Ethics, Shmethics
Ethics is the new black in Information Management. If you don’t believe me, consider the rise of the debate on…
Data Blogs
Data Visualization from the Other Side
Data visualization is an important part of analytics. Analytics effectiveness and impact depends on visualization skills of two kinds: the…
Career Roadmapping
In following up on Dave Wells’ recent piece titled The Evolution (and Opportunity) of IT Careers, Jennifer takes a different…
New Data Scientist: Data is a Monster
Big Data is a nebulous and sometimes scary monster. As a student funded under a “Big Data” National Science Foundation…
Combining Data from Multiple Sources – Join, Integrate, Blend?
Data blending is a newly emerged technique that is used primarily by those who work in the area of big…
Which Business Rule do I Believe?
Here we are, well into the 21st Century, and still we have large companies that are not in control of…
A Practical Tool for Data Stewards
Data stewardship is an important role in today’s data-driven business organizations. Data stewards facilitate consensus about data definitions, quality, and…
Just Enough, Just In Time Semantics
Organizations have been struggling with integrating data across their departments and with business partners. Differences in syntax can often be…
The Evolution (and Opportunity) of IT Careers
I had a thought-provoking conversation this week with my friend and colleague, Jennifer Hay. Jennifer is an IT career specialist…
Big Changes in the World of Data Modeling
My work involves consulting and teaching about big data analytics, and I’m fully aware that the real value of big…