DAC’ing and SMAT’ing UW Data:

A Primer on the intersection of data governance and data security at University of Washington

Anja Canfield-BuddeSenior Manager, Decision Support Services

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UW Data Map(aligns business and data perspectives)

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UW Data Map(defines data custodians and trustees)

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Roles and Access Matrix(defines roles and access privileges)

Hundreds of tablesThousands of users

Custodians use Roles Matrix to assign people to

rolesDAC consumes from Roles tool, SMAT &

EDW to create secured

views

DACSMAT

EDW

RolesMatrix

Data Access Control System v1.0

Patent Pending

Security Metadata

Administration Tool

Stores data from subject areas across the University Enterprise Data

Warehouse

SecuredViews

User ANo restrictions

User BColumn restrictions

Dynamically serve only the data

allowed

Custodians use SMATto map data to roles

User CRow restrictions

One data security model. Period.

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Security Metadata Administration Tool(SMAT)

Lets Data Custodians manage access to EDW data in accordance with Roles and Access Matrix

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Data Security results in rapid growth for BI

2008-2009Data access control governance and system enabled consistent, scalable, and broad access to all EDW data

2010New online presence and user forums increase awareness and data usage

2011-2013New analytics and visualization tools provide easier access to data and promote understanding of activities and trends

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Tools for Custodians and UsersFinancial Resources (blue)

Research (red)Academics (yellow)

Human Resources (purple)

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Tools for Custodians and UsersMultiple Ways to search data - by Name, Subject, Support Group, Table & Database

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Learn More UW Data Governance:

http://www.washington.edu/uwit/im/dmc/ UW Data Warehouse and BI:

http://decisionsupport.washington.edu Contact me directly:

Anja Canfield-Budde acbud@uw.edu 206-221-6998

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Appendix

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UW Data Warehouse Holdings