Data Protection: Trends and Predictions for 2024
Data protection, as the term implies, refers to the safeguarding of personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Best Practices and Schools of Ontology Design
I was recently asked to present “Enterprise Ontology Design and Implementation Best Practices” to a group of motivated ontologists and…
The Currency of Information: What Kind of Asset Is Data? (Part Two)
Data professionals often talk about the importance of managing data and information as organizational assets, but what does this mean?…
Enhancing Data Quality in Clinical Trials
One of the reasons why there’s always excess production in the textile sector is the stringent requirement of meeting set…
Where Data Governance Should Live
Determining the optimal administrative placement for a data governance program, and specifically a Non-Invasive Data Governance program, is a pivotal…
Data Is Risky Business: Turning Abstract Ethics into Practical Practices
This quarter’s column draws on my keynote for DAMA Calgary’s contribution to DAMA Days Canada last month, which in turn…
Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success (Part Two)
In part one of “Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success,” I discussed the steps required to implement a successful data…
Through the Looking Glass: The Unique Identifier of the Rose
I recently taught an online class on BCBS 239: Effective Risk Data Aggregation and Reporting for Risk.net. Preparing the course…
A Data Governance Ontology
In the era where data powers digital transformation and informs the growing number of data products, it is critical that…
The Currency of Information: The Business Value of Data (Part One)
Data professionals often talk about the importance of managing data and information as organizational assets, but what does this mean?[i] What…