Technology Magazine October 2023 | Page 124

DATA & ANALYTICS

“ Governance will keep changing , and companies need to be in a position to respond with ease and at scale via proper automated security and compliance workflows ”

ARTIN AVANES DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT , SNOWFLAKE
“ While the forthcoming European Union AI act will likely take this into account , the laws and regulations around data use and governance will keep changing , and companies need to be in a position to respond with ease and at scale via proper automated security and compliance workflows . Increased automation around security and compliance reduces the likelihood of causing disruption to existing processes , products , and experiences , while the absence of manual and error-prone intervention decreases the risk of security and compliance violations .”
Scaling compliance across data teams To scale a data strategy , businesses must have the right teams in place who work together effectively ,” Avanes asserts . “ Typically , there are domain experts in security , governance and compliance working with IT , and data teams who are responsible for modernising the tech stack . Often , these groups are separate , with a different level of understanding around security and compliance , which can often result in friction with data modernisation initiatives .”
For example , data platform teams may be keen to adopt the latest technologies
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