Data Professional Introspective: Know Thy Enterprise Data
Data is an organization’s ‘prana’ (breath of life). For virtually all organizations, we can assert: Data has grown like an…
Data Education
The Book Look: Data Strategy and the Enterprise Data Executive
In this quarter’s column for TDAN.com, I would like to share an excerpt from a book that just recently released:…
Celebrating 20 Years of TDAN.com
On June 22, 1997, The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com) went live on the internet. The publication started online at stargate.net/TDAN…
Complete Set of Data Governance Roles & Responsibilities
Over the years, I have been asked several times to consolidate all the roles and responsibilities necessary to deliver a…
Autonomics to Modernize DB Administration
There is a clear trend to automate and enable computerized tasks to streamline and optimize administrative and maintenance tasks. Many…
Data is Risky Business: Promoting DG Principles
I was giving testimony to a Joint Committee of both Houses of the Irish Parliament on data sharing legislation earlier…
The Duck-Billed Platypus, or How Strict Data Hierarchies Can Choke You
You might remember back to your early school days, when you learned about the five major divisions of the vertebrates…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: DG Adoption, the Bur Under My Saddle
We are all aware of the need to define our Data Governance (DG) terminology, so let’s start there. What we…
Recursive Queries for Hierarchical Data Retrieval
One of the most fascinating features of SQL is its ability to execute recursive queries. Like sub-queries, recursive queries save…
You Cannot Manage Data from Your Cubicle!
GET OUT THERE!!! You can’t do anything of true significance in the data space sitting in front of your computer.…