Link Corporate Policy and Data Design with Decisioning
This article discusses the methods which can be used to discover and model decisions in a structured manner, analogous to…
SaaS and BI – March 2009
Diby Malakar explores trends and makes some predictions about the data quality space.
SELECT * FROM Celko – March 2009
Joe Celko looks at his favorite bad design - attribute splitting, something that shows up in so many forms at…
How to Build & Implement a Non-Invasive Data Governance Program – 2 Day Seminar
Seiner's interactive 2-day course focuses on mentoring organizations toward a successful governance solution.
The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Part 10
This is the tenth and final article in a series describing many of the components of a successful Data Governance…
The CMDB is an Operational Data Store
Charles Betz discusses why the CMDB is not a data warehouse, but rather an operational data store.
Architecture is Objective, Design is Subjective – February 2009
Adrian Miley focuses on identifying the underlying architectural patterns that will be used to shape the overall solution.
Business Rules – February 2009
Data professionals are prone to equating “integrity constraint” with “business rule.” Are they the same? Probing deeper, it’s generally accepted…
DAMA Corner February 2009
Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management professionals here in TDAN.com, the industry-leading publication for people…
The Requirements Bill of Materials: A Walkthrough
Bill Lewis describes a model for application requirements based on a bill-of-materials metamodel.