Database management in public sector organisations is challenging because of the volumes of data involved and long retention periods. In this article Joe Kim offers four principles to reduce complexity.

Confucius wrote, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” This is applicable to most aspects of life, yet could not be more applicable to the way government organisations manage data. Although it may feel necessary to collect large amounts of data and store it for many years, this process is actually extremely inefficient and unnecessary. It can escalate costs through constantly having to scale up with storage solutions, while complicating processes due to the vast amounts of data which need to be sifted through.

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Graph databases are starting to be used to help not just the enterprise but also the Civil Service and Police force, says Neo Technology’s Emil Eifrem

Governments have many of the same data problems as commercial corporations do in the Internet Age, namely expansive and growing collections of data.

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With academy conversion continuing to rise Mark Raeburn, managing director at Capita One, explains why data from schools will continue to be a vital element in getting the right help for children and families in place sooner.

Everyone has their own strategy for attempting a jigsaw puzzle, but many people find the best place to start is to check you have all the pieces. Missing pieces make it difficult to see the crucial clues you need to complete the picture.

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