Your Company Has the Flu – The Data Flu
Is your company feeling any pain or suffering from the quality, protection, or understanding of your data? The chances are…
Data Management Articles
Data Management Articles
A Universal Problem in Data Management – Classification
Some classification problems are very straightforward. For example, a data vendor uses a numerical country code, and the business uses…
Data Warehousing in the 21st Century
To be a successful relative company in the 21st century, analytics is no longer an option, but a requirement. Yet,…
The Agile Enterprise Coach
When your organization chooses to transition into more agile and leaner ways of working, you quickly discover that this effort…
Don’t Neglect Database Performance
One of the most time-consuming aspects of being a DBA is assuring the performance of database systems and applications. A…
Designing Data Governance
In our last entry, we talked about assessment. Now we’re moving into the design phase of our information management program. Here,…
Leveraging Big Data in a Small Business
It’s no secret that big data is a loaded concept that requires a great deal of unpacking to understand and…
Saving a Failing Data Governance Program
Data Governance programs tend to take a long time to get started, to gain momentum and to demonstrate measurable value…
Is Data Governance a Marathon or a Sprint?
Why compare Data Governance and Data Management with running? Firstly, I am passionate about both topics. Secondly, mindset for both…
Questions About Data Governance
October was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Many large data breaches have topped news headlines. With all this great conversation taking…