In order to have a successful Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and data management program companies need to ensure that they are properly executing the fundamental building blocks of these initiatives. …
Showing The Business Impact Of Data Quality
Some years ago, my husband and I were watching TV when a news flash broke into the regular programming. There was a gas explosion in a residential neighborhood across the …
When Good Data Goes Bad
Data doesn’t really “go” bad, of course. At least, not in the way that leftovers in the refrigerator do. Sometimes data just starts off bad and gets worse. Other times, …
Why DataSecOps Is the Real Data Democratization Enabler
Data democratization allows more people in organizations to access data with minimal bottlenecks and gatekeepers. Allowing more people to use data can bring great value to organizations. Ben Herzberg, Chief …
Selecting A New BI Tool
When assessing your business intelligence capability, it is easy to get lost in the latest new features. Grabbing for the shiniest new tool, in the hope that it is going …
Data Governance Dream Team
Since several years now, Data Governance is not such a mystical term anymore, and Data Governance initiatives have been introduced to many Companies around the world. It’s almost cool and …
Data Modelling For Quality
In this article I describe a method of modelling data so that it meets business requirements. Central to this method is modelling not only the required data but also the …
When Data Governance Isn’t Working
When proposing a data governance programme, a frequent response from people is “but we already have data governance”. Well, in theory, that may be the case, but the reality is sometimes …
Junk Metadata And Data Catalogs
Here are a few fun facts about each of us: • The human genome consists of about 3 billion nucleotides (the basic information units of DNA).• The Human Genome Project …
I’m In The Room – Are You?
I’m not really a big fan of online or remote interaction – frequently exacerbated by my failure to properly harness new technology. But needs must and, for me at least, …
Data Quality Shortcomings: Another Case For Data Governance
Data quality has again made headline news in the UK, and as usual for all the wrong reasons. In February 2021 UK TV and press extensively covered a story which …
Digital Transformation in an Age of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing much of what business and society takes for granted. It may also be the incentive needed to get digital transformation done. Dr. Barry Devlin, Founder …
How Does Good Data Impact Our Life?
A leading office products manufacturer had data on thousands of unique products which were scattered across multiple European siloed systems equating tens of thousands of duplicated products. Every new product …
Is Data An Afterthought?
Does your business consider data an afterthought? This was the question posed to the CDO of Dyson, Mridul Mathur, during a recent podcast. Michael Lonnon, MDM Marketing Manager, Stibo SystemsStibo …
Interactive And Innovative Dashboards – Extending The Frontiers Of Business Intelligence
How is our current recruitment strategy? What is the % of visitors that converted to leads compared with the last quarter? What is the current financial situation of our largest …
Why Can’t We Just Have One Data Team?
Learnings from more than a decade of experience in this realm by Michiel van Staden, Data Analytics Leader/Speaker/Listener & currently Data Analytics Lead @ Absa banking group in South Africa …
Thirty Years of Data Warehousing – Part 3
Data warehouse—into the future The death of the data warehouse has been proclaimed many times and with increasing frequency in this current decade as the data lake has become ever …
Thirty Years of Data Warehousing – Part 2
Diving into the data lake The data warehouse is an architecture of its era. When it was designed and until the early 2000s, the main source by far of its …
How Can Data Governance Help in the Covid-19 Crisis?
We’ve all been affected by Covid-19, and I hope you and your loved ones are well. The health crisis continues to unfold, and it may be many months before it …
Selling Data Governance: How To Win Friends And Influence People
Over the last ten years I have been lucky to work with a variety of client organisations on Data Governance engagements. These organisations have ranged greatly in size, complexity and …