Embracing “Data Town Plans” as a Bridge Between the Business and IT (Part 1)
Imagine building a new city without a “town plan,” yet some people build information technology (IT) solutions without the data…
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The Impact of Eco-Friendly Innovations on Data Management
Behind every byte is a network of servers and storage systems consuming energy, producing heat, and generating more carbon emissions.…
The Book Look: Marketing Intelligence Volume 1 — Building the Foundation
Marketing has come a long way from catchy jingles and billboard campaigns. This book by Dr. Kyle Allison shows you…
Data Professional Introspective: The Final Retrospect
If you’ve been part of the data management and governance world for any amount of time, you’ve likely come across…
Beyond Paper Policies: Building a Living Data Policy Framework
Data policies serve as the guardrails for how organizations manage their most valuable asset: data. Just as communities establish guidelines…
A Data Value Manifesto
If you haven’t already heard, a number of organizations have laid off their CDOs and CDO groups and data teams…
Living the Ungoverned Life
Organizations often assume they have data governance under control, but in reality, many are simply reacting to data chaos rather…
The Serviceberry Mindset: How Nature’s Gift Economy Can Reshape Data Governance
The Death of the Data Silo Is Not the End of the Problem For years, we’ve heard that breaking down…
Reimagining Data Preparation for High-Impact Decision-Making
Data often arrives from multiple sources in inconsistent forms, including duplicate entries from CRM systems, incomplete spreadsheet records, and mismatched…
The Art of Lean Governance: Moving Beyond Governance Buzzwords and Bling
This column will expand on a Systems Thinking approach to Data Governance and focus on process control. The vendors of…