All in the Data: CDOs Should Be Asking “How” … and Not “Why”
The secret lies with Data Governance. The Chief Data Officer (or whoever the Data Czar is at your organization) needs…
Data Columns
Data Professional Introspective: Data Architecture and the Role of Business
The phrase “data architecture” often has different connotations across an organization depending on where their job role is. For instance,…
The Book Look: Navigating the Labyrinth – Exec Guide to Data Management
The Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK2) is the most comprehensive and objective book on data management. Comparable to what…
Practical Points from the DGPO: What Data Governance Is and Is Not
If you are just starting out and feel overwhelmed by all the various definitions, explanations, and interpretations of data governance,…
Data is Risky Business: Call for Compulsory Ethics
In our book, Ethical Data and Information Management, Katherine O’Keefe and I look at the relationship between the Ethic of Society, which today finds expression…
All in the Data: Negative Attitudes and the Four Horsemen of the Data Apocalypse
From time to time, TDAN.com polishes off oldie but goodie content. A regular columnist required time to address personal issues,…
Make an Impact: Data Governance and the Lost Art of Enterprise Architecture
It seems like we’re so busy running that we no longer have time to think. We want to be faster…
The Data-Centric Revolution: The 1st Annual Data Centric Architecture Forum
In the past few weeks, we (the author’s company) hosted a new Data-Centric Architecture Conference. One of the conclusions made…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Data Transformation using MDOX
What is agility? I would define it as the ability to move quickly, fluidly, and efficiently in any direction. In…
DAMA International Community Corner: DAMA Update
Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management professionals here in TDAN.com, the industry leading publication for people interested…