Data Mart vs. Data Lake: Understanding the Difference
In the ever-evolving landscape of data management, two key concepts have emerged as essential components for organizations seeking to harness…
Data Education
Combining Traditional and Modern BI Tools
Business Intelligence (BI) solutions have been around for some time. Traditional BI tools were designed to be used by the…
Data Governance and Curling
As an avid curler (three to four times per week!), I had an epiphany while on the ice with my…
The Art of Lean Governance: The Cybernetics of Data Quality
In the age of algorithmic intelligence, data is no longer just an asset — it is a self-regulating system whose…
Democratizing Data with Text-to-SQL: How Natural Language Is Unlocking Enterprise Intelligence
Data Access Shouldnʼt Require a Translator In most enterprises, data access still feels like a locked room with SQL as…
Data Speaks for Itself: Fly-By-Wire Data Management
For several years, I have been an advocate for the concept of positive data control or PDC. It is the…
Similar BI Reports: The Silent Killer of Analytics
The enterprises that run our economy deploy business intelligence tools to put the power of analytics into the hands of…
Cleaning Up the Data Disaster: How Businesses Can Battle Dirty Data
Running a business with dirty data is like trying to drive a car blindfolded — it’s only a matter of…
Empowering Organizations Through Data Literacy, Governance, and Business Literacy
In my journey as a data management professional, I’ve come to believe that the road to becoming a truly data-centric…
All in the Data: Brain Rot vs. Data Rot
Oxford University Press’ 2024 Word of the Year, “brain rot,” is both funny and frightening. It captures what happens when…