Through the Looking Glass: Sounds of Data – Part 1
“There is nothing new under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9 I know this biblical quote has serious implications. But here, I…
Data Education
What Every Manager Needs To Know About Data Security
Data breaches, in case you hadn’t noticed, are all the rage. In today’s world, when smart telephones are all the…
Advantages of Using Big Data in Healthcare
Knowledge truly is power, and at no time in human history have people had more access to information than they…
How Data Governance is Central to Effective Data Analytics
In the publishing industry, there are a lot of things we can measure. However, if there is no strategy underlining…
Measuring Your DBAs
Readers of my writings sometimes ask me questions about databases and database administration, which I welcome. And at times I…
Eyes on Data: The Elevated Role of Data Management and the CDO
The role of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) or the Chief Data Executive continues to gain relevance and importance in…
Data Speaks for Itself: The Path Less Traveled
As you can probably tell from my previous columns, my thinking lately has been very focused on the issue of…
The Tower of Babble – Where Truth Goes to Die
Once upon a time (the way every good fairy tale begins), a book or a paper by a Ted Codd…
How to Write a Data Management Plan
Data management is becoming increasingly important for organizations of all sizes as the need to track, store, and analyze data…
Helping Data Stakeholders Help Themselves
Your organization, if it has reached certain thresholds of size or complexity, has data stakeholders at all levels and across…