Business-oriented data management in conglomerates: insights from government data sharing

Abstract

Nowadays, the management of big data has become an emerging question for companies. Managers in conglomerates, or corporations made up of many businesses, concern more about data management as data integration and sharing inside the corporate can bring about product innovation, risk control and operation efficiency. To solve the technical and managerial problems that hinder data sharing, this study drew reference from federal enterprise architecture framework implemented constructed by the United States. By exploring this framework, this study suggests a methodology for data sharing in conglomerates, and stresses on the business-driven principle and a top-down architecture design with supporting from high-level decision-making.