The Book Look: Continuous Innovation
Arent van ‘t Spijker’s first book, The New Oil was an enlightening and enjoyable read about how data is changing…
Big Data Columns
Big Data Columns
Data is Risky Business: The Lure of the “Shiny”
I’ve been privileged over the past few months to have the chance to contribute to work being done by the…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Distinguish Graph DBs from Other DBs
This series of columns will focus on many things including the nature of a graph database, how we evolved to…
Practical Points from the DGPO: Sustaining Data Governance
One could argue it has become cliché to make references to the enormous significance and proliferation of data globally. It…
The Book Look: LeadAbility – Transforming the Way We Live and Work Together
Dr. McNair is the primary author of the Ability series. The book RelateAbility will help you build better relationships, and…
Data is Risky Business: Group Think and the Man Behind the Curtain
There have been a couple of different things converged in my media feeds that highlight a key issue that all…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Toss Out Metadata That Does Not Bring Joy
As I write this, I can almost hear you wail “No, no, we don’t have too much metadata, we don’t…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: How to Choose the Right Graph Database
Often, we continuously struggle to identify the right tool for the right requirement, especially after mastering graph database terminology and…
Data is Risky Business: The Ethics Revolution in Information
This past month, San Francisco’s City Council voted to ban the use of facial recognition technologies. Internationally, and perhaps a…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Lawyers, Guns and Money
My book “The Data-Centric Revolution” will be out this summer. I will also be presenting at Dataversity’s Data Architecture Summit…