The Current Explosion of Data Catalogs
About 540 million years ago most of the animal body plans we see today suddenly appeared in a “relatively brief”…
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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…
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…
The Tribal Knowledge Problem
A recent report on data culture released by Alation shows that enterprises continue to make progress toward creating a data…
A Corporate Glossary Case Study
There have been several events that have transpired in my current place of business which have created the need for…
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…
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!…
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…
Make An Impact: The Data Catalog is a 1980’s Solution for 2020’s Problems
Remember the Sears catalog? Hundreds of pages of clothes quickly flipped past to get to the toys! Who didn’t spend…