Four Important Data Governance Best Practices
Recently, I attended a Data & Analytics Summit in Dallas, Texas. About 2500+ professionals including leaders from analytics, business, information management, master…
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It’s All in the Data: It was 20 Years Ago Today
This online publication, The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com), will celebrate its twentieth anniversary in the coming months of 2017. Twenty…
What Does Data Governance Mean?
Data governance is a relatively new, and very hot topic today. It comes as no surprise that there are a…
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…
Guidelines for Building World-Class Business Glossaries – The Essence of Concepts
There are various schools of thought about how to define terms, some arising from professional terminologists and academia. But…
How to Conduct a Thorough Data Governance Best Practice Assessment
Web-sites like Mapquest.com can only map out directions if you tell it where you are heading; thus following a Stephen…
Appreciating Metadata Through Music
Metadata is one of the more important aspects of data management, yet many data professionals do not understand or simply…
Characteristics of Governing Data
Data Governance means different things to different people. There are several definitions floating around the industry. Sometimes organizations use the…
Privacy and Internet of Things (IoT)
What is Internet of Things (IoT)? The term “Internet of Things” may be considered a misnomer. The “Internet” with a…
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…