Defeat Your Data Demons
The stories you hear on the news often mention how this person or that person was battling their demons. Alcoholism,…
Data Management News, Articles, & Education
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Requirements for Data Governance
Recording requirements for success is an important first step toward demonstrating the value of a Data Governance program. Practitioners know…
Data Professional Introspective: The Perennial Question
Recently, I’ve encountered many client staff, course students, and conference attendees who are grappling with the basic question: “What is…
All in the Data: Data Governance Made Easy
Organizations that have implemented Data Governance programs, or Information Governance, Data/Information Management or Records Management programs will be the first…
Practical Points from the DGPO: Dawn of Self-Service BI Governance
Happy New Year from the DGPO! On January 8, 2020, Cynthia Parsons and Scott Peachey presented Nationwide Insurance’s Award Winning…
Metadata is Like Body Language
The Nonverbal Dilemma Nonverbal communication is composed of body gestures and vocal inflections. The words you speak are a small…
2020 AI Predictions
2019 was a major year for AI— from innovations in design and ethical advancements to the increased demand for AI…
Data is Risky Business: The Lure of the “Shiny”
I’ve been privileged over the past few months to have the chance to contribute to work being done by the…
Business Glossary and Metadata: When a Data Catalog Product is Not a Data Catalog
If you do a general internet search for data catalogs, all sorts of possibilities emerge. If you look closely, and…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Semantics and the DAMA Wheel
Recently, I was giving a presentation and someone asked me which segment of “the DAMA wheel” did I think semantics…