Data Quality: The Accuracy Dimension is about assessing the quality of corporate data and improving its accuracy
using the data profiling method. Corporate data is increasingly important as companies continue to find new ways
to use it. Likewise, improving the accuracy of data in information systems is fast becoming a major goal as companies
realize how much it affects their bottom line. Data profiling is a new technology that supports and enhances the
accuracy of databases throughout major IT shops. Jack Olson explains data profiling and shows how it fits into
the larger picture of data quality.