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 Columns
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…
Data Management 20/20: Build a Managed Data Design Program
Join me in welcoming Robert Lutton, Sandhill Consultants and their new column ‘Data Management 20/20’ to the pages of TDAN.com.…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Data Governance over a Data Lake?
There is currently a lot of excitement about data lakes and the possibilities that they offer, particularly about the analytics…
Data Professional Introspective: How to Tackle a Data Quality Strategy
Everyone talks about the importance of data quality, but no one does anything about it. Not anything much, that is. …