Critical IT and Business Issues to Consider
The world is never static. Change is constant. It’s astonishing how much everyday life has changed over the last 30…
DAMA International Community Corner: Announcements & New Chapters
Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management professionals here in TDAN.com, an industry-leading publication for people interested in…
Data Governance Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities are the backbone of a successful information or data governance program. To operate an efficient and effective…
Zen and the Art of Data Maintenance: STOP !!! The Crucial Step In Data
It is a pleasure and an honor to begin this column on Zen and data in TDAN.com. What does Zen…
Data Management 20/20: Connecting the Data
Data collection is getting more dispersed and voluminous every day. Corporate entities are constantly merging or splitting, and new lines…
Dark Clouds on BI Horizon
I shouldn’t go to BI tool demonstrations anymore. Don’t get me wrong. Advancements in the BI/analytics tool space are nothing short…
Barriers to Becoming an AI-Centric Company
AI is a new buzzword in the corporate environment, and although 98% of companies are aiming to become data-driven, less…
DB Pros Need to Know Cloud Migration
In 1961, Professor John McCarthy was the first to publicly suggest in a speech at the centennial celebration of the…
All in the Data: CDOs Should Be Asking “How” … and Not “Why”
The secret lies with Data Governance. The Chief Data Officer (or whoever the Data Czar is at your organization) needs…
Big Data Hadoop vs. Traditional RDBMS
Apache Hadoop is a comprehensive ecosystem which now features many open source components that can fundamentally change an enterprise’s approach…