All in the Data: Data Governance in the Not-for-Profit World
Data governance in the not-for-profit (NFP) world is a lot like organizing a community fundraiser — everyone agrees it’s a…
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Breaking the AI Loop: From Static Thinking to Living Intelligence
Take One: AI As the Fix for U.S.-Africa Relations A student recently asked: “How can AI transform the relationships between…
The Impact of Eco-Friendly Innovations on Data Management
Behind every byte is a network of servers and storage systems consuming energy, producing heat, and generating more carbon emissions.…
Data Professional Introspective: The Final Retrospect
If you’ve been part of the data management and governance world for any amount of time, you’ve likely come across…
Why We Shouldn’t Be Surprised by the High Failure Rates of AI
The Vegas Chapel Epiphany While delivering a workshop in Las Vegas recently, I walked past several wedding chapels, each offering…
The Role of Dark Data: Uncovering Insights in Unused Information
Dark data remains one of the greatest untapped resources in business. This is due to the vast amounts of usable…
Legal Issues for Data Professionals: A New Data Licensing Model
Setting the Stage: Data as a Business Asset This column presents a new model for licensing and sharing data, one that…
Beyond Paper Policies: Building a Living Data Policy Framework
Data policies serve as the guardrails for how organizations manage their most valuable asset: data. Just as communities establish guidelines…
Data Is Risky Business: Is Data Governance Failing? Or Are We Failing Data Governance?
In January, CDO Magazine carried an article by a consortium of authors including Dr. Tom Redman, John Ladley, Dr. Anne-Marie…
Living the Ungoverned Life
Organizations often assume they have data governance under control, but in reality, many are simply reacting to data chaos rather…