Making the Case for Data Enablement (Rather Than Data Governance)
There is a movement in the business and academic worlds to consider relabeling the name of the long-time data discipline…
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The Impact of AI on the DBA
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is having a significant impact on most industries and job roles these days, and it will…
A Step Ahead: Data in Support of (Zero) Trust
Over the past year, the conversations around Zero Trust have begun to accelerate. Much of the discussion is akin to…
The Art of Lean Governance: Need for an Integrated Governance Framework
At a recent Data Governance conference, we had the opportunity to review several leading governance technology solutions. In their own…
Unique Threat Landscape of Digital Divide
Rural areas worldwide are disconnected in a landscape that nearly requires the internet to work or socially interact. But eventually,…
Resilience in Data Services Through Mitigation and Prevention
If your company works with data, then you need to work on securing it. When it’s lost or stolen by…
All in the Data: Becoming a CDO When There is No Role
I work with a lot of organizations that do not (yet) have a person in the role of Chief Data…
Raw Data as the Precursor to Everything Data
The world revolves around data. Just about any important decision organizations make depends on the data they have. Data helps…
Data Professional Introspective: Conducting a DCAM Assessment
My company led a Data Management Assessment for a government agency this spring, using the Data Management Capability Assessment Model…
Best Practices for Migrating Applications to the Cloud
It is no secret that cloud migration and transformation helps your business attain desired growth, cost savings, agility, and profitability.…