Data-Driven and Agile Methods: Can We Get Along?
It is possible for data-driven principles to be reconciled with those espoused by Agile enthusiasts, and these data-driven methods are…
Data Articles
What Does Manage Your Data and Information Assets Mean?
For data and information to rise to the level of capital and people as assets in the eyes of the…
Data Integration Requires Trust
When there is a lack of trust, there may be unnecessary boundaries and political obstacles that are the underlying causes…
Data Structure: Data Modeling or XML?
XML is a perfectly good vehicle for describing data to be transmitted from one place to another. It is not…
The Road to a Well-Ordered Enterprise is Through Metadata Management
Published in TDAN.com April 2007 No one would argue that enterprises should have their financial books in order. How else…
Introduction to Geospatial Data Management
This article provides a very brief introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) technology and the unique kinds of GIS data…
Thought Leaders On Data Modeling:
In this excerpt, we skip the introduction of the interviewees (most of whose names will be known to TDAN.com readers)…
Pick Your Partners:
This article focuses on analysis of product strategies and best practices rather than the vendor press releases.
Semantics and Business Meta-Data
This article is an excerpt from the new book, Business Metadata, to be published in September, 2007 by Morgan Kaufman,…
Considerations For Managing Risk In A Post-SOX Environment
Published in TDAN.com April 2007 INTRODUCTION For many years corporate leaders (CEOs, CFOs) and information technology (IT) executives (CIOs) understood…