How to Do Top-Down, Big-Picture Modeling – Part 2
This paper forms the second part of a big-picture top-down data modeling trilogy. The first paper on why to take…
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Paying Down Semantic Debt
In my last piece, “Where does semantic debt come from?,” I described the Semantic Debt Life-cycle. At a higher level,…
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…
Protect Your Data with Data Governance
There are many reasons why organizations design, develop, and deliver Data Governance Programs. Typical reasons include improving data quality, improving analytical…
Role of Blockchain In Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management is basically about the movement of the work-in-progress inventory— raw materials from the place of origin to…
Questions Metadata Can Answer
The world of information technology has “grown up” dramatically in the last twenty-five years – the term of my comparably…
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…
The Value of Clean Customer Data
We all understand the importance of data. Since the inception of Big Data in the 90s through its breakthrough—via the…
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…
Is a Lack of Data Governance Cancerous?
Often individuals in an organization believe that they don’t have to think about Data Governance (DG) during the implementation stage…