TDAN.com – Archive
February 2012
Articles Real-World Data Governance
by Robert S. Seiner
The Path to a Successful Data Governance Program
In this article, Bob Seiner writes about his new monthly webinar series with Dataversity as well as the importance of "keeping it real" when it comes to implementing data governance.
Leveraging the Regulatory Stick
by Nicola Askham
Anyone who has tried to get a data governance or data quality initiative started will know from experience that they are notoriously difficult to get buy in for and gain enough momentum to get started. Most people understand and accept that there are potentially huge benefits to be had, but finding a business driver that is important enough to be high on an organisation's agenda, particularly during challenging economic conditions, is difficult to say the least.
Proactive and Reactive Techniques to Address Information Quality Challenges Head On
by Jay Zaidi
In many instances band aids are applied to take care of information quality issues, rather than addressing the root cause(s). In this article Jay Zaidi tells us that addressing the root causes may not always be possible, due to constraints related to legacy systems that are hard to modify, aggressive time lines to address business requirements, lack of skilled resources, budgetary constraints, to name a few.
Architecture Made Easy, Part 13
by Sean Kimball, James Luisi, Manish Munshi
Rules Engines - A New Approach
Businesses have many tools at their disposal. However, discovering ways of deploying them to better compete in the marketplace is not always obvious, although the rewards can be significant.
Special Features DM Forum and the Enterprise Architecture and Data Warehousing 2012 Conference
by Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D.
Strategic Direction for your Organization
This Special Feature from Anne Marie Smith describes the DM Forum event held in New York City in March 2012. Book Review: UML and Data Modeling
by Keith Gordon
A Reconciliation by David C. Hay
Keith Gordon's review of David C. Hay's new book UML and Data Modeling. Book Review: Principles of Data Management:
by David C. Hay
Facilitating Information Sharing
David C. Hay's review of Keith Gordon's book Principles of Data Management. More Special Features >
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Featured Columns The Skeptical Architect - February 2012
by Frank Kowalkowski, Gil Laware
In this column, Frank Kowalkowski and Gil Laware suggest that quick-hit business insight can be attained by illustrating various architectural views of the organization. Using matrices representative of the context of the business, the Architect can solicit additional inputs from business professionals to improve the architectural solutions. The EIM Puzzle - February 2012
by Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D.
EIM is a business responsibility, shared with IT but “owned” by the business entity and instituted across the enterprise. In this column, Anne Marie Smith tells us that, like any other enterprise effort, successful EIM programs involve people, processes, tools, standards and activities that are managed at both strategic and operational levels. And, like any other successful enterprise initiative, EIM starts with a vision, which is communicated and sustained by the enterprise. Agile Data Design - February 2012
by Larry Burns
A New Beginning
This month, Larry Burns starts a new column focused on Agile Data Design. Larry has been providing a column titled 'Conquering the Logical / Physical Divide' for years and I am pleased to say that Larry will continue to continue contributing to TDAN.com. Business Rules - February 2012
by Ronald G. Ross
Concept Model vs. Conceptual Data Model - Full Frontal Assault
Did you ever pause for a while to ponder the meaning of the term “data”? Most of us don’t. In this column from Ron Ross, Ron tells us that the term is so familiar and pervasive we simply take it for granted. For IT professionals, “data” is about as basic as it gets. More Featured Columns >
Perspectives Managing Risk in a Flat World
by Isaac Cheifetz
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