Long-term Resource Management Research Articles

Data Administration: An Old Function Adopts to Its New Role

In the past several years, profound changes have occurred in business data processing. Integrated information systems, separation of data from application programs, large secondary memory devices, data base managers, distributed computing, and data dictionaries have contributed to the concept that data is a corporate resource. The data administration function is now widely considered to be the key to more effective long-term data resource management.