Getting Big Data Right: A Checklist to Evaluate Your Environment
Anyone who has been awake for the past few years cannot but help to have noticed that there is a…
Data Education
Database Standards Can Be a Problem
One of my favorite quotes about standards, in general, is – The best thing about standards is that there are so…
Implement Data Governance Using the Hammer or the Soft Cushion
Oh no! Not the soft cushion! Some people may recognize the use of the soft cushion as a torturous poking…
Data Architecture, Where Go’est Thou?
The other day, I ran across an article that discussed data architecture. The article had an “old” architecture and the…
What’s the Difference between JSON and XML?
There are two languages commonly used to express data, but they are very different, and are better and worse for…
Data and Trending Technologies: Data’s Role
I am excited to begin my role as a regular contributor to TDAN.com. The focus of my new column will…
High-level Intro to the Corepula Method of Data Modeling
Recent advances in data analytics have produced an insatiable appetite for data. Satellites, cell phones, and computers constantly churn out…
DAMA International Community Corner: DAMA is Winning
In the last few weeks, DAMA International has had some interesting wins. The first win is the long awaited DAMA-DMBOK…
What Does It Mean to “Govern Data”?
Once you have answered the question of what it means to Ògovern data,Ó the next question they will ask is…
Modernizing Data Architecture
The old BI and data warehousing architectures of the past can’t step up to the challenges of big data, analytics,…