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…
Data Columns
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…
All in the Data: Ways to Improve Your Data
Imagine what it would be like if your data was perfect. By perfect I mean fit for use and high…
Data Value Chain: Analysis-Enable Data Products
In 2021, there were many new use cases that came to life and became viable “data products” due to focus…
The Book Look: Data Literacy
With everyone talking about becoming more data literate, it’s a wonder that there are no books on data literacy –…
Data’s Gender Gap: Marginalized By Data Collection
This column has looked at the variety of ways in which data is harmfully gender segregated and neglects to accurately…
Data is Risky Business: Data Quality Discussion about Data Ethics
The Data Ethics Conundrum The recent DAMA EMEA conference was a valiant effort to connect the DAMA membership in the…
Through the Looking Glass: Data Discovery, Learned Machines, and Strange Loops
Recently I had the privilege of taking part in a panel discussion about Data Discovery with several distinguished colleagues from…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Data-Centric Accounting
I didn’t set out to rewrite the rules of accounting. It just sort of happened. It is a tale of…