Ask the Data Governance Coach: Data Governance over a Data Lake?
There is currently a lot of excitement about data lakes and the possibilities that they offer, particularly about the analytics…
Data Management News, Articles, & Education
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Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Big data and data analytics are changing the way we operate in many areas across the globe, from business to…
The Ballot Data Model – Part 2
This is the second of a two-part series (see part one) on the structure of the voting process, as carried…
Managing Global Development Teams
Managing software development teams is one of the most nuanced, involved, and difficult things you can try to do. There…
The Ballot Data Model – Part 1
In Harris County, Texas (which is approximately the City of Houston), for the November 6, 2018 election, I was appointed…
Data Professional Introspective: How to Tackle a Data Quality Strategy
Everyone talks about the importance of data quality, but no one does anything about it. Not anything much, that is. …
Practical Points from the DGPO: Celebrate 2019
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019! It’s time to kick the year off right and put all your careful, thoughtful,…
All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 3 Improving Data Usage
I mentioned in the earlier columns of this series (part 1, part 2) that organizations are focusing their data governance…
Using Big Data for Retail E-Commerce
The e-commerce field demonstrates a stable and rapid growth. This is good and bad news at the same time. From…
Business Glossary or Glossary for Business?
There are a few reasons why participation in data governance efforts is greeted with only moderate enthusiasm by business leadership,…