The Business of Data – Make Your Data Management Project a Peacock
I have a lot of admiration for the peacock. At its core, it’s an average-looking, skinny little bird. But that’s…
Just What is Data Quality?
Data Quality (DQ) continues to be an area that many data professionals pay lip service to, but are often unable…
Ask the Data Governance Coach – What is the Difference Between Policies and Standards?
This question is one that I have been asked quite a few times recently, and has led to some interesting…
Universal Data Vault: Case Study in Combining “Universal” Data Model Patterns with Data Vault Architecture – Part 1
There are plenty of reasons you might want to use proven “universal” data model patterns to improve the outcome of…
Ten Years of Data Quality Lessons
I have been fortunate to spend a majority of my career- over 22 years- as a data quality professional. I…
Data Professional Introspective – Evolving the Business Tribe: Centrality of the Business Glossary
Many years ago, when CASE tools were touted as the solution to everything, ERwin was just hitting the market, and…
Why Bad Data is Spoiling Your Marketing Efforts
The amount of money spent on marketing is growing and the way we spend it is changing. Statistics to prove…
Data Knowledge Democratization
Data Governance initiatives often struggle to gain real business traction and bring about noticeable change. A lack of executive sponsorship…
Why You Should Care About Data Governance
Does your company have a formal agenda to govern your data as a strategic asset? Does somebody in your organization…
The Data-Centric Revolution
This is the first of a regular series of columns from Dave McComb. Dave’s column, The Data Centric Revolution, will…