By Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach, Nicola Askham Ltd There are six principles that underpin all successful data governance initiatives. These are principles that I have developed over many …
Data Governance Building Blocks
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It’s Time To Stop Treating End User Computing As Antisocial Behavior
End User Computing (EUC) is, in my experience, usually regarded as a sordid and unsavory activity that respectable members of the enterprise should not indulge in, and which in an …
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 …
Data Modelling For Analytics Using Timeless Techniques
Data wrangling is the process of gathering, selecting, and transforming data to answer an analytical question. Also known as data cleaning or “munging”, legend has it that this wrangling costs …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Thirty Years of Data Warehousing – Part 1
In 1988, a cell phone weighed approximately 2 pounds, cost nearly $4,000, offered 30 minutes of talk time—and no other function—having taken some 10 hours to charge. The Motorola DynaTAC …
A Hero’s Journey
Implementing successful MDM is all about story telling. The project leader is tasked with taking the dry subject of data and transforming it into something relatable, exciting and understandable. It’s …
The New Boundaries Of Analytics
For many enterprise users I speak with, the future of analytics seems uncertain and rather cloudy. They have invested in self-service business intelligence and visualization, but they’re not sure if …
What Will Your Data Strategy Look Like?
Following my panel appearance at the recent IRM Enterprise Data and BI & Analytics European Conference where we discussed data strategy and, myself and fellow panel members were named CDO Lions! …