1. The IBM data governance unified process: driving business value with IBM software and best practices: Driving Business Value with IBM Software and Best Practices A book, 245 pages. Sunil Soares Anyone considering a data governance program within their organization will find an invaluable step-by-step methodology using IBM tools and best practices in this structured how-to. While many in the IT industry hold separate definitions in their minds, this authoritative manual defines data governance as the discipline of treating data as an enterprise asset. The intricate process of data governance involves the exercise of decision rights to optimize, secure, and leverage data. Providing a rigorous explanation of the 14 steps and almost 100 sub-steps to enact unified data governance, this extensive handbook also shows that the core issues to be tackled are not about technology but rather about people and process. 2. IBM InfoSphere: A Platform for Big Data Governance and Process Data Governance A book, 168 pages. Sunil Soares Written by a leading expert in the field of information governance, this title is the only book available that focuses specifically on IBM solutions and the convergence of two major trends in information management today: big data and information governance. Nontechnical in nature and geared toward business audiences responsible for the analytics of big data, the book provides a big data governance framework with three dimensions: big data types, information governance disciplines, and industries and functions. Practitioners can use the knowledge presented in this book to understand big data support across the IBM InfoSphere portfolio, including DataStage, Streams, QualityStage, MDM, Guardium, Optim, and Data Explorer. They will also learn about the integration between IBM Business Process Manager Express and IBM InfoSphere in terms of integrating information governance, big data, and business process management. 3. Selling Information Governance to the Business: Best Practices by Industry and Job Function A book, 848 pages. Sunil Soares Tackling one of the major challenges with implementing an information-governance program, this book provides insight into the best ways to convince businesses of the value of the practice. Most informationgovernance programs deal with problems that are common across every enterprise poor data quality, inconsistency of business terms, fragmented view of the customer and product, and security and privacy. However, these issues manifest themselves differently across different industries and job functions. The author has spoken to hundreds of clients across multiple industries and geographies about their information-governance programs, and as a result, this book provides cross-industry best practices as well as best applications and case studies for a variety of industries and job functions, such as healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, telecommunications, and media.