DAMA International Community Corner: Enterprise Data World 2018
By the time you read this, the Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2018 conference will have come and gone and all the excitement of being in beautiful San Diego, …
All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 1 Improving Data Definition
Many organizations are focusing their data management and “data as an asset” governance programs on improving data for analytical purposes. Several of my …
Data Modeling is (Still) Data Governance
The title of this feature should grab the attention of data modeling people as well as data governance people and, perhaps, ruffle both of their feathers …
Preparing for GDPR
GDPR goes into effect on May 25, 2018. Anyone who captures personal data for EU members will be subject to meeting these compliance guidelines or risk fines of …
The Book Look: Blockchainopoly
I am a data modeler…and plan on always being a data modeler. My latest book however, just released last week, is a book on blockchain called Blockchainopoly. …
Non-Relational Databases Have Relationships Too
Isn’t it ironic that a technology that bears the label of “schema-less” is also known for the fact that schema design is one of its toughest …
Thoughts on Semantic Debt
Semantic debt arises when an organization’s data management systems are conceptually inadequate. We often see semantic debt in source-to-target mappings …
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Data Model Patterns for Agile Projects
This is the fourth column in my series about applying Agile techniques to data projects in our Tips and Tricks from the Trenches Column. This column’s goal …
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Principles in Data Projects, Part 3
Data Modeling in Agile Projects This is the third in a series of columns about applying Agile techniques to data projects. The column’s goal is to share …
Death by Spreadsheet
I suppose most of us have heard the phrase “death by PowerPoint,” referring to those occasions when the burping, animated clip art gets in the way of the …