Avoiding a Data Catastrophe
Have you ever watched the Science channel show called, Engineering Catastrophes? It’s a fascinating show exemplifying how engineering projects of…
Data Strategy
Data is Risky Business: The Importance of Fundamentals
In my September 2020 Data is Risky Business column for TDAN.com, I wrote about the strategy lessons for data that we…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Edge Computing Challenges and Strategies
This column focuses on challenges of edge computing and explore strategy considerations for implementing and utilizing edge computing in the…
How a Data Catalog Enables Data Democratization
For many organizations, data is a business asset that’s owned by the IT department. Based on this ‘data ownership’ model,…
The Data Marketplace is On the Rise
For most organizations, the process of becoming more data-driven starts with better understanding and using their own data. But internal…
Practical Points from the DGPO: Tying Data Strategy to Corporate Strategy
Globalization is here and competition is beyond boarders. Corporate survival will need a solid corporate strategy with an accompanying data…
All in the Data: Elements of a Data Strategy
I published an article a few months back that was titled Where Does Data Governance Fit in a Data Strategy…
Can You Have Both an Offensive vs. Defensive Data Strategy?
It’s widely accepted that limited time and resources force organizations to make trade-offs between offense and defense when implementing their…
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…
Data Professional Introspective: Why You Can’t Create an EDM Strategy
Some countries successfully create long-term strategic plans. For example, China’s first 100-year plan was aimed at the elimination of extreme…