DAMA International Community Corner July 2016: Moving DAMA Forward
EDW2016 was a wonderful celebration for DAMA as we began delivering on some key projects to make DAMA even more ‘fit for purpose’ for the future. We …
From the Publisher – Happy 1st Anniversary & Questionnaire
With the July 2016 issue of TDAN.com, we celebrate our first year with the new format and new relationships. More than a year ago I started working with …
Data Professional Introspective: Comparative Data Management (Part 2)
Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 (Coming Soon) In our last column, “Comparative Data Management Part 1,” we spoke about how organizations are …
Metadata is Not a Technical Term Anymore
Abstract In the pursuit of guiding practitioners in solving problems like: How do I understand better my information? The outlined framework becomes an …
Converting an Essential Data Model to a Real Database Design, Part One
This is the first part of a three-part series, describing the process of converting a relatively abstract Essential Data Model into a practical Logical …
The Book Look: Data Lake Architecture
I consider Bill Inmon a seer. He predicted (and also shaped) the popularity of the data warehouse in the 1990s. I remember, in 1996, driving into Manhattan …
Career Roadmapping
In following up on Dave Wells’ recent piece titled The Evolution (and Opportunity) of IT Careers, Jennifer takes a different look at the challenges of trying …
Questions Being Asked About Data Governance: Best of #RWDG Q&A
Every month since January 2012 I have had the privilege of conducting a monthly Data Governance and Data Stewardship webinar series with Dataversity. The …
Battling Data Demons with Data Governance
Introduction The stories you hear on the news often mention how this person or that person was battling their demons. Alcoholism, drug addiction, compulsive …
Which Business Rule do I Believe?
Here we are, well into the 21st Century, and still we have large companies that are not in control of their business rules, or at least, not in control of how …