Make an Impact: Data Team Building
Welcome to my refreshed TDAN.com column! We decided to align the title, Make an Impact, more closely with other Data…
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Where Crypto & Universal Basic Income Meet
Cryptocurrency’s disruptive effect on both personal and global finance cannot be understated. Up until recently, most crypto enthusiasts were more interested…
Why Do Top-Down Big-Picture Modeling? Part 2
The preceding article in this series looks at some real-world case studies that suggest that starting with an enterprise-wide, top-down…
Is Your Senior Leadership Losing Interest?
An interesting topic came up in conversations I had with organizations twice this week. The topic was about “Senior Leadership…
Data and Trending Technologies: Data and Internet of Things
Year after year, Internet of Things (IoT) continues to be in the top 5 technologies that companies are making significant…
A Lesson for Data Pros – Agility is for Everyone
Over the years, I’ve learned that for agile teams to succeed, everyone – from team members to those who interact…
The RDBMS is Dead
If you suspected the title of this blog is click-bait, then you would be correct. But bear with me anyway…
Why Agile is Like Football: Chickens and Pigs
Surely you’ve heard of the Agile methodology, but may not have been able to truly find a way to implement…
All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 1 Improving Data Definition
Many organizations are focusing their data management and “data as an asset” governance programs on improving data for analytical purposes.…
Where Does Semantic Debt Come From?
In my first piece, Thoughts on Semantic Debt, I sketched out the concept of “semantic debt” and provided some examples. …