AWS Big Data

APRIL 19, 2023

Independent data products often only have value if you can connect them, join them, and correlate them to create a higher order data product that creates additional insights. A modern data architecture is critical in order to become a data-driven organization. Mike is the author of two books and numerous articles.

Technology 84

Technology Data-driven Machine Learning Sales 84

TDAN

MARCH 5, 2019

It seems like we’re so busy running that we no longer have time to think. We want to be faster and more responsive, but we aren’t even sure what we are trying to achieve. It’s like the person at your office that is always too busy, is working extra-long hours (and makes sure that everybody […].

Data Governance 53

Data Governance Enterprise Data Architecture IT 53

Peter James Thomas

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This article is not about Marketing professionals, it is about poorly researched journalism. Prelude… I recently came across an article in Marketing Week with the clickbait-worthy headline of Why the rise of the chief data officer will be short-lived (their choice of capitalisation).

Marketing 51

Marketing Strategy Data Architecture Data Strategy 51

TDAN

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The example of the myriad of COVID-19 challenges shows that coordinated, data-driven action across boundaries has helped fast-track solutions such as testing, vaccines, and non-pharmaceutical interventions. In this article, we will explore how organizations can […].

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Data-driven Testing Data Architecture 52

Anmut

MARCH 24, 2022

As for the third definition of data landscape, the intent to connect data to customers is admirable, but it’s still not truly value-oriented and is often too high-level to be useful in practice. In this article, we’d like to propose a fourth, slightly different way of defining the data landscape within your organisation.

ROI 52

ROI Measurement Data-driven Data Transformation 52

TDAN

MARCH 14, 2023

As data programs accelerate their capabilities to tap into insights, the rights of the consumer and their privacy are racing counter. We’ve long had to contend with the balance of how to best use data throughout its lifecycle and build processes. The more recent innovation? The ability to rapidly pivot, experiment, and learn.

Data Quality 97

Data Quality Data Architecture IT Data Governance 97

TDAN

JANUARY 31, 2023

Government systems produce and store a large amount of data daily. Government leaders want to utilize this data to make decisions faster and more efficiently. Alternately, superior strategic and tactical capabilities […]

Enterprise 98

Enterprise Data Architecture IT Data Strategy 98

TDAN

OCTOBER 18, 2022

“Technical debt” refers to the implied cost of future refactoring or rework to improve the quality of an asset to make it easy to understand, work with, maintain, and extend.

Software 94

Software Data Architecture IT Data Quality 94

TDAN

APRIL 18, 2023

For the Enterprise Data Management Council (EDMC), I recently concluded a detailed comparison and mapping of the DMM to the DCAM with the Council’s Product Manager, employing the Soladatus modeling tool with its robust model mapping features. As you might expect, it revealed both structural differences, strengths, and gaps in both models.

Modeling 64

Modeling Management Enterprise IT 64

TDAN

AUGUST 17, 2021

It has been an incredible run. I hope it is just “see you soon” rather than “goodbye.” With this column, DAMA International’s streak of quarterly columns since mid-2001 is coming to an end. The columns have featured the activities and incredible work of DAMA International over the past two decades. Thank you, DAMA, and I […].

IT 105

IT Data Architecture Metadata Data Strategy 105

TDAN

AUGUST 15, 2023

Recently, I attended the CDIO Conference in Boston where I had the pleasure of hearing the two Toms (Tom Redman and Tom Davenport) — gurus of data — introduce the concept of tweeners to the data management world. As I listened to their explanation of a tweener (someone who sits with one foot in data […]

Management 52

Management Data Quality Data Architecture Data Governance 52

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

Publishing Data Quality Data Architecture IT 78

TDAN

JUNE 20, 2023

All business is, to some extent, a data-driven endeavour. Your company needs a system for effectively managing data. One of the great enemies of a good system is data silos. What are Data Silos? As your business develops, it gathers more and more data. […]

Data-driven 52

Data-driven Marketing Management IT 52

TDAN

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Data management is becoming increasingly important for organizations of all sizes as the need to track, store, and analyze data grows. Learn how to […]

Management 59

Management Data Architecture Data Governance Data Strategy 59

TDAN

APRIL 18, 2023

If companies hired more than what they anticipated for long term needs can we qualify that decision to be a data driven decision? We have heard a lot in the new lately about cost cutting, operational reductions, and the dreaded news of layoffs.

