DAMA International is the global membership organisation for Data Management professionals and has been around as a central organisation for close on 30 years (first chapter opened in 1980). As …
The Big BI Dilemma
Every technology, every architecture, and every design technique has an expiration date. And this is very true for the world of information technology. It would be inconceivable if assembler languages, …
An Introduction to Graph Databases
Graph databases are one of the fastest growing categories in data management, yet they remain an enigma to many. What can these workhorses do for your enterprise? If you are …
How will Brexit have an impact on the UK’s Data Protection Act?
If you think that the UK’s referendum result will mean the end of the UK’s familiar Data Protection Act, then you are likely to be mistaken. The original Data Protection …
Information – the Next Natural Resource
I’ve spent my career looking at how large quantities of complex information affects every part of our lives and this is the most exciting time to be doing that. Information …
Data Quality – Why I Do What I Do
Data quality and governance might be one of the most unrecognized professions. Oftentimes, I find myself faced with the question “What do you do?” The underlying question is also “Why …
Happy Birthday Data Warehouse—Thirty Today!
Well, perhaps not exactly today! But, it was way back in 1986 when I and colleagues in IBM Europe first defined a data warehouse architecture for internal use in managing …