Ask the Data Governance Coach: Do We Have to Call It Data Governance?
The question that I’m going to address in this column is one I get asked fairly regularly. Sadly however, there…
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Introduce Agile Environments for Your BI Team
Agile is like Big Data – a buzzword that has been around for a couple of years already, but in…
Blockchain as the Answer to Big Data Barriers
For some time now, it’s becoming apparent that data scientists not only have to toy around with data, but also…
Data Professional Introspective: Do This to Be the Toast of the Town
You are a data management professional, so we know you are a hero already. But if you’d like to be…
How to Evaluate a DBA Job Offer
As a DBA, it is almost inevitable that you will change jobs several times during your career. When making a…
Data is Like Contaminated Water
What if the water that flowed through the pipes in your house or apartment was contaminated and you knew that if…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Business Glossary Value
I wrote an article a year ago about the Business Glossary Prime Directive for TDAN.com, which can be found here.…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Data-Centric vs. Application-Centric
Data Centric vs. Software Wasteland Dave MccComb’s new book “Software Wasteland: How the Application-Centric Mindset is Hobbling our Enterprises” has…
The Data Forecast: Data Wrangling Basics
“Data Wrangling” — as a Data Management term, is about as good as it gets. Action-oriented describes what it actually…
Improving Patient Data Quality, Part 1: Introduction to the PDDQ Framework
Patient demographic data quality issues are pervasive across the healthcare industry. A significant percentage of healthcare professionals report that duplicate…