Risk mitigation is a key piece of today’s data governance, risk and compliance efforts. Day-to-day business activities expose organizations to every type of data risk – from regulatory requirements and internal analysis to poor customer service and lost sales. Successfully reducing risk requires high-quality, trusted data for making knowledge-based decisions. An integrated data management platform is the foundation for providing reliable data. By developing a data quality-based governance framework that proactively monitors data assets, companies can put the required people, processes and technology in place to reduce risk.