The Socialization of Knowledge
This article is an excerpt from the forthcoming book, Business Metadata, to be published on or about September, 2007, co-authored…
2007 Best Practices Award Winner: Memorial Sloan-Kettering
A committee defined a methodology to create, maintain, and administer a data warehouse that would ultimately unite clinical, operational, and…
Terminology, Semantics and the Meanings of Names
Basic terminology principles help to understand how naming conventions can be formed and then applied to relate the meanings of…
A New Way of Thinking – July 2007
There are always going to be data issues that require attention and remediation. This article looks at the protocols that…
Unwired Tap – July 2007
A review of the media coverage of iPhone as well as other wireless and digital living current events.
DAMA Corner – July 2007
Learn new data management skills and gain understanding through information sharing, a practice that benefits for both the information giver…
Eye on TDWI – May 2007
Tim provides a recap of the classes, activities and people at the Boston TDWI World Conference in May.
Business Intelligence Solution Evolution: Adoption and Use
The global enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems industry blossomed in the 1990s automating back office operations. These systems have now…
When Business Intelligence Equals Business Value
We will address how business intelligence value means getting the right information to the right user at the right time.
Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting and Deploying BI Tools
Keep in mind: the goal is not to find the “best tool” but to find the “best fit.” Every BI…