TDAN.com – Archive
July 2007
Articles The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Chapter 6
by Robert S. Seiner
The Data Governance Council
Data-Driven and Agile Methods: Can We Get Along?
by Bill Lewis
It is possible for data-driven principles to be reconciled with those espoused by Agile enthusiasts, and these data-driven methods are agile in their own right.
Terminology, Semantics and the Meanings of Names
by Judith Newton
Basic terminology principles help to understand how naming conventions can be formed and then applied to relate the meanings of objects to the development of their names in a structured way.
Data Quality and the Project Life Cycle
by Danette McGilvray
Data quality tasks should be integrated into the project plan, and careful planning at the beginning of a project will guarantee that appropriate data quality activities are integrated into the
entire project
What Does Manage Your Data and Information Assets Mean?
by Thomas C. Redman
For data and information to rise to the level of capital and people as assets in the eyes of the organization, this article proposes they must pass three equivalent “tests.”
Data Integration Requires Trust
by Len Silverston
When there is a lack of trust, there may be unnecessary boundaries and political obstacles that are the underlying causes for lack of success in data integration efforts.
Data Structure: Data Modeling or XML?
by David C. Hay
XML is a perfectly good vehicle for describing data to be transmitted from one place to another. It is not so good for describing the semantics – the nature of – the underlying data. It
cannot replace data modeling and sound database design.
Special Features Eye on TDWI – May 2007
by Tim Feetham
Boston CSI
Tim provides a recap of the classes, activities and people at the Boston TDWI World Conference in May. More Special Features >
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Featured Columns The Database Report - July 2007
by Craig S. Mullins
Reporting on Database Industry News from April through June, 2007
Craig Mullins provides his quarterly review of the activities within the database market during April, May, and June of 2007. DAMA Corner - July 2007
by DAMA International, John Schley
The International Information Exchange
Learn new data management skills and gain understanding through information sharing, a practice that benefits for both the information giver and the receiver, The Data Modeling Addict - July 2007
by Steve Hoberman
The Data Model Scorecard Category 5 of 10
The sixth of a series of articles on the Data Model Scorecard™, this article focuses on the standards category. Unwired Tap - July 2007
by Robert S. Dominko
iPhone, uPhone, We All Want an iPhone
A review of the media coverage of iPhone as well as other wireless and digital living current events. The Small Business Market - July 2007
by Jeffrey R. Canter
Strategic Tunnel Vision
Unfortunately, small-to-medium size businesses sometimes suffer from data management strategic tunnel vision, but there is a cure! A New Way of Thinking - July 2007
by David Loshin
Data Quality, Data Control, and Data Quality Service Level Agreements
There are always going to be data issues that require attention and remediation. This article looks at the protocols that need to be in place to determine data errors as early as possible in the
processing stream. More Featured Columns >
Perspectives Managing Risk in a Flat World
by Isaac Cheifetz
More Perspectives >
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