Using Data to Save the Planet
The topic of climate change is a big one these days. In the wake of the recent, devastating super-storms like Harvey,…
Data Education
Hearing the Voice of Your Customer
What do these very diverse businesses have in common? TWA. PAN AM. Woolworth’s. Sports Authority. Staples. Banana Republic. They have one…
Non-Invasive Data Governance A to Z
This article by Bob Seiner is a brief attempt to associate important Data Governance Terms to each letter of the…
Active Information
We are used to talking about data and information as passive things. They are the facts, the result of what…
Data is Risky Business: Are We the Bad Guys?
My late grandfather liked westerns. He liked that the bad guy was always easy to spot. The bad guy was…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: The Business Glossary & GDPR
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is changing how we think of governing the data of individuals.…
Ways That Big Data Impact HR
Today, big data provides immense benefits for businesses, starting from sales, to marketing and accounting, and everything in between. Probably,…
What Alice in Wonderland Can Teach Us About Data Analytics
Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a…
Law of Unintended Consequences
Many years ago, there was an IT department. The role of the IT department was to extend the business of…
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…