Data Pipeline Project

Intended to transform how systems connect to one another, how data moves between them and how data is treated in our enterprise, the data pipeline project is a multiyear collaborative initiative undertaken by various teams at Kent State University led by the Division of Information Technology’s Systems Development & Innovations team + Data Management & Analytics team.   

Project Vision

Achieve operational excellence through higher efficiencies in data flows by implementing a solution that connects data and users in a uniform, standardized, and visible manner and that serves as the foundation for future decisions and integrations

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Key Objectives

• Uniform data flow​
  Standard data formats, logic in one place, one source of data regardless of target and technology​

• Uniform data governance​
  Access management, data usage visibility, standard definitions, cleansing and deduplication​

• Event driven​
  Push changes, no more polling, leaner transactions, cache policies, real-time updates, lighter system loads​

• Self-documenting​
  All data points auditable and reportable​

• Reporting​ & Analytics
  Provide ‘data as a service’, multiple sources combined, access to real-time analytics, holistic view​

• Flexible hosting​
  Same code on prem or cloud, fault tolerant, scalable