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…
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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…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: The Prime Directive
Yes, I’m using a line from the Star Trek franchise. We must have a similar concept for Data Governance and…
The Data Forecast: (Un-)Reasons to do Data Analytics in the Cloud
Let’s get this out of the way: you need to move your data analytics to the cloud. Some people may…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Integration Debt
Integration Debt is a Form of Technical Debt As with so many things, we owe the coining of the metaphor…