Using Standards to Govern Data
This article is all about operational data governance. If you haven’t read Bob Seiner’s original article on what it means to…
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DG Winter 2017 Review – Data Governance in the Digital Era
The importance of data has grown exponentially over the past decade. We’ve gone from utilizing data for daily operational reporting…
Everybody is a Data Steward; Get Over It!
A Data Steward is someone that has formal accountability for data in the organization. I say that everybody in the…
The Agile Enterprise Coach
When your organization chooses to transition into more agile and leaner ways of working, you quickly discover that this effort…
It’s All in the Data: Go Jump in a Lake
You’ve all heard the expression before: “Go jump in a lake.” It means the same thing as “Get outta town”…
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…
Practical Points from the DGPO: Data Governance Lessons From the Kitchen
Happy New Year! We hope you have your “lucky” dish cooked just the way you like and that it brings you…
Using Data to Save the Planet
The topic of climate change is a big one these days. In the wake of the recent, devastating super-storms like Harvey,…
Active Information
We are used to talking about data and information as passive things. They are the facts, the result of what…
Data is Risky Business: Are We the Bad Guys?
My late grandfather liked westerns. He liked that the bad guy was always easy to spot. The bad guy was…