COSO ERM vs. ISO 31000
The implementation of multiple enterprise risk management (ERM) systems is a complex process that most organizations may find overwhelming. Nevertheless,…
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Questions Metadata Can Answer
The world of information technology has “grown up” dramatically in the last twenty-five years – the term of my comparably…
8 Ways to Discover Personal Data for GDPR
As many companies around the globe are struggling with how to meet the new GDPR requirement, we are all receiving…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Using the Glossary to Drive Your Quality Strategy
I have recently received many challenging questions about how to use Data Governance processes, technology, and the Business Glossary to…
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…
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…
The Tao of NoSQL Data Modeling
The idea for Hackolade came from Pascal Desmaret’s personal need for a data modeling tool specifically for NoSQL databases. He searched the…
The Value of Clean Customer Data
We all understand the importance of data. Since the inception of Big Data in the 90s through its breakthrough—via the…