Toward a Better Understanding of Metadata – Repository
The Metadata Repository offers a place to put stuff. It is inherently complex and requires careful management and administration. The…
Data Articles
Non-Invasive Framework for Data Governance Implementation: Details, Part 2
In the first part of this paper I detailed the levels and components of a Non-Invasive framework for successful data governance…
The Importance of Business Dialogue as a Part of Data Governance
Productive relationships are based on establishing a shared understanding and maintaining a meaningful dialogue. For data governance initiatives this means…
Five Misconceptions of Data Governance
As a scientist, my first attempt at defining something starts by excluding what it is certainly not or what is…
Converting an Essential Data Model to a Real Database Design, Part 2
This is the second part of a three-part article intended to clarify the translation required between the essential view and…
Non-Invasive Framework for Data Governance Implementation – Part 1: Levels and Components
Introduction The following paper is the first of a two-part brief description of the Seiner Non-Invasive Framework for Data Governance…
Metadata is Not a Technical Term Anymore
Abstract In the pursuit of guiding practitioners in solving problems like: How do I understand better my information? The outlined…
Converting an Essential Data Model to a Real Database Design, Part One
This is the first part of a three-part series, describing the process of converting a relatively abstract Essential Data Model…
Modeling Data Versus Designing Databases: A Case Study
At first, it might seem strange to separate the process of modeling data from the process of designing databases. Not…
Mitigate Information Related Risks with Metadata
Metadata is a much abused term that has entered mainstream vocabulary in recent years through the revelations about mass surveillance by…