Data is Risky Business: The Darker Side of Data Monetization
We have seen an impressive amount of hype and hoopla about “data as an asset” over the past few years.…
Data Management News, Articles, & Education
Get a thorough Data Management education through TDAN’s Business Intelligence articles, news, and blogs.
Common Quality Assurance (QA) Problems
According to research work done by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the US economy loses from $22.5 billion…
Through the Looking Glass: Data Owners and Other Fallacies
I vividly remember reading this passage from Bob Seiner’s TDAN.com article “Things I Think I Think about Data Governance”, from…
First Rule of Data Storytelling
Bedtime stories are as good as the problem they solve, every child will tell you that. Our children’s capacity to…
Why Data Quality Matters
“Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.” John Ruskin, prominent Victorian era social thinker…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Fighting Class Proliferation
One of the ideas we promote is elegance in the core data model in a Data-Centric enterprise. This is harder…
Stages and Types of Data Models
Three different types of data models exist, each of which plays a distinct role in data modeling. They help an…
DAMA International Community Corner: May 2021 Announcements
Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management professionals here on TDAN.com, the industry leading publication for people interested…
Data Governance is a Crucial Part of Your Business Strategy
Since July 2018, over €274M in fines have been enforced by the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The lion’s share of these (more…
The 3 Pillars of Effective BI Governance
For enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) deployments to be successful, it is critical that a governance layer is established on not…