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…
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Data Is Risky Business: The Big Picture Ethics of Small Data Actions
Regular readers of this column will have noticed a thread weaving its way through the articles over the past few…
Data Speaks for Itself: Is Metadata Data?
Well, of course, metadata is data. Our standard definition explicitly says that metadata is data describing other data. So why…
Crossing the Data Divide: Data Catalogs and the Generative AI Wave
The “Tide” of LLMs Has Reached Our Shores As a career data professional and having spent most of the last…
Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success (Part Two)
In part one of “Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success,” I discussed the steps required to implement a successful data…
Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success (Part One)
Organizations are driven by their mission and the underlying strategies to accomplish that mission. Organizations that fail to understand their mission…
The Art of Lean Governance: Walking the Data Factory
The concept of “walking the data factory” drew a great deal of interest during our recent DGPO webinar on data…
Data Governance to Improve Business Intelligence
Data is the lifeblood of modern organizations, and as such, it must be carefully managed and protected. Whether it’s financial…
Data Speaks for Itself: Placing Data Governance in Context
Yes, let’s talk about data governance, that thing we love to hate. I just attended the 17th Annual Chief Data…
A Step Ahead: Data in Support of (Zero) Trust
Over the past year, the conversations around Zero Trust have begun to accelerate. Much of the discussion is akin to…