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Behram Irani
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Behram Irani

Behram Irani is currently a technology leader with Amazon Web Services (AWS) specializing in data, analytics and AI/ML. He has spent over 18 years in the tech industry helping organizations, from start-ups to large-scale enterprises, modernize their data platforms. In the last 6 years working at AWS, Behram has been a thought leader in the data, analytics and AI/ML space; publishing multiple papers and leading the digital transformation efforts for many organizations across the globe. Behram has completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Pune and has an MBA degree from the University of Florida.
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What is data governance?

Data governance refers to the overall management and implementation of policies, procedures, and standards for ensuring the high quality, integrity, and security of data in an organization.

Data is a business asset and is owned by specific LOBs in an organization. The process of improving data is continuous as new data is constantly generated and utilized by businesses for their daily operations. The improvement of data is quantified by data owners and its impact is linked directly to business outcomes.

Along with the data improvement process, the privacy and security portion of the data is also a key responsibility of the data owners. As soon as the data is compromised or misused, it can lead to severe consequences for an organization, impacting its operations, reputation, and financial well-being.

The following figure highlights the high-level components of data governance. We will dive into more details as we unfold this topic in this chapter:

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Behram Irani

Behram Irani is currently a technology leader with Amazon Web Services (AWS) specializing in data, analytics and AI/ML. He has spent over 18 years in the tech industry helping organizations, from start-ups to large-scale enterprises, modernize their data platforms. In the last 6 years working at AWS, Behram has been a thought leader in the data, analytics and AI/ML space; publishing multiple papers and leading the digital transformation efforts for many organizations across the globe. Behram has completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Pune and has an MBA degree from the University of Florida.
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