Use Data to Improve Your Business
The term “big data” was coined in the early 2000s, used to describe the massive wealth of information relating to human behavior that had been carefully …
When You Wish Upon a Star Schema
If there was ever a time when I was uncertain about the future of data, it’s now. I am not concerned about progress and not even remotely worried that …
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 …
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 …
The Tao of NoSQL Data Modeling
The idea for Hackolade came from Pascal Desmaret’s personal need for a data modeling tool specifically for NoSQL databases. He searched the web and …
Why Do Top-Down Big-Picture Modeling? Part 1
Models are only ever a means to an end. Sometimes car designs are modeled in clay –you can’t drive the models, but you can get valuable feedback on the …
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 …