Data Professional Introspective: Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
This phrase has been attributed to several people including: Ben Franklin, Winston Churchill, and Abraham Lincoln. Despite whoever said it…
Data Columns
The Book Look: The Elephant in the Fridge
Guided Steps to Data Vault Success through Building Business-Centered Models John Giles wrote The Nimble Elephant a number of years…
Practical Points from the DGPO: You Can Be Successful in Data Governance
Aren’t you tired of seeing articles, blogs, and postings about struggling and failing data governance programs? One of the frequent…
Make an Impact: Find the Angry People
I love angry people. Whenever I’m invited to a new organization to help with data challenges, I look for them.…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Data Governance May Require a Village
Is your organization struggling to succeed with your Data Governance program? Is adoption by the business an issue for you?…
Data is Risky Business: The Ethics Revolution in Information
This past month, San Francisco’s City Council voted to ban the use of facial recognition technologies. Internationally, and perhaps a…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Lawyers, Guns and Money
My book “The Data-Centric Revolution” will be out this summer. I will also be presenting at Dataversity’s Data Architecture Summit…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Help the Fed Use Data as an Asset
The President’s Management Agenda (PMA) lays out a long-term vision for modernizing the Federal Government. Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) Goal #2…
DAMA International Community Corner: Announcements & New Chapters
Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management professionals here in TDAN.com, an industry-leading publication for people interested in…
Zen and the Art of Data Maintenance: STOP !!! The Crucial Step In Data
It is a pleasure and an honor to begin this column on Zen and data in TDAN.com. What does Zen…