Articles
Information Governance, IT Governance, Data Governance – What’s the Difference?
There has been a great deal of confusion around the term information governance (IG), and how it is distinct from other similar industry…
Towards Data Governance’s 4th Era – Part III – Providing the Structure for Invention
As I begin this article, it strikes me that the entire world is focusing on data, the data about COVID-19. Each day, here in New York City,…
Data Culture Issues and How to Fix Them
If your organization uses data—and even if it doesn’t—you have a data culture. Think about the ways that you and your colleagues…
How to Develop a Sustainable Digital Platform
“The digital world is here but our old companies are simply not yet designed for digital.” Jeanne Ross (Designed for Digital) Your…
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Columns
Data is Risky Business: The Data Crisis Unmasked
As I am writing this, countries around the world are fighting a global pandemic. This is the first global pandemic of the modern information…
Make An Impact: The Time is Now to Become a Data Leader
This is a quarterly column, and since the last one, the world has fundamentally changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As much as we would like,…
Zen and the Art of Data Maintenance: Being Zen With Coronavirus Data
Is it possible to listen without opinion, judgement or stories [i]? In this coronavirus pandemic, many people have strong opinions, judgement,…
DAMA International Community Corner: May 2020 Update
Announcements and News from DAMA International and Local Chapter members! Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data…
Blogs
Predictions for Data Science and AI
The domain of AI and data science so far has created significant value in the technological landscape. However, the path to reaching…
IoT and Data Analytics Benefit Companies
A century ago, the world discovered a new resource, which spawned a lucrative and fast-growing industry. This new resource was oil. In…
Real-Time BI for Customer Retention
Real-Time Business Intelligence (RTBI) lets users access the information that happened recently via a dashboard. The recent information can…
Protect Yourself From Data Breaches
No matter if you work for yourself or others, data breaches can be highly detrimental for an array of reasons. Moreover, by simply…
Features
How AI Will Save Us from the Coronavirus
COVID-19! Even the word sounds repulsive. This horrendous disease has killed over 100,000 people in the past 6 months and devastated…
Data Modeling and Database Design
Data modeling and database design is an in-demand career path, and database design is a crucial skill set that experienced DBAs must…
Benefits of Ethical Hacking
Cybersecurity is far from being just one thing. To do security well, you need an ecosystem of integrated technologies, procedures, and…
Converting Customers Through cXML
Commerce extensible markup language (cXML) is a protocol that is used for the communication of documents that may come from different…
COVID-19 Research Database Available
ThinkData Works has built a repository of worldwide COVID-19 data that is being constantly updated and is accessible through their…
O*NET Call to Action – Data Warehouse Specialist Role
The O*NET Data Collection Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, is seeking the input of expert Data Warehousing…
The Data Catalog Has Risen
If you have been around the IT industry for as long as I have, you have seen technologies and ideas come and go—and sometimes even come…
Cloud-Based Data Mapping Tools
Cloud-based analytics is becoming a pivotal tool for today’s digital businesses. Out of its many advantages, the most significant one…
DG Winter Conference 2019 Takeaways
The 2019 Data Governance Winter Conference took place December 2-6th, 2019 at the oceanfront Marriott Delray Beach in Florida, just steps…