Data administration

<p>Data administration or data resource management is an organizational function working in the areas of <a href="/facts/Information_systems/apcSzFLh">information systems</a> and <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a> that plans, organizes, describes and controls data resources. Data resources are usually stored in <a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">databases</a> under a <a href="/facts/Database_management_system/VYcpkevb">database management system</a> or other software such as <a href="/facts/Spreadsheet/0cvc1GeB">electronic spreadsheets</a>. In many smaller organizations, data administration is performed occasionally, or is a small component of the <a href="/facts/Database_administrator/3SJoq4ma">database administrator</a>’s work.
</p><p>In the context of information <a href="/facts/Systems_development_life-cycle/qo6p4j6Y">systems development</a>, data administration ideally begins at system conception, ensuring there is a <a href="/facts/Data_dictionary/GyQLYd7j">data dictionary</a> to help maintain consistency, avoid redundancy, and model the database so as to make it logical and usable, by means of <a href="/facts/Data_modeling/bryA2moP">data modeling</a>, including <a href="/facts/Database_normalization/uLCKbIBz">database normalization</a> techniques.
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Data administration