Tales & Tips from the Trenches: In Defense of the Data Catalog
In the September issue of TDAN.com, Anthony Algmin denounced Data Catalogs as a “1980’s solution to a 2020’s problem.” Wow!…
data governance
Data Management 20/20: Building a Data Modeling Center of Excellence
Data governance is considered an oversight activity for work pertaining to the creation and management of data. That is, what…
Keys to Successful Data Governance
Unfortunately a lot of data governance programs fail and there are many reasons why. The silver lining is that there are…
All in the Data: Data is Everybody’s Job
What happens when people who should be accountable for producing quality data as part of their job make it clear…
The Role of a Data Steward in a Modern Enterprise
Gone are the days when enterprises just collected data. With the corporate world stepping towards “data driven decision making” approach,…
Who Should Own Data Governance?
One of the first steps organizations take when preparing to deliver a data governance program is to determine where in…
The Gamification of Data Governance
Getting the business engaged with data governance can sometimes be a challenge. Any sort of driver to make that a…
The Data Organization Spectrum
When trying to build out a data organization, it is important to consider how people will be interacting with data.…
Data is Risky Business: Business of Data and Book of Five Rings
The background to this column is simple. A few weeks ago, Len Silverston and I wound up discussing the application…
Build or Buy Data Management
The new reality businesses face is fairly simple: capital expenditures have been frozen, and finding inefficiencies in operational expenses has…