Business Impact of Knowledge Management
Published in TDAN.com April 2001 “There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Nothing is…
Robert S. Seiner
Meta Data as a Knowledge Management Enabler
Published in TDAN.com January 2001 Introduction Years ago I began using a definition for meta data that others have told…
Data Quality Starts at the Front Line
Most experienced data warehouse builders will tell you that data quality is a critical success factor for high return on…
Knowledge Management: It’s Not All About the Portal
Published in TDAN.com October 2000 Introduction Software and Database engineering are complex activities that require planning and control to be…
A Simplified Approach to Information Stewardship (Revisited)
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Author’s Note: Several years ago I was fortunate enough to read an “old” (at the…
Questions Metadata Can Answer
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Built on Metadata The world of information technology has “grown-up” dramatically in the last fifteen…
DAMA International Symposium and Technology Transfer Institute (TTI) Metadata Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey – April 1999
Published in TDAN.com June 1999 Going to Atlantic City was anything but a gamble if you attended the DAMA International…
Best of Times – Worst of Times
Published in TDAN.com January 1999 The following is a letter that I plan to send to students studying information technology…
Selecting the “Right” Meta Data to Manage
Meta data exists in every function of Information Technology (IT).
DBAs Don’t Need Meta Data
Database Administrators (DBAs) do not need meta data. You read that statement right. They don't need meta data.