Is a Science of Data Possible?
Malcolm Chisholm presents a case for a science of data.
Data Education
The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Part 10
This is the tenth and final article in a series describing many of the components of a successful Data Governance…
Architecture is Objective, Design is Subjective – February 2009
Adrian Miley focuses on identifying the underlying architectural patterns that will be used to shape the overall solution.
The CMDB is an Operational Data Store
Charles Betz discusses why the CMDB is not a data warehouse, but rather an operational data store.
Business Rules – February 2009
Data professionals are prone to equating “integrity constraint” with “business rule.” Are they the same? Probing deeper, it’s generally accepted…
The Requirements Bill of Materials: A Walkthrough
Bill Lewis describes a model for application requirements based on a bill-of-materials metamodel.
The Last Lecture from Randy Pausch
This is a complete review of the book The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. This review is written by the…
Governance for Taxonomic Reference Data
Reference data is the Rodney Dangerfield of the data world – it gets no respect. However, it is feared. Malcolm…
The Database Report – January 2009
Craig Mullins reviews the DBMS marketplace during the fourth quarter of 2008.
The Data Modeling Addict – January 2009
When playing the role of analyst, architect or modeler, it is important to distinguish structured data from unstructured data because…