The Unfolding of the Data-Centric Paradigm – Part 1
There is a movement to upend traditional thinking about information systems by putting data and meaning at the center of…
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Data Architecture COMN Sense: What are Data and Information?
Occasionally I encounter discussions on various social media sites arguing passionately about the definitions of the terms “data” and “information.”…
How Enterprise-Level IT Professionals Can Be Agile
Many people mistakenly assume that enterprise-level activities, such as enterprise architecture or reuse engineering, need to be performed in a traditional and even…
Data Architecture COMN Sense: Relationships in Structured Data
In my blog last month, we looked at five aspects of relationship types, relationships in graphs, and how relationships are…
Digital Transformer: Introducing the IT4IT Standard
About three years ago, I got an unexpected email from Shell Oil – in particular, their chief architect for the…
Is the “Data Asset” Really Different?
I recently presented a seminar at an event called “Data, the Vital Organisational Enabler” Information is at the Heart of ALL…
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…
Back to the Future
While I was presenting recently at a seminar called “Data, the vital organization enabler,” I hosted a session…
The Digital Transformer
Please welcome Charles Betz and his new column, The Digital Transformer, to the pages of TDAN.com. Charlie has contributed materials…