All in the Data: Governing Data Mesh and Fabric
Data Governance is defined as the execution and enforcement of authority over the management of data and data-related assets.1 The…
Data Columns
Data Professional Introspective: What Good Data Look Like – Part 5
Let’s assume this scenario — Your organization has conducted an EDM Assessment. You now have detailed knowledge of your data…
Beyond Data’s Gender Gap: Equity Initiatives
In the last installment of this column, we looked at the myriad of identities that are often under-accounted for or…
Data is Risky Business: Thinking the Unthinkable
This isn’t the column I was intending to write for TDAN.com. I had something else nearly ready that was expanding…
Through the Looking Glass: The Context of Out-of-Tune Data
Back when I studied cello in college, I would seclude myself in a tiny practice room (we called them “cells,”…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Incremental Stealth Legacy Modernization
I’m reading the book Kill it with Fire by Marianne Bellotti. It’s a good book. Plenty of pragmatic advice, both…
Data Speaks for Itself: Data Littering
No, this is not a mistyping of data literacy. Yes, like everyone, I am aware of and fully on-board with…
Zen and the Art of Data Maintenance: Don’t Integrate, Don’t Separate – Indegrate
One of the most common and important dialogues is when the enterprise data architect expresses the need to integrate and…
The Art of Lean Governance: Root Out Waste in Data Reconciliation
In this column, we will discuss a common problem for data warehouses that are designed to maintain data quality and…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: The Data Catalog
I have worked on a wide variety of data catalog projects lately, and I’d like to share some of my…