Understand Relational to Understand the Secrets of Data
I don’t like talking about the relational theory of data. It is absolutely fundamental to any deep understanding of data,…
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Data, Data, Data
Rhetoricians will tell you that important concepts bear repetition. Real estate agents will extol the importance of “location, location, location.” …
Data Architecture COMN Sense: Data Types and Roles
One of the most illuminating lessons I’ve learned about data modeling came from Len Silverston’s universal data models, where he…
Security as a Foundation for CS Ed
Recently I had the opportunity to go to a job interview session for a lecturing position in my university’s computer…
Data Storytelling: It’s More than Visualization
Data storytelling has become a popular term in the field of analytics – looking deep into the data to find…
Data Architecture COMN Sense: Big Knowledge?
We are coming to grips with big data through analytical techniques that enable us to reduce it to useful insights…
The Relationship Between Data Quality and Philosophy
I have recently gained more interest in data quality as well as philosophy, and was struck by their relationship. Data…
You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide
With the holiday season comes a frantic search for gifts, and even average users have started to ramp up their…
Data Architecture COMN Sense – Is the Data Warehouse Dead?
It was a pleasure to attend a data warehousing event in Austin, Texas in early December to take a few…
Data Architecture COMN Sense: What are Data and Information?
Occasionally I encounter discussions on various social media sites arguing passionately about the definitions of the terms “data” and “information.”…