Architecture is Objective, Design is Subjective – August 2008
Producing definitions for the terms used in an IT architecture is an essential activity. This article explores why the "definition…
Data Education
Business Rules: In the Know – August 2008
This article asks what good does it do to spend big bucks on improving the quality, timeliness and analysis of…
Grounding Your IQ Management in Sound Quality Management Systems
Larry English describes the fundamental principles of proven quality systems and provides a check list of the essential ingredients of…
The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Part 9
Operational Data Stewards play an important role in the implementation of a "Non-Invasive Data Governance"ª program.
Data Lineage: The Next Generation
Bill Lewis describes the benefits of an application development environment in which all data dependencies begin and remain clearly, precisely…
The 10-Minute Data Model Review, Part 2
Data modeling is based on the precept of knowing your data and knowing how the data is interrelated with other…
Function Points
This paper presents an approach to the definition of function points within database-centric business information systems, the process of counting…
Database Auditing Capabilities for Compliance and Security
Database auditing can be a crucial component of database security and compliance with government regulations.
Getting Off on the Right Foot: Avoiding Common Master Data Management False Starts
Restricting master data management to a single master data type, registry style or to analytical usage will curb its usefulness…
The Data Modeling Addict – July 2008
The tenth of a series of articles on the Data Model Scorecard™, this article focuses on the consistency category.