Temporal Versioning
This article explains temporal versioning and why it is a useful design approach for tracking changes in operational systems so…
Data Articles
CDI and MDM Are Broken, Part 2
Part 2 of this article explains the application of semantic technologies to master data management applications, including customer data integration.…
Seven Critical Questions to Ensure Master Data Governance Success
This article suggests seven critical questions that should be considered in order to help lay the foundation for a sound…
ROI – Paying for the CMDB Metadata Knowledgebase
This article explores the business justification for building the CMDB. ITIL process improvement projects are generating real (ROI) for adopting…
A Bifocal Strategy for Data Quality
This article details a bifocal data quality strategy (short-term and long-term) to ensure that projects achieve their business objectives.
The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Part 9
Operational Data Stewards play an important role in the implementation of a "Non-Invasive Data Governance"ª program.
Data Lineage: The Next Generation
Bill Lewis describes the benefits of an application development environment in which all data dependencies begin and remain clearly, precisely…
The 10-Minute Data Model Review, Part 2
Data modeling is based on the precept of knowing your data and knowing how the data is interrelated with other…
Function Points
This paper presents an approach to the definition of function points within database-centric business information systems, the process of counting…
Getting Off on the Right Foot: Avoiding Common Master Data Management False Starts
Restricting master data management to a single master data type, registry style or to analytical usage will curb its usefulness…