Data’s Gender Gap: What Am I Doing About It?
As one can easily tell by looking at the history of this column, I am not only professionally, but also…
Data Columns
The Data-Centric Revolution: Detour / Shortcut to FAIR
The FAIR principles for data sets are gaining traction, especially in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe. FAIR stands for: Findable,…
Through the Looking Glass: Care of the Soul of Data
I am innately distrustful of buzzwords. I recall in the early 1990’s that the hot management trend was “self-directed teams.”…
The Art of Lean Governance: Governance Metadata Management
At the recent InfoGovWorld conference, I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about the future of Data…
Data Speaks for Itself: Waldo, Where are You?
Almost every child knows about the cute search-and-find Waldo with the red-striped shirt and cap hidden in the crowd. But…
Eyes on Data: The Path Ahead for Cloud Data Management
In today’s information-driven society, there is perhaps nothing more ubiquitous and nothing that is multiplying at a more rapid pace…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Data Catalog War Stories
Data Catalogs have great promise. They can provide the businessperson, analyst, architect, system engineer and data scientist alike the ability…
The Book Look: We The People (Playbook for Data Ethics)
I love books that make you think. We The People, by Kathy Rondon, leads us down the path of rethinking…
Data Value Chain: Lego Framework – Level 2
“Data Driven” as a key word is not new. Success stories of implementing a data driven culture or creating successful…
All in the Data: A Steward is a Steward
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a popular maxim from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet,…