Why AI, Data, and Analytics Need a Governance Framework
Achieving business success today increasingly depends on getting the right information at the right time — so people can make decisions at…
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Through the Looking Glass: Care of the Soul of Data
I am innately distrustful of buzzwords. I recall in the early 1990s that the hot management trend was “self-directed teams.”…
Data Is Risky Business: Designing Effective Governance for Data and AI
The CIA has some interesting things to say about data governance in their “Simple Sabotage Field Manual.” So much so…
Empowering Data Stewards: Building a Forum That Drives Value
Data steward forums are catalysts for organizational data wisdom and cultural transformation. When executed thoughtfully, they become your strongest asset…
Identifying and Addressing Data Overload
Increased data generation requires modern businesses to manage vast volumes of information. All this data holds immense potential for insights…
Designing Always-On Data Platforms for a Distributed Workforce
The modern workforce is no longer bound by location, time zone, or corporate networks. Data engineers, analysts, and business users…
The Art of Lean Governance: Elevating Reconciliation to Primary Control for Data Risk
For decades, data governance in regulated financial institutions has rested on a familiar foundation. Policies are documented, standards are defined,…
Reimagining Data Preparation for High-Impact Decision-Making
Data often arrives from multiple sources in inconsistent forms, including duplicate entries from CRM systems, incomplete spreadsheet records, and mismatched…
Decentralized, Centralized, and Federated Data Governance
In my discussions with CIOs over the last several years, they have repeatedly told me that they strongly dislike traditional…
The Book Look: Designing Data Products: The Data Products Series Volume I
Data products are a very important part of modern data architecture. Author Mario Meir-Huber is writing a trilogy on data products, where Volume 1 is about designing…