All in the Data: Never a “Right” Time for Data
Several years ago, I wrote an article called the Data Governance Bill of “Rights.” I also speak often about my…
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Automating Metadata Management Through Data Catalogs
Cataloging items has been a process used since the early 1900s to manage large inventories, whether it be books or…
Expanding Role of Data Governance, Metadata Management, and Data Quality
Ensuring data quality is an important aspect of data management and these days, DBAs are increasingly being called upon to…
The Data-Centric Revolution: The Role of SemOps (Part 1)
We’ve been working on something we call “SemOps” (like DevOps but for Semantic Technology + IT Operations). The basic idea…
Where Does Data Governance Fit into a Data Strategy (and other important questions)?
This series of question and answers were prepared for a meeting with a client’s Corporate Communications Specialist. The purpose of…
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 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,…