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Avoiding a Data Catastrophe

Have you ever watched the Science channel show called, Engineering Catastrophes? It’s a fascinating show exemplifying how engineering projects of…

The time wasted spent collecting and validating data can approach 80% of the total effort for managing data. This estimate…

Canonical Data Models and Overlapping Connections In the previous article, I introduced and explained the approach to application development called…

In part 1 of this series, I shared how our reactions to data can cause a great deal of suffering…

What does your head do when someone uses the expression “same difference”? Mine explodes! Does it mean things are the…

Are you thinking about hiring or interviewing someone for a data governance or data intelligence role such as a Data…

Domain-specific data governance has been of focus lately in various industries. In this article, I simplify what it means and…

In reference to the prior column on enterprise data management and high level lego framework, this column reviews in detail…

Twenty-five years ago on June 22, 1997, I published the first issue of The Data Administration Newsletter. Websites were new…

As enterprises race to become data-driven businesses, a latent tension is intensifying: Is data the “new oil”? A “toxic asset”?…