{"id":3373,"date":"2021-02-23T15:41:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T20:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eptura.wpengine.com\/discover-more\/blog\/workplace-data-management-best-practices\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T00:34:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T04:34:05","slug":"workplace-data-management-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eptura.com\/discover-more\/blog\/workplace-data-management-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Data Management Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

The age of smart buildings is creating a data boom for facilities managers. Now, there\u2019s more data available than many companies know what to do with, and the single biggest hurdle in understanding that data is getting a handle on it. Workplace data management\u00a0is quickly becoming paramount, and it presents a new challenge for companies. How, exactly, do they coordinate and manage data at-scale?<\/p>\n

Identify and define data\u00a0sources<\/h2>\n

The first and most essential step in managing data is identifying it. This means looking at all the IoT devices active within the workplace, as well as other smart building<\/a> components that generate data. Next comes employee input data\u2014things like support tickets, room reservations, and log data. Don\u2019t forget about integrated software, either. This task in and of itself can be cumbersome, but it\u2019s necessary to identify data before you can use it.<\/p>\n

Consider tracing vital business operations backward. Where do you get the data to do X, Y, and Z? Identify the primary sources responsible for creating data and define their purpose. This will make the next step in data management simpler.<\/p>\n

De-silo and aggregate data<\/h2>\n

Organizational data is, by definition, siloed. But it shouldn\u2019t be. To make data shareable across the organization and promote better utilization of it, companies need to adopt data lakes and warehouses.<\/p>\n

A data lake is a simple repository where unsorted, raw data is collected. Warehouses are where it goes to be sorted and stored, until it\u2019s accessed by applications and people who need it. These systems are part of the broader business cloud\u2014cloud connectivity is key in allowing data to flow freely from its input sources, no matter where they are in the organization.<\/p>\n

Clean, organize and store\u00a0data<\/h2>\n

Data without context is useless.\u00a0What is a workplace data management\u00a0strategy without markers and identifiers that validate the data? From warehousing, data needs to be cleaned, organized, and accessible:<\/p>\n