Reimagining Data Preparation for High-Impact Decision-Making
Data often arrives from multiple sources in inconsistent forms, including duplicate entries from CRM systems, incomplete spreadsheet records, and mismatched…
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Crossing the Data Divide: From Quantum Qubits to Semantic Models
Introduction: Picking Up the Quantum Thread In Part 1 of this two-part series, I confessed that this whole journey was sparked by a…
How to Build a Robust Data Architecture for Scalable Business Growth
In the digital age, businesses rely on high-quality, easily accessible data to guide all manner of decisions and encourage growth.…
How Can Data Visualization Help You Achieve Business Results?
Research has shown that many people learn best when they see a story or information depicted in an image. Graphs,…
Enabling Sophisticated IoT Analytics with Real-Time Streaming
Taking immediate action on sensor data is vital in modern Internet of Things (IoT) systems. Real-time streaming serves as the…
Thoughts on the DAMA DMBoK
Many years ago, I contributed material on Database Development and Database Operations Management to the first edition of DAMA International’s…
Embracing “Data Town Plans” as a Bridge Between the Business and IT (Part 2)
In the previous article, we looked at two age-old problems facing the IT world. The first related to an issue…
Legal Issues for Data Professionals: A New Data Licensing Model
Setting the Stage: Data as a Business Asset This column presents a new model for licensing and sharing data, one that…
How Data Modeling Made Me a Better Engineer
My name is Bill Burkett, and I am a data modeler. I don’t call myself that often and sometimes have…
Crossing the Data Divide: A Case for Data Leaders Embracing Process Modeling
In the early days of enterprise data and business systems, process modeling and data modeling went hand-in-hand. It was standard…