TDAN

APRIL 30, 2019

Roles and responsibilities are the backbone of a successful information or data governance program. To communicate effectively […].

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TDAN

JULY 2, 2019

The third and final part of the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework details the breakdown of components by level, providing considerations for what must be included at the intersections. The squares are completed with nouns and verbs that provide direction for meaningful discussions about how the program will be set up and operate.

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TDAN

JUNE 18, 2019

Is your organization struggling to succeed with your Data Governance program? Is adoption by the business an issue for you? Data Governance occurs best when done in conjunction with the business processes and not as a “bolt on”/additional activity.

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Octopai

APRIL 19, 2021

Without organized metadata management, the validity of a company’s data is compromised and they won’t achieve adequate compliance, data governance, or generate correct insights. Strong metadata management enhances business intelligence which leads to more informed strategy and better performance.

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TDAN

JUNE 4, 2019

The following paper is the first of a three-part series that describes the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework. Seiner of KIK Consulting & Educational Services (KIKconsulting.com) and The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com). The framework was developed and is implemented by Robert S.

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TDAN

JUNE 18, 2019

Part one of this series addressed the structure of the Non-Invasive Data Governance Framework. In part two, I detail each of the labels on the rows and columns of the framework. I refer to the row labels as the Levels or perspectives of the organization and the column labels as the Core Components of a […].

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TDAN

JANUARY 14, 2020

Everyone is familiar with the term smartphone. These devices have become ubiquitous and many individuals have come to depend on them to navigate through our complicated world. They can assist users in a wide variety of ways that were unthinkable a mere 20 years ago. You might be tempted to take a look at yours […].

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 25, 2023

In a prior blog , we pointed out that warehouses, known for high-performance data processing for business intelligence, can quickly become expensive for new data and evolving workloads. Returning to the analogy, there have been significant changes to how we power cars.

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Octopai

JANUARY 31, 2021

The content on A-Team Insight covers financial markets and the way in which technology and data management play a part. This site offers expert knowledge and articles geared towards decision-makers in investment management firms and investment banks. Techcopedia follows the latest trends in data and provides comprehensive tutorials.

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TDAN

OCTOBER 1, 2019

One could argue it has become cliché to make references to the enormous significance and proliferation of data globally. Human and machine generated data is increasing even more rapidly at 10x that of traditional business data [1]. By […].

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TDAN

JULY 16, 2019

Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply put structure around how your organization governs your data without throwing a lot of money and resources at the problem? It’s all in the data. This column describes how you can effectively communicate to management that governance already exists (to some extent), […].

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TDAN

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past few months, my team in Castlebridge and I have been working with clients delivering training to business and IT teams on data management skills like data governance, data quality management, data modelling, and metadata management.

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TDAN

APRIL 16, 2019

The secret lies with Data Governance. The Chief Data Officer (or whoever the Data Czar is at your organization) needs to get past, and I mean way past, the “Why is Data Governance important?” or “Why do we need Data Governance?” Rather, the […].

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TDAN

JANUARY 14, 2020

Recently, I’ve encountered many client staff, course students, and conference attendees who are grappling with the basic question: “What is the difference between Data Managementand Data Governance?”

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TDAN

MARCH 15, 2022

1 In this article, I will apply it to the topic of data quality. I will do so by comparing two butterflies, each that represent a common use of data quality: firstly and most commonly in situ for existing systems, and secondly for use […]. We know the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”1

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TDAN

APRIL 20, 2021

Steve Hoberman has been a long-time contributor to The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com), including his The Book Look column since 2016, and his The Data Modeling Addict column years before that.

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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.

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TDAN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

It’s no secret that Data Governance is difficult to get right. The pattern usually goes something like this: 1) Executive sponsor gets excited about data, decides to do Data Governance (again) but get it right this time. Go-getters (aspiring Data Leaders) do a bunch […].

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Domino Data Lab

APRIL 3, 2019

Paco Nathan ‘s latest column dives into data governance. This month’s article features updates from one of the early data conferences of the year, Strata Data Conference – which was held just last week in San Francisco. Introduction. Welcome back to our monthly burst of themes and conferences.

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TDAN

MARCH 31, 2020

With that said, organizations can operate in an organized and holistic manner with the application of information governance. In this article, we elaborate on the benefit, effective operations, and value of information governance in your organization. Organizations are compelled to organize their information.

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TDAN

JUNE 14, 2022

Over the course of this column, I’ve cited a wide variety of sources regarding gender, technology, data, and more. As everyone begins to compile their summer reading lists, I offer a formal selection of books and articles to peruse in your office, on the beach, or wherever you seek to practice equality in data work. […].

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TDAN

APRIL 2, 2019

Enterprises today are focused on ensuring robust data governance, and are exploring different tools and approaches to support their efforts. Some organizations know exactly what they need, while others can be overwhelmed or confused by all the different solutions out there that claim to support data governance.

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TDAN

MAY 14, 2019

To own data or not to own data, that is the question. This question comes up often when I am speaking with clients or groups of people during my Data Governance webinars and conference presentations.

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TDAN

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Smart and experienced CIOs and their data leaders have been asking me for input regarding how to sell the value of a data program. Deja Vu All Over Again Something interesting has been happening to me over the last few months that I’ve not experienced in a while. The question is a clear sign of […]

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TDAN

JUNE 1, 2021

Bedtime stories are as good as the problem they solve, every child will tell you that. Our children’s capacity to distinguish a good story from a bad one is not learned, but hardwired from birth. Storytellers and parents know this very well. It is just natural: humans have been telling stories for thousands of years, […].

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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. […].

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TDAN

JUNE 15, 2021

We have seen an impressive amount of hype and hoopla about “data as an asset” over the past few years. And one of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an acceleration of data transformation in organisations of all sizes. But data management teams in organisations often still struggle with how to communicate […].

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The project management profession, like many others, faces an emergent threat from artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies. Gartner has predicted that by 2030, upwards to 80% of project management work will be automated by artificial intelligence (AI). Project managers are likely to experience a major upheaval during the 2020s.

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TDAN

APRIL 18, 2023

Something has been bothering me about data products. It’s the point at which the consumer of a data product immediately switches to also be a producer. We talk a lot about the binary roles of either consumer or producer when in reality the vast majority of people are both at the same time. I know […]

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TDAN

AUGUST 5, 2020

Cloud adoption is growing exponentially due to its apparent business benefits. Data breaches, targeted cyberattacks, and human errors pose a major security threat to any organization. These include improved efficiency, scalability, faster deployments, and reduced costs.

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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 […]

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TDAN

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Having been involved in several large-scale data migration projects, my company has come across some common re-occurring themes that have the potential to derail not only the data migration itself, but the entire parent program.

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TDAN

JANUARY 3, 2023

Have you ever considered the value of data? Let me ask you a question: Where does data typically start? Data usually begins somewhere in a hard drive, warehouse, NAS (network-attached storage), server or some other system that can store data. When data is collected and stored, it […].

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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.

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TDAN

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

An angry mob outside government buildings killed people because of political disagreement. This mob represented one political party and their views were so strong against the other that they committed extremely violent, shameful actions leading to destruction and death.

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TDAN

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Increased awareness of data privacy has led to the implementation of data control measures. Used correctly, these safeguards can work to ensure security without impeding business agility. Primarily, this is due to […].

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TDAN

MARCH 3, 2020

This is surely the case with the “new” products that call themselves data catalogs. But before talking about the rise of the data catalog, I will take […]. If you have been around the IT industry for as long as I have, you have seen technologies and ideas come and go—and sometimes even come back again.

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