges
 Enterprise Data Marketplace
– Screenshots
– Capabilities
– Benefits

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Business Need and Challenges
 Disparate data sources that need to be brought together either physically
or virtually.
 Many instances where the data sources that we have do not need to be
physically moved and persisted.
 Decouple app to app communication through a layer of data abstraction
 Difficult to perform impact analysis of data changes
 No transparency around what data assets exist and how they are being
consumed
 No common data dictionary throughout the enterprise

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Enterprise Data Marketplace
 Centralized repository containing all reusable data assets (e.g. data
services, processes, reports, universes and extracts).
 Accommodates all data consumers, allowing them to search, request
access to and utilize data services within a centralized portal.
 Unifies all internal/external data sources available to the enterprise.
 Comprehensive data store for data asset meta data, entitlements
management, usage tracking, auditing, scheduling and delivery.
 Reinforces standard data access and delivery patterns.
 Removes redundant and inconsistent data retrieval
 Reduces the dependencies on specific technologies

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Business solutions
Access Data-as-a-
Service
Data Virtualization
Abstraction layer for
data services
Big DataFiles RDBMS Web
Services
Packaged
Applications
BI, CPM, and
Reporting
ApplicationsPortals and
Dashboards
Enterprise
Data Marketplace
Virtual Data Layer
Virtual
Data Marts
Virtual
Operational
Data StoresReusaData Services
Disparate Data
Any Source
Any Format
Enterprise Data Service Registry
Meta data Usage Stats
Enterprise Data Service
Registry
Standard meta data and
enterprise data services
Scheduling
And Delivery
Enterprise Data Marketplace
NoSQL

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Implemented Functionality:
Search Dynamic Tagging
Catalog Data Dictionary
Shopping Cart ServiceNow Integration
On Demand Data Extracts BO Integration
Yammer Integration Email Sharing
Recommended Data Assets Related Data Assets
Rating System/Feedback My InBox
Data Asset Administration Data Classification
Functionality In the Pipeline:
Scheduling Self Service Data Provisioning
Data Service Virt. Integration
Enterprise Data Marketplace - Capabilities

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Screens

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Screens

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Screens

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Benefits
 Data services will be governed and certified by the Enterprise Data Office
 Data abstraction layer reduces users having direct access to source
systems by provisioning the services through the Enterprise Data
Marketplace
 Data abstraction layer enables consistent and standardized, enterprise
data services for data consumers
 Combining the Enterprise Data Marketplace with a Data Virtualization
enables the ability to deliver Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) to a variety of
applications and users

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Contact Us
Alex Rosenthal
 alex_rosenthal@glic.com
 212-919-3462
Wang Cheung
 wang_cheung@glic.om
 212-919-8153