Data is Risky Business: The Next Normal
Taking Stock A year ago, organisations of all sizes around the world were catapulted into a cycle of digital and…
Big Data Columns
Big Data Columns
Data’s Gender Gap: Gender and Infrastructure
Perhaps the most commonly shared and immediately visible example of gender inequity in public spaces is restroom lines. It seems…
Through the Looking Glass: Data Stewards in the Realm of Gondor
Welcome to “Through the Looking Glass,” my new column on TDAN.com. In this and future columns, I will look at…
Zen and The Art of Data Maintenance: Data, Politics, and Polarization
An angry mob outside government buildings killed people because of political disagreement. This mob represented one political party and their…
The Book Look: Data Storytelling for Data Management
Sometimes I like to read a book purely for pleasure, like a good Dan Brown or Stephen King novel, and…
Data’s Gender Gap: How to Address Data’s Gender Gap
In past months, we’ve looked at how our data gathering and analyzing processes skew our cars, medical systems, and many…
Data Professional Introspective: EDM Education – Part 2 When & How
In our last column, ‘EDM Education – Why, What & Who – Part 1,’ we addressed why EDM Education is…
Data’s Gender Gap: The Roots of Data’s Gender Gap
When working with students and educators to address a particular issue, I often have them draw a massive tree. They…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Data-Centric vs. Centralization
We just finished a conversation with a client who was justifiably proud of having centralized what had previously been a…
Zen and the Art of Data Maintenance: What’s the Truth About the Environment?
What is the truth regarding environmental issues and how much is made up? Will our human race, as we know…