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…
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Business Glossaries and Metadata: DG Adoption, the Bur Under My Saddle
We are all aware of the need to define our Data Governance (DG) terminology, so let’s start there. What we…
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-Centric Revolution: Gaining Traction
There is a movement afoot. I’m seeing it all around me. Let me outline some of the early outposts. Data-Centric…
The Digital Transformer: Towards a New Digital Body of Knowledge
Technology is becoming a large component of all economic activity, and increasingly, is directly experienced as a value delivery channel…
DAMA International Community Corner: EDW 2017 – The DAMA-I Perspective
As in the past, EDW2017 was a non-stop DAMA-fest, with members of the DAMA-I Board having the first of our…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Managing Senior Stakeholders Who Want Everything
If I am being a purist, then data retention, end-user computing, and data protection are most definitely NOT data governance.…
Practical Points from the DGPO: The Linchpin of Data Governance Success
The phrase “Ride it until the wheels fall off” has always intrigued me. While it sounds fun and exciting, the…
The Book Look: Quantifiably Better
Quantifiably Better, by Steve VanWieren, is a short book that delivers a big punch. There are no complex formulas or…
Data is Risky Business: Metadata Impact on Business Meaning and Risk
Metadata has been with us since the first human smeared charcoal from their campfire and placed the mark of their…