Data-driven 52

Data-driven Data Architecture Data Strategy Data Governance 52

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

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 Management

Data Architecture 111

Data Architecture Data Integration IoT Strategy 111

TDAN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It’s past time for a comprehensive data security strategy Information Security professionals tend to focus on network, cloud, application, and IoT security along with perimeter defense. These are essential and provide a high degree of protection for systems and files.

IoT 52

IoT Strategy Data Architecture Data Strategy 52

TDAN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In 2006, the world learned an inconvenient truth. The planet we call “home” was getting hotter and we were to blame. Naturally, being intelligent and rational beings, we took the action necessary to prevent the oncoming catastrophe.

Data Architecture 52

Data Architecture Risk Data Strategy Business Intelligence 52

TDAN

JULY 19, 2022

In reference to the prior column on enterprise data management and high level lego framework, this column reviews in detail the foundational layer of Organization Mission, Level 1.

Strategy 52

Strategy Enterprise Management Modeling 52

TDAN

AUGUST 5, 2020

Desperate situations call for desperate measures. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lifestyle. If you switch on the television, chances are 9 out of 10 channels are talking about COVID-19 and how the numbers are going up across the world. Medical and healthcare experts emphasize preventive measures.

Measurement 76

Measurement Data Architecture Data Governance Data Strategy 76

TDAN

MAY 17, 2022

One of the greatest contributions to the understanding of data quality and data quality management happened in the 1980s when Stuart Madnick and Rich Wang at MIT adapted the concept of Total Quality Management (TQM) from manufacturing to Information Systems reframing it as Total Data Quality Management (TDQM).

Data Quality 52

Data Quality Manufacturing Management IT 52

TDAN

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Recently, I was giving a presentation and someone asked me which segment of “the DAMA wheel” did I think semantics most affected. I said I thought it affected all of them pretty profoundly, but perhaps the Metadata wedge the most. I thought I’d spend a bit of time to reflect on the question and answer […].

Metadata 88

Metadata Data Architecture IT Data Strategy 88

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

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Wherever we go, we are overwhelmed by MORE: more sales, more discounts, more fun, more excitement, more features – the list goes on and on! What humans seem to be far less attuned to is reducing what we don’t need. Drive around any suburban neighborhood and see the many cars parked outside their garages! Believe […].

Sales 78

Sales Data Architecture Data Governance Metadata 78

TDAN

JUNE 18, 2019

The first step to fixing any problem is to understand that problem—this is a significant point of failure when it comes to data. Most organizations agree that they have data issues, categorized as data quality. However, this definition is […].

Data Quality 90

Data Quality Data Architecture IT Data Strategy 90

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

TDAN

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management professionals here in TDAN.com, the industry leading publication for people interested in learning about data administration and data management disciplines and best practices.

Management 59

Management Data Architecture Data Strategy Data Governance 59

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

Management Data Architecture IT Data Strategy 71

TDAN

JANUARY 19, 2021

How many times, when you were a kid, did a thunderstorm cause an immediate mix of emotions: the fear of the continuous boom of the thunder as the clouds rolled in, the calming sensation of the smell of freshwater in the breeze and wind, and the awe and wonder as the lighting streaked through the […].

IT 52

IT Data Quality Data Architecture Data Strategy 52

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

TDAN

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Some countries successfully create long-term strategic plans, for examples China’s first 100-year plan was aimed at the elimination of extreme poverty by 2020. In 1980, there were 540 million people living in extreme poverty. By 2014, there were only 80 million.

Strategy 40

Strategy Data Architecture Data Strategy Data Governance 40

TDAN

AUGUST 20, 2019

We hope your Data Management career and programs are progressing well. If you have issues, please refer to DAMA.org for references, as well as the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBok). Good day from DAMA International. You can purchase the DMBoK at your favorite book source or via website link.

Management 40

Management Data Quality Data Architecture Data Governance 40

Peter James Thomas

MAY 3, 2019

Control of Data to ensure it is Fit-for-Purpose. This refers to a wide range of activities from Data Governance to Data Management to Data Quality improvement and indeed related concepts such as Master Data Management. Data Architecture / Infrastructure. Data Strategy.

Strategy 55

Strategy Data Architecture Data Quality Data Strategy 55

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? What are your data and AI objectives?

Data Architecture 66

Data Architecture Data Lake Machine Learning Data Governance 66

Cloudera

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) represents a paradigm shift in modern data architecture by addressing all existing and future analytical needs. In this introductory article, I present an overarching framework that captures the benefits of CDP for technology and business stakeholders. query failures, cost overruns).

Cost-Benefit 79

Cost-Benefit Data Warehouse Data Processing Data Governance 79