The Data-Centric Revolution: Data-Centric and Model Driven
Model Driven Development Model Driven seems to be enjoying a bit of an upsurge lately. Gartner has recently been hyping (is it fair to accuse the inventors …
You Need a Document Management Solution
Do you ever feel like your company’s documents and records are in a holding pattern? Then let me introduce you to document management software. A document …
Role of Blockchain In Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management is basically about the movement of the work-in-progress inventory— raw materials from the place of origin to the manufacturing …
COSO ERM vs. ISO 31000
The implementation of multiple enterprise risk management (ERM) systems is a complex process that most organizations may find overwhelming. Nevertheless, …
Questions Metadata Can Answer
The world of information technology has “grown up” dramatically in the last twenty-five years – the term of my comparably short career. From the days of …
8 Ways to Discover Personal Data for GDPR
As many companies around the globe are struggling with how to meet the new GDPR requirement, we are all receiving a flurry of opt-in emails asking for …
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Using the Glossary to Drive Your Quality Strategy
I have recently received many challenging questions about how to use Data Governance processes, technology, and the Business Glossary to manage and present the …
Make an Impact: Data Team Building
Welcome to my refreshed TDAN.com column! We decided to align the title, Make an Impact, more closely with other Data Leadership projects I’m working on …
Where Crypto & Universal Basic Income Meet
Cryptocurrency’s disruptive effect on both personal and global finance cannot be understated. Up until recently, most crypto enthusiasts were more …
Why Do Top-Down Big-Picture Modeling? Part 2
The preceding article in this series looks at some real-world case studies that suggest that starting with an enterprise-wide, top-down model can— at least …