Pragmatic Data: Another Good Reason to Model Your Data
At some point in your career you have probably heard the words, “why do I need a data modeler?” Perhaps…
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Data is Risky Business: Training is More Than a Monkey with Bad PowerPoint
I’m wearing my grumpy curmudgeon hat again this month. The Irish Computer Society recently published survey results from their annual…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Governance of Enterprise Reference Data – Why Do We Care?
Reference Data Management often struggles to be governed as an enterprise data asset. Many organizations still view Reference Data as…
The Data-Centric Revolution: The Evolution of the Data-Centric Revolution Part One
We have been portraying the move to a Data-Centric paradigm as a “Revolution” because of the major mental and cultural…
The Business of Data: Data-Driven Business Transformation
What it Means for Today’s Data Management Professional It’s an exciting time to be in data management. It is one…
Digital Transformer: Introducing the IT4IT Standard
About three years ago, I got an unexpected email from Shell Oil – in particular, their chief architect for the…
Data Governance Coach: What Does a Data Governance Coordinator Do?
This question was raised by my friend and former colleague Hemant Patil. He feels (and rightly so) that the Data…
DAMA International Community Corner: January 2016
New Year, New Start! Refreshed after the holiday break, the team at DAMA International are looking forward to a breakthrough…
It’s All in the Data – I’ll Take My Data Big and Smart
Everybody needs their fix … of coffee or tea that is. Your local barista knows your tastes. Personally, I am…
Data Professional Introspective – Data Agility & Taming the Interface Chaos
For Enterprise Data Architects, the most creative work—the epitome of professional satisfaction—is developing elegant designs for the target data layer…