The Art of Lean Governance: The Integrated Governance Framework
In this column, we explore the basic foundations of an integrated governance framework, defined as the correct blending of governance…
Traditional Data Engineering Best Practices Aren’t Cutting It Anymore
I have been in data (in the fuzziest sense of the word) since about 2009, whether that means data engineering,…
Data Speaks for Itself: The Shift from Syntactic to Semantic Data Curation
My column today is a follow-up to my article “The Challenge of Data Consistency,” published in the May 2023 issue…
Data Crime: Just Move the Data You’ve Got
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications,…
Real-Time Data Streaming in IoT Applications
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing industries by enabling real-time data collection and analysis from many connected devices. IoT…
All in the Data: Take Data Vitamins to Improve Corporate Health
In today’s fast-paced business environment, data is often referred to as the lifeblood of an organization. Just as the human…
Crossing the Data Divide: Metrics Stores Remind Me That Data Work Is Hard
If you haven’t heard about metrics stores yet, they’re “newish,” so you likely will. They are interesting to an extent,…
Data Crime: Election Ballots
I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications,…
Artificial vs. Augmented Intelligence
Terms like artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented intelligence are often used interchangeably. However, they represent fundamentally different approaches to utilizing…
Data Professional Introspective: The Data Management Education Program (Part 2)
In my work with the EDM Council’s Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) 3.0 development group, we are adding a…