Best Dressed for Armageddon
In 2006, the world learned an inconvenient truth. The planet we call “home” was getting hotter and we were to…
data governance
The Art of Lean Governance: Governance Metadata Management
At the recent InfoGovWorld conference, I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about the future of Data…
Modern Data Governance Key Components
Modern data access governance is a delicate balancing act where organizations have to be both privacy-driven and data-driven, where business…
Data Speaks for Itself: Waldo, Where are You?
Almost every child knows about the cute search-and-find Waldo with the red-striped shirt and cap hidden in the crowd. But…
Data Stewards Should Get a Raise
Wait a minute… You thought I was talking about data stewards deserving more money for what they do? That is…
The Evaporation of Privacy
Have you ever read those little pieces of paper inserted into your bank statement, credit card statements, insurance bills, mutual…
Eyes on Data: The Path Ahead for Cloud Data Management
In today’s information-driven society, there is perhaps nothing more ubiquitous and nothing that is multiplying at a more rapid pace…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Data Catalog War Stories
Data Catalogs have great promise. They can provide the businessperson, analyst, architect, system engineer and data scientist alike the ability…
All in the Data: A Steward is a Steward
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a popular maxim from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet,…
Data Professional Introspective: Data Provider Management – Part 2
Governance for Acquired Data / Selecting Sources Our next column in the series explores challenges with governing acquired data, and…