The Data-Centric Revolution: Data-Centric’s Role in the Reduction of Complexity
Complexity Drives Cost in Information Systems A system with twice the number of lines of code will typically cost more…
Data Columns
The Data Forecast: Don’t Be Chris Burke
Every organization seems to have little things about their culture that makes the place unique. At one of my former…
Data and Trending Technologies: Data in Blockchain Technologies
In my previous column on TDAN.com, I reviewed key technologies in vogue now and promised to dig deeper into data…
DAMA International Community Corner: DMBOK 2 Recap
It’s been almost four months now since DAMA-DMBOK 2 was launched, and we are extremely happy to report that sales…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Why is Data Governance Important For Everyone?
In this column I’m going to address the issue of why you really should do data governance. When I tell…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Principles in Data Projects, Part 3
Data Modeling in Agile Projects This is the third in a series of columns about applying Agile techniques to data projects.…
It’s All in the Data: Four Horsemen of the Data Apocalypse
While I was attending a recent data governance conference, one of the better-recognized speakers, Mike Atkins of the EDM Council,…
Practical Points from the DGPO: Who’s Who in Data Governance
How should the data governance organization be structured? What are the roles needed? Who should ultimately be responsible for data…
Data Professional Introspective: Be a Savvy and Confident Data Steward
At conferences and in working with many organizations, I’ve often met individuals engaged in data governance – executives, stewards, owners,…
The Book Look: All About DMBOK2
It’s rare, but it happens – a book alters the way we see our world. Years ago, for example, I…