All in the Data: Where Good Data Comes From
Let’s start with a truth that too many people still overlook — not all data is good data. Just because…
Data Columns
The Book Look: Rewiring Your Mind for AI
I collect baseball and non-sport cards. I started collecting when I was a kid, stopped for about 40 years, and…
The Good AI: Cultivating Excellence Through Data
My recent journey along the Nile River in Egypt sparked an unexpected professional revelation. Standing on the deck of a…
Crossing the Data Divide: Strategic Priorities for Data Leaders in 2026
It’s July. That means budget season for most enterprises with a calendar fiscal year. And for data leaders, it’s time…
Data Is Risky Business: Sustainability and Resilience in Data Governance
This quarter’s column is co-authored with Anthony Mazzarella, a fellow practitioner-academic doing research into what makes data governance “tick.” There…
Legal Issues for Data Professionals: Preventive Healthcare and Data
This column addresses the role of data in the field of healthcare known as “preventive healthcare.” Preventive healthcare is undergoing…
The Data-Centric Revolution: The Year of the Knowledge Graph
Signals are converging and leading me to believe that 2025 is the Year of the Knowledge Graph. But before we…
Through the Looking Glass: On the Data (and Lack of Such) About Busking
I started playing cello in fourth grade, in the suburbs of Hartford, Conn. I can’t remember when I discovered that…
Eyes on Data: Best Practices and Excellence in Data Management Matter More Than Ever
In our increasingly digital economy, data is the oxygen that powers transformation, fuels artificial intelligence, drives regulatory compliance, and sharpens…
The Art of Lean Governance: Future-Proofing During Times of High Uncertainty
Current economic forecasts predict that the odds of a global recession will increase in 2025 due to various factors. A…