Getting Off on the Right Foot: Avoiding Common Master Data Management False Starts
by Ravi Shankar
Restricting master data management to a single master data type, registry style or to analytical usage will curb its usefulness in solving difficult business problems.

Where is the Query in XQuery?
by Michael M. David
Michael David discusses how XQuery was designed from the ground up to process hierarchical XML data, but it is still missing capabilities that a hierarchical query processor product should have and did have originally.

The 10-Minute Data Model Review, Part 1
by Scott Benson
Data modeling is based on the precept of knowing your data and knowing how the data is interrelated with other data. Everyone knows their data – right? If so, then why do we have so many problems building systems that do what the users want?

Computer Life Cycle Management and Migration
by Sean Barry
Managing IT equipment and product life cycles is an important function of IT department staff.

Crow's Feet Are Best
by Jim Stewart
This short article examines the choices of notation styles used to draw conceptual data models and advocates use of the crow’s foot style in particular.

Subtyping in W3C XML Schema, Part 2
by Jack Lindsey
Extensions in another Namespace
Concerned that an industry standard XML vocabulary may be too limited for your data exchange partners? No problem. By creating extension subtypes in your own namespace, you can have your cake and eat it.

The Prime Business Decision Loop
by Tom Jesionowski
The Prime Business Decision Loop addresses the fact that the evolution of technology has shifted the manner in which business owners manage decision cycles.

Getting and Keeping Your Data Right
by Noreen Kendle
Enterprise Data Asset Management
Organizations often do not realize just how poor and out of control their data really is because they hold tight to the false belief that they can make the data “right” by simply making it look right.

Metadata Improvements – A Case Study
by Alex Friedgan, Ph.D.
The article describes problems encountered in integrating metadata, the approach taken and the results achieved.

Performance Tuning Considerations for Decision Support Systems
by Stephen Putman
Stephen Putman considers a common scenario of decision support system implementation – performance issues shortly after deployment that impact system acceptance by customers – and discusses mitigation strategies.

Enterprise Service Engineering
by Alan Perkins
An Architected Approach for Service Component Development and Management
This article describes the benefits of using a strategically driven, model-based approach for developing and managing service components.

So You Want to be a Data Champion?
by Tom Carlock
Let’s do a check up from the neck up to make sure you’re ready.
The data champion role is a dedicated, full-time business role. It requires someone who has both IT and business knowledge – someone who can work well with others and build relationships as needed.

Architecture Made Easy
by James Luisi
Data Modeling: Rules of Abstraction
This article describes how to avoid getting a dozen different data models from twelve experienced data modelers with the same requirements.

Subtyping in W3C XML Schema, Part 1
by Jack Lindsey
Three Degrees of Inheritance
Data model supertype-subtype concepts can be directly represented in W3C XML Schema and OO programmers will smile and thank you. Welcome to the Garden of Eden.

Milestones on the 2008-9 Master Data Management Road Map
by Aaron Zornes
Aaron Zornes provides 12 master data management milestones that hopefully will help IT professionals craft a road map for the next generation of integrated data resources.

Business Analysis: A Guide to Better Software Evaluation
by Stephan Streitberger
The benefits of a full software evaluation process include stakeholder ownership, insight into how the solution will improve the business process and the benefits that will be realised through those improvements.

AS2 for EDI Hubs – The Value Proposition
by Mike W. Cobban
Companies are making the switch to EDI over the Internet because they can integrate and manage internal and external electronic business document processes.

Mind Your Language Too
by Mike Vaughan
This article explains why making common sense of the real world first involves abstracting or grouping actual things into kinds under a concept that defines them.

The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Chapter 8
by Robert S. Seiner
The Tactical Layer – The Data Steward Coordinator

SOA – From Architecture to Implementation
by Eskil Swende
This article provides a description of the basic building blocks of a service-oriented architecture and provides a basis upon which to relate the various viewpoints and principles.

Understanding the ITIL CMDB Meta-Model
by John Singer
This article is the second in a series on the ITIL CMDB. This article provides a high level overview of the ITIL vision for IT knowledge management.

Information Governance: Controlling Information as a Strategic Enterprise Resource
by Larry P. English
Information governance is defined by Larry English as the act or process of leading, directing, controlling and assuring that information is managed effectively as an enterprise resource.

Enterprise Architecture – Connect-the-Dots for Adults, Part 4
by Scott Benson
Putting It All Together
This article, part 4 in a series, discusses how to use, publish, maintain and govern the enterprise architecture.

Principles of ROI Development for Data Quality Projects
by Diby Malakar
This article outlines 15 principles of ROI development for data quality (DQ) projects that can be leveraged across any industry.

Taking the Temperature of Your Data
by Thomas A. Rathburn
Enhanced model performance comes from extracting as much information content as possible… relative to the specific performance metrics you are using to measure success.

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