The Data Forecast: There is No Such Thing as the “Private” Cloud!
Free lunch. Unicorns. Automatic faucets that actually work. None of these exist. “Private” Cloud also belongs on this list. To understand…
Data Management News, Articles, & Education
Get a thorough Data Management education through TDAN’s Business Intelligence articles, news, and blogs.
The Data-Centric Revolution: Gaining Traction
There is a movement afoot. I’m seeing it all around me. Let me outline some of the early outposts. Data-Centric…
SQL Drawing Blanks? It’s NULL a Surprise!
Is your SQL drawing a blank? It’s NULL a surprise! The title of this post is a play on words,…
How is Non-Invasive Data Governance™ Different?
This article previews the forthcoming book from Bob Seiner - highlighting the differences between the Non-Invasive and other approaches to…
Align Data Governance with Board Governance Imperatives
Governance – managing decision-making and control while balancing the interests of stakeholders – is as relevant to the Enterprise Data…
Benefits of Modeling Apply to NoSQL
Information drives businesses who make decisions based on data. Data is a corporate asset. Data modeling is critical to understanding…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Principles in Data Projects, Part 1
Welcome to our new column, Tales & Tips from the Trenches. Written with contributions from authors with many years’ experience…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Managing Senior Stakeholders Who Want Everything
If I am being a purist, then data retention, end-user computing, and data protection are most definitely NOT data governance.…
Data, Data, Data
Rhetoricians will tell you that important concepts bear repetition. Real estate agents will extol the importance of “location, location, location.” …
It’s All in the Data: It was 20 Years Ago Today
This online publication, The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com), will celebrate its twentieth anniversary in the coming months of 2017. Twenty…