The activities of strategic data planning, data element standardization, information management control, data synchronization, data sharing, and database development Active data management increases system effectiveness and improves the accuracy and timeliness of data to derive maximum business benefit (GMOP Chapter 8 3 1)
the services and functions for populating, maintaining, and querying a wide variety of metadata including product related metadata such as data catalogs, directories, inventories, and processing algorithms and other metadata including information on customer access and security, archive schedules and procedures, and processing history
Controlling, protecting, and facilitating access to data in order to provide information consumers with timely access to the data they need The functions provided by a database management system
The control of data handling operations-such as acquisition, analysis, translation, coding, storage, retrieval, and distribution of data-but not necessarily the generation and use of data [From Weik '89]