Data Architecture COMN Sense: What are Data and Information?
Occasionally I encounter discussions on various social media sites arguing passionately about the definitions of the terms “data” and “information.”…
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Rationale for Enterprise Governance
The following is an extract from Chapter 2 of Michael M. Gorman’s new book Enterprise Governance Community of Interest Handbook…
It’s All in the Data: Data 2020
The year 2020 could be very special – or not so much. 2020 will be cool for a couple of…
Managing Metadata in the Self-Service Age
As the world of data management grows and changes, the roles and participants in data ecosystems must adapt. With the…
Exploiting a Semantic Method
In this paper I wrote with Sylviane Cardey and Peter Greenfield we examine how a semantics based technique, MMS (Méta Modèle…
Data Governance and Dancing in the Rain
Originally published in TDAN.com in October 2011. From time-to-time TDAN.com shares oldie but goodie articles as Features that are relevant…
What Can’t You Do Because Your Data is Ungoverned?
Introduction – The Secret I know the secret to getting business people to tell us why they need Data Governance.…
Toward a Better Understanding of Metadata – Repository
The Metadata Repository offers a place to put stuff. It is inherently complex and requires careful management and administration. The…
Data Modeling: Understanding and Being Understood
Originally published in TDAN.com in October 2006. From time-to-time TDAN.com shares oldie but goodie articles as Features that are relevant…
The Business of Data: Metadata is Marketing
“I don’t have time to document metadata.” If you’re in the data management or software industry, I’m sure you’ve heard…