Unstructured Data Management: Unlocking Hidden Value in Enterprise Information
Not all data is created equal. Unlike structured data, which resides in well-defined fields and tables, unstructured data lacks clear…
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Eyes on Data: Valuing Data with Data Asset Foundations
“Data is not just information. It is an asset — and it’s time our laws, markets, and institutions recognized it…
Data Mart vs. Data Lake: Understanding the Difference
In the ever-evolving landscape of data management, two key concepts have emerged as essential components for organizations seeking to harness…
Data Governance and Curling
As an avid curler (three to four times per week!), I had an epiphany while on the ice with my…
Data Speaks for Itself: Fly-By-Wire Data Management
For several years, I have been an advocate for the concept of positive data control or PDC. It is the…
Empowering Organizations Through Data Literacy, Governance, and Business Literacy
In my journey as a data management professional, I’ve come to believe that the road to becoming a truly data-centric…
All in the Data: Brain Rot vs. Data Rot
Oxford University Press’ 2024 Word of the Year, “brain rot,” is both funny and frightening. It captures what happens when…
Crossing the Data Divide: Quantum Information Theory and the Future of Data Management
An unlikely combination of events inspired this column: I’m on day 271 of learning Chinese (after being challenged by my…
Rethinking (Data) Politics in the Workplace
Most people cringe when they hear the word politics in the workplace. It brings to mind backroom deals, favoritism, turf…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Evolution of Metrics in a Data-Centric Enterprise (Part 1)
I’ve written elsewhere about the value of grounding your metrics program in semantics.1 This article goes well beyond that. We…