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Volume 4

The Governance Gap: Managing Data When It Leaves the Source

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Author: Iuliia Plugatyreva
Date Published: 12 August 2026
Read Time: 8 minutes

Most organizations still control data by governing the systems that contain it; they assign owners and manage access. Classification and retention rules are applied alongside control frameworks built around individual applications or repositories. This approach works, but only as long as data stays within those boundaries.....

 

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