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Castellan Pharma plans to use a data lake for performance analytics drawing on sales, R&D and HR data. The CFO wants clear ownership of each dataset, defined quality standards and rules on who may access personal employee data. Which action best addresses this requirement?

Establishing a data governance framework with named data owners, stewards and policies is best. It assigns accountability for each dataset, sets quality standards and controls access to personal data. Antivirus, faster refreshes or a single spreadsheet do not provide ownership, standards or access rules.

  1. AInstall additional antivirus software on all finance workstations
  2. BEstablish a data governance framework with named data owners, stewards and policiesCorrect
  3. CIncrease the frequency of dashboard refreshes to daily
  4. DMove all datasets to a single spreadsheet maintained by the finance team

Explanation

Data governance defines accountability (owners and stewards), quality standards and access policies, directly meeting the CFO's needs. Antivirus protects against malware but does not assign ownership or quality rules. Refresh frequency affects timeliness only, and a single spreadsheet worsens control.

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