1. Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom
Actors Involved in Exchange
Wisdom
Person
Best Possible Decisions
Person-to-Person
Machine-to-Person
Knowledge
Acquired and Understood
Person-to-Machine
Machine-to-Machine
Information
Context – with Metadata
Data
Machine-to-Machine

2. Data - Information Reference Model Information Management
Example functions and technologies for each layer
Information Management
•  Search engines
•  Inference engines
•  File retrieval
• Information discovery
• Information retrieval
•  Naming Conventions
•  Indexing Methods
•  Registry
• Ontologies
• Taxonomies
• Vocabularies
Metadata Management
Data Management
•  Data standards
•  Middleware
•  DBMS
•  Vaults
•  Format standards
•  Change control
Metadata Management
•  Logical Data Model
•  File Labels
Structured Data
Stores
Un-Structured Data
Files
•  Databases
•  Data Formats
•  File Servers
•  Repositories
Analogous to the OSI 7 layer reference model

3. Data - Information Reference Model Information Management
•  Search engines
•  Inference engines
•  File retrieval
• Information discovery
• Information retrieval
The layer typically overlooked
•  Naming Conventions
•  Indexing Methods
•  Registry
• Ontologies
• Taxonomies
• Vocabularies
Metadata Management
Data Management
•  Data standards
•  Middleware
•  DBMS
•  Vaults
•  Format standards
•  Change control
Metadata Management
•  Logical Data Model
•  File Labels
Structured Data
Stores
Un-Structured Data
Files
•  Databases
•  Data Formats
•  File Servers
•  Repositories

4. Metadata Management
Metadata describes the characteristics of an artifact, such as its name, type of content, sensitivity, lifecycle phase, perceived importance to specific audiences, quality or value to the enterprise, and its relationships to other artifacts.
Managed Metadata with a Controlled Vocabulary … Standard Metadata
Will enable organization to reduce the costs of building and maintaining application interfaces
Is a necessary enabler of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Will improve data and information assets discovery and reuse … data mining
Will improve knowledge worker productivity
Metadata
Data
Invoice No.
1234
Qty 10
Order Date
9/20/07
Buyer
John Doe
Total Price
$210.00
To achieve enterprise IT agility requires effective metadata management