Complete Set of Data Governance Roles & Responsibilities
Over the years, I have been asked several times to consolidate all the roles and responsibilities necessary to deliver a…
Big Data News, Articles, & Education
Get a thorough Big Data education through TDAN’s Business Intelligence articles, news, and blogs.
Autonomics to Modernize DB Administration
There is a clear trend to automate and enable computerized tasks to streamline and optimize administrative and maintenance tasks. Many…
Data is Risky Business: Promoting DG Principles
I was giving testimony to a Joint Committee of both Houses of the Irish Parliament on data sharing legislation earlier…
The Duck-Billed Platypus, or How Strict Data Hierarchies Can Choke You
You might remember back to your early school days, when you learned about the five major divisions of the vertebrates…
Recursive Queries for Hierarchical Data Retrieval
One of the most fascinating features of SQL is its ability to execute recursive queries. Like sub-queries, recursive queries save…
The Data Forecast: There is No Such Thing as the “Private” Cloud!
Free lunch. Unicorns. Automatic faucets that actually work. None of these exist. “Private” Cloud also belongs on this list. To understand…
The Data Manifesto: A TDAN.com Interview
The Leader’s Data Manifesto was introduced at Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2017 in Atlanta, GA. This TDAN.com interview took place…
Data Does Not Matter
The amount of data is growing exponentially. This creates an enormous potential for generating a lot of new information. Yet,…
Understand Relational to Understand the Secrets of Data
I don’t like talking about the relational theory of data. It is absolutely fundamental to any deep understanding of data,…
Benefits of Modeling Apply to NoSQL
Information drives businesses who make decisions based on data. Data is a corporate asset. Data modeling is critical to understanding…