Describes any type of processing performed on raw data to prepare it for another processing procedure. Commonly used as a preliminary data mining practice, data preprocessing transforms the data into a format that will be more easily processed.

Involves the handling and protection of sensitive information of a personal or business nature that is used and provided in the course of everyday transactions.

The statistical analysis and assessment of the quality of data values within a data set for consistency, uniqueness and logic.  

Data Protection Foundation Certificate by BCS

The administration of backup processes to ensure that tasks run on schedule and that data is securely backed up and recoverable. Good data protection management means having effective processes and methodologies in place to maintain data integrity.

Data Protection Practitioner Certificate by BCS

A perception or an assessment of data's fitness to serve its purpose in a given context.   

The process of restoring data that has been lost, accidentally deleted, corrupted or made inaccessible for any reason. Data recovery typically refers to the restoration of data to a desktop, laptop, server, or external storage system from a backup.

A Microsoft Windows user who has been granted the right to decrypt data that was encrypted by other users. The assignment of DRA rights to an approved individual provides an IT department with a way to unlock encrypted data in case of an emergency.

The software that helps retrieve data from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible secondary storage media when it cannot be accessed normally.

The process of minimizing the amount of data that needs to be stored in a data storage environment. Data reduction can increase storage efficiency and reduce costs.

A managed service in which stored or archived data is duplicated in real time over a Storage Area Network (SAN). A data replication service provides an extra measure of redundancy that can be invaluable if the main storage backup system fails. 

The component of an enterprise's knowledge management system where knowledge is developed, stored, organized, processed, and disseminated.  It information and applications that help an enterprise use its data to best advantage.

The study of where information comes from, what it represents and how it can be turned into a valuable resource in the creation of business and IT strategies. 

A data scientist is a professional who has a strong business acumen, coupled with the ability to communicate findings to both business and IT leaders in a way that can influence how an organization approaches a business challenge. Being well versed in computer science and applications, modeling, statistics, analytics and math, a data scientist will sift through all incoming data with the goal of discovering hidden insights, which in turn can provide a competitive advantage or address a pressing business problem.

Data Security means protecting a database from destructive forces and the unwanted actions of unauthorized users.