Implement Data Governance Using the Hammer or the Soft Cushion
Oh no! Not the soft cushion! Some people may recognize the use of the soft cushion as a torturous poking tool best represented in a 1970’s Monty Python …
Modernizing Data Architecture
The old BI and data warehousing architectures of the past can’t step up to the challenges of big data, analytics, and self-service. Yet many proposed modern …
Celebrating 20 Years of TDAN.com
On June 22, 1997, The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com) went live on the internet. The publication started online at stargate.net/TDAN and moved to …
Data, Data, Data
Rhetoricians will tell you that important concepts bear repetition. Real estate agents will extol the importance of “location, location, location.” As …
It’s All in the Data: It was 20 Years Ago Today
This online publication, The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com), will celebrate its twentieth anniversary in the coming months of 2017. Twenty years is …
The Curious Case of Modern Consistency
In this article, Dan Skatov tells us that recent movement in the market is not a back-to-basics but rather a search for an out-of-the-box DBMSÕs to handle …
Dancing Around BPM and Data Management
Recently, I read an article comparing Business Process Management (BPM) versus Data Management (DM). I am sure you have come across such articles, It made me …
Data Architecture COMN Sense: What are Data and Information?
Occasionally I encounter discussions on various social media sites arguing passionately about the definitions of the terms “data” and “information.” …
The Data of the Game
I am a big sports fan. I follow my Pittsburgh Pirates, my Penguins, my Steelers, and my Pitt Panthers. I watched the Cubbies series win (sic), and watch my …
DAMA International Community Corner: The DAMA Evolution Continues
The team held a face to face meeting in Berlin at the beginning of October to review progress to date and plan next steps on the key projects that are driving …