Data Speaks for Itself: Is Metadata Data?
Well, of course, metadata is data. Our standard definition explicitly says that metadata is data describing other data. So why…
Data Columns
A Step Ahead: IoT Data Characteristics — Seven Vs
IoT (Internet of Things) incorporates many new and innovative technologies, such as sensors, smart devices, machine-to-machine communication, networking, advanced computing,…
Crossing the Data Divide: AI Data Assistants — A Data Leader’s Force Multiplier
The focus of my last column, titled Crossing the Data Divide: Data Catalogs and the Generative AI Wave, was on…
Data Professional Introspective: The Data Management Education Program
In my work with the EDM Council’s Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) 3.0 development group, we are adding a…
All in the Data: A Steward in Need Is a Steward in Deed
You’ve probably heard the expression, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” For this column, I am going to…
The Book Look: Cassandra Data Modeling and Schema Design
I love writing this column for TDAN. It lets me discuss what I learned from a newly released data management…
Data Is Risky Business: The Opportunity Exists Between Keyboard and Chair
I’m doing some research work for a thing (more on that thing later in the column). My research has had…
Legal Issues for Data Professionals: AI Creates Hidden Data and IP Legal Problems
As data has catapulted to a new and valuable business asset class, and as AI is increasingly used in business…
Data-Centric: How Big Things Get Done (in IT)
I read “How Big Things Get Done” when it first came out about six months ago.[1] I liked it then.…
Through the Looking Glass: Data as Code? Or Data as a Code?
Readers of my column know my aversion to buzzwords.[1] I approach the hot catchphrase “Data as Code” with trepidation. Already,…