Entity Information Life Cycle for Big Data

Foreword

In July of 2015 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the International Conference on Information Quality. My journey to information and data quality has had many twists and turns, but I have always found it interesting and rewarding. For me the most rewarding part of the journey has been the chance to meet and work with others who share my passion for this topic. I first met John Talburt in 2002 when he was working in the Data Products Division of Acxiom Corporation, a data management company with global operations. John had been tasked by leadership to answer the question, “What is our data quality?” Looking for help on the Internet he found the MIT Information Quality Program and contacted ...