Celebrating 25 Years of TDAN.com!
Twenty-five years ago on June 22, 1997, I published the first issue of The Data Administration Newsletter. Websites were new…
Data Features
Safely Driving Infonomic Growth with Data Access Governance and Security
As enterprises race to become data-driven businesses, a latent tension is intensifying: Is data the “new oil”? A “toxic asset”?…
How to Select a Big Data Database
Choosing the right database for your business-related data could make or break how well you understand your customers and the…
The Cycle of Change
One very influential factor that can potentially undermine your data and document strategies is the natural and emotional reactions of…
How to Prevent Data Theft and Fraud
As a business, obtaining data is not the only crucial part of data collection; protecting such information is just as…
Why DBAs Must Automate to Survive
You might think the title of this article is somewhat controversial, but you should wait until you’ve read to the…
Inmon Architecture Versus Kimball Architecture – Revisited
Introduction We are living in the age of a data revolution, and more corporations are realizing that to lead—or in…
The Ultimate Work-From-Home Data Solution
Work-from-home arrangements are, without a doubt, one of the greatest upheavals businesses are facing within the past ten years. Companies…
Netflix has Innovated with Data
When Netflix unveiled its DVD-by-mail plan back in 1998, it seemed like a quirky aberration in an economic landscape thoroughly…
Big Data Helps Build Better Governance
The use of data to make more informed decisions is nothing new to government agencies. For years, governments have utilized…