TDAN

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Dark data remains one of the greatest untapped resources in business. This is due to the vast amounts of usable data that exists within an organization, but is not utilized or analyzed to serve a specific purpose. Since dark data represents missed opportunities for […]

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Data Governance Business Intelligence Management 52

TDAN

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The worldwide shift toward cloud computing significantly changes how businesses approach data management and operation. Regardless of whether private, public, or hybrid cloud models are employed, the advantages of cloud computing are numerous, including heightened efficiency, reduced expenses, and increased flexibility.

Risk 52

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TDAN

JUNE 21, 2022

Twenty-five years ago today, I published the first issue of The Data Administration Newsletter. It only took a few months to recognize that there was an audience for an “online” publication focused on data administration. […].

Publishing 78

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TDAN

APRIL 4, 2023

Data in the Cloud For a variety of motivations, many organizations have decided to place data and processing on the cloud. One approach to using the cloud is to just throw a lot of data onto the cloud. The cloud vendors advocate this approach. But — for a variety of reasons — there is an […]

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Data Strategy Business Intelligence Data Governance 52

TDAN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Naturally, being intelligent and rational beings, we took the action necessary to prevent the oncoming catastrophe. Surely then, being intelligent and rational beings, we prepared for what was to come by stopping building […]. In 2006, the world learned an inconvenient truth.

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Risk Data Strategy Business Intelligence 52

TDAN

MAY 31, 2022

As we enter a new cloud-first era, advancements in technology have helped companies capture and capitalize on data as much as possible. Deciding between which cloud architecture to use has always been a debate between two options: data warehouses and data lakes.

Data Lake 52

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TDAN

MAY 3, 2022

The road to creating business value through a well-oiled data management strategy can be long and challenging. A successful data management strategy is one that generates value rapidly and unlocks new data-driven insights.

Analytics 52

Analytics Data-driven Strategy Management 52

TDAN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Remember the Sears catalog? Hundreds of pages of clothes quickly flipped past to get to the toys! Who didn’t spend countless hours trying to find the perfect suggested gift for your next birthday or holiday? In an Amazon and eBay world, thinking about old-school catalogs seems so quaint. Opening a paper volume to manually flip […].

Data Architecture 69

Data Architecture Metadata Data Strategy Data Governance 69

TDAN

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

With the exponential growth of data from so many different sources, data silos (or in other words, separate unintegrated data stores) are more prevalent than ever. However, what is the root cause of data silos? The more that people view themselves as separated, the more that data is separated. People silos!

Data Architecture 72

Data Architecture Data Strategy Data Governance Business Intelligence 72

TDAN

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Not that long ago our information needs seemed much simpler. If we wanted to make a phone call, we had a relatively simple device to help us do this, the humble rotary dial telephone. Similarly, for other technologies, they were built to do the job specified as simple as possible. What we demand of technology […].

Technology 59

Technology Data Architecture Data Strategy Data Governance 59

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A sea of complexity For years, data ecosystems have gotten more complex due to discrete (and not necessarily strategic) data-platform decisions aimed at addressing new projects, use cases, or initiatives. Layering technology on the overall data architecture introduces more complexity.

Data Architecture 109

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TDAN

JUNE 4, 2019

What are the ethics of collecting, managing, and analyzing data? Is it going to come to regulations enforced by government and industry consortiums to make businesses think about data ethics with the goal of truly treating data ethically? Have we given sufficient thought to that question?

Management 71

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TDAN

JUNE 30, 2020

About a week ago, I was teaching a data modeling class, and an attendee asked me to explain the concept of a data catalog. However, I had recently read the book, The Data Catalog: Sherlock Holmes Data Sleuthing for Analytics by […]. Like a lot of hype-related terms in IT, there is more than one definition.

Modeling 52

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TDAN

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There is a movement to upend traditional thinking about information systems by putting data and meaning at the center of strategy, architecture, and system development sequencing.

Strategy 56

Strategy Data Architecture Data Governance Data Strategy 56

Peter James Thomas

MAY 3, 2019

The flip side is that making the necessary investments to provide even basic information has been at the heart of the successful business turnarounds that I have been involved in. The bulk of Business Intelligence efforts would also fall into this area, but there is some overlap with the area I next describe as well.

Strategy 55

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Peter James Thomas

AUGUST 2, 2019

Business Glossary (contributor: Tenny Thomas Soman ). Data Architecture – Definition (2). Data Catalogue. Data Community. Data Domain (contributor: Taru Väre ). Data Enrichment. Data Federation. Data Function. Data Model. Data Operating Model. Chart (Graph).

Analytics 69

Analytics Data Analytics Data Architecture Statistics 69

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 4, 2023

When workers get their hands on the right data, it not only gives them what they need to solve problems, but also prompts them to ask, “What else can I do with data?” ” through a truly data literate organization. What is data democratization?

Data Architecture 65

Data Architecture Data Lake Machine Learning Data Governance 65

Data Virtualization

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Unfortunately, organizations are far from achieving this goal, because their data is. The post Monolithic vs. Logical Architecture: Which for the Win? appeared first on Data Virtualization blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information.

Data Integration 52

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Data Virtualization

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Unfortunately, organizations are far from achieving this goal, because their data is. The post Monolithic vs. Logical Architecture: Which for the Win? appeared first on Data Virtualization blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information.

Data Integration 52

Data Integration Management IT Data Architecture 52

TDAN

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Today’s digital realm increasingly emphasizes the value of self-service data access. However, with this rapid shift towards democratized data access come challenges that organizations need to address. One central conundrum confronts businesses: How can they provide expansive data access while ensuring that information […]

Data Architecture 52

